Current:Home > ScamsWisconsin woman involved in Slender Man attack as child seeks release from psychiatric institute -PrestigeTrade
Wisconsin woman involved in Slender Man attack as child seeks release from psychiatric institute
View
Date:2025-04-23 09:08:23
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge had a hearing scheduled for Monday in the case of a woman who wants to be released from a mental institution that she was committed to after she pleaded guilty to repeatedly stabbing a sixth-grade classmate in order to please the horror character Slender Man.
This marks the second time that Morgan Geyser, now 21, has asked a judge to release her from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. She made a similar request for conditional release in 2022 but withdrew the petition two months after filing it.
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren set a scheduling conference for Monday on Geyser’s request to be released, which she submitted on Jan. 16. Geyser asked the judge to order a new round of medical tests and grant her conditional release if the results are favorable.
Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 years old in 2014 when they lured sixth-grade classmate Payton Leutner to a Waukesha park after a sleepover. Geyser stabbed Leutner repeatedly while Weier egged her on. Leutner suffered 19 stab wounds and barely survived, according to medical staff who treated her.
The girls left Leutner for dead but she crawled onto a bike path and was found by a passerby. Police captured Geyser and Weier later that day as they were walking on Interstate 94 in Waukesha. They told investigators that they stabbed Leutner to earn the right to become Slender Man’s servants and protect their families from him.
Geyser pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide in a deal with prosecutors and a judge sent her to the psychiatric institute after determining she had a mental illness.
Weier pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree intentional homicide and was also sent to the psychiatric facility after a jury found she was suffering from a mental illness at the time of the attack.
Weier was granted a conditional release in 2021 to live with her father and was ordered to wear a GPS monitor.
veryGood! (887)
Related
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- The failed Ohio amendment reflects Republican efforts nationally to restrict direct democracy
- 50 essential hip-hop songs to celebrate 50 years: Grandmaster Flash, Jay-Z, Outkast, more
- Denver house explodes and partially collapses, hospitalizing 1
- San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
- Turkish investigative reporter Baris Pehlivan ordered to jail — by text message
- Robbie Robertson, guitarist for The Band, dies at age 80
- What does Georgia spend on 'Kirby Copter' for coach's recruiting? It's not cheap.
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- Bills safety Damar Hamlin makes 'remarkable' return to field after cardiac arrest
Ranking
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- Naomi Campbell Shares Rare Insight Into Life as a Mom of Two
- Shanna Moakler Shares Her Dad Has Died Months After Her Mom's Death
- Lahaina residents worry a rebuilt Maui town could slip into the hands of affluent outsiders
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- What is the birthstone for September? Learn more about the gem's symbolism, history and more.
- How hardworking microbes ferment cabbage into kimchi
- Vanderpump Rules' Tom Sandoval Breaks Silence on Rumored New Girl Tii
Recommendation
Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
J.Crew’s Most Jaw-Dropping Deals Right Now: $218 Sandals for $35, $90 Shorts for $20, and More
EPA Overrules Texas Plan to Reduce Haze From Air Pollution at National Parks
Police: New York inmate used bed sheets to escape from hospital's 5th floor
The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
Historic Maria Lanakila Catholic Church still stands after fires in Lahaina, Maui
Former Tennessee state senator gets 21-month prison sentence for campaign finance cash scheme
Ravens' record preseason win streak to be put to the test again vs. Eagles