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Woman Committed Over 2014 ‘Slender Man' Stabbing of 6th Grade Classmate Asking for Freedom
The second of two Wisconsin women who were sent to a state mental health facility after a 2014 stabbing attack on a sixth-grade classmate that they claimed was to appease the horror character Slender Man is petitioning for her release.
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Woman Who Admitted to Slender Man Attack to Be Freed Monday
A Wisconsin woman who admitted to helping stab a classmate to please online horror character Slender Man will be freed Monday from a mental health institution.
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Woman Who Admitted to Slender Man Attack to be Freed Monday
A Wisconsin woman who admitted to helping stab a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man will be freed Monday from a mental health institution, a judge ruled Friday.
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Judge Orders Release of Wisconsin Woman in Slender Man Case
A Wisconsin judge on Thursday ordered the release of a woman convicted of stabbing her classmate to please the Slender Man character in 2014.
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Prosecutor: Woman in Slender Man Stabbing Still Dangerous
A judge should deny a request to be released by a Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the internet horror character Slender Man because she remains a danger to others, a prosecutor argued in response to the petition for conditional release.
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Slender Man Attacker Says She Has Reached Treatment Limits
A Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing a classmate to please internet horror character Slender Man seven years ago says she deserves to be released from a mental health facility because she’s reached the limits of treatment.
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1 of 2 Teens in Slender Man Stabbing to Ask for Release
One of the teens convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the fictional internet horror character Slender Man is expected to ask for release from a Wisconsin mental health facility
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Teen Convicted in ‘Slender Man' Stabbing to Seek Conditional Release
One of the girls convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the fictional horror character ‘Slender Man’ will appear in court next week, seeking a conditional release from a Wisconsin mental health facility. According to court documents in Waukesha County, Anisa Weier, 19, will appear in court on March 10 as she seeks release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute,…
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Girl Appeals ‘Slender Man' Stabbing Ruling to Wisconsin Supreme Court
One of two girls convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to rule that the case should have been tried in juvenile court. Morgan Geyser and Anisa Weier attacked their friend, Payton Leutner, in a Waukesha County park following a sleepover in 2014. Geyser stabbed Leutner 19 times,…
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Victim Speaks Out for First Time About 2014 ‘Slender Man' Attack
A Wisconsin girl who was lured into the woods by two friends and stabbed 19 times in an effort to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man said she’s come to terms with aspects of the attack but still sleeps with broken scissors “just in case.” In her first interview about the 2014 attack, which is set to air...
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Girl in Slender Man Case Had ‘Broken Mind': Attorney
A Wisconsin girl who told investigators she helped stab a classmate was convinced the crime would protect her and her family from a horror character called Slender Man who she thought was real, her attorney told jurors Tuesday.
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Defense: Girl Accused of Stabbing Classmate Was Delusional
A Wisconsin girl who told investigators she helped stab a classmate was convinced the crime would protect her and her family from a fictional horror character called Slender Man, her attorney told jurors Tuesday.
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Slender Man Case on Trial; Girl's Mental State at Issue
A Wisconsin teenager accused of stabbing a classmate in order to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man goes on trial Tuesday, with a jury to decide whether she was mentally competent at the time.
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Teen Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge in Slender Man Attack
One of two Wisconsin teenagers charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress a fictitious horror character called Slender Man pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge.
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Wisconsin Girls Accused of Stabbing Classmate to Please Slender Man Character to be Tried as Adults
A Wisconsin judge is set to decide Monday afternoon whether to move the cases of two 13-year-old girls charged with stabbing a classmate to please online horror character Slender Man into juvenile court.
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Lawyer Argues for Dismissal of Charge in Slender Man Case
An attorney for one of the Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing their classmate 19 times said the charge against her should be dismissed because she believed the fictional character Slender Man would kill her family if the girls did not attack their friend.
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Parents of 12-Year-Old “Slender Man” Stabbing Victim “Overwhelmed” By Support
The parents of the young Wisconsin girl who was stabbed 19 times, allegedly by two classmates inspired by the fictional character Slender Man, said the family is “overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support.” “She has a courageous heart and bravely deals with both the physical and emotional challenges since the attack,” the parents said in a statement on...