Anissa Weier

Nov 26, 2025

Wisconsin seeks to revoke Geyser’s release

Wisconsin officials move to revoke Morgan Geyser’s conditional release after she fled a group home, raising new legal issues tied to the 2014 Slender Man attack.

Jul 17, 2025

Slender Man attacker to be released from hospital

Morgan Geyser, convicted in the Slender Man stabbing case, will be released from a Wisconsin mental hospital after a judge approved a new plan.

Mar 7, 2025

Plans to release a woman in Slender Man case goes forward

A Wisconsin woman who nearly killed her classmate years ago to please horror character Slender Man can be released from a psychiatric hospital as planned, a judge decided Thursday, rejecting state health officials’ last-minute attempt to keep her committed.

Aug 10, 2022

Wisconsin woman in Slender Man attack drops release request

One 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a 2014 stabbing attack on a sixth-grade classmate that they claimed was to appease the horror character Slender Man has withdrawn her petition for release.

Jun 23, 2022

Woman committed over Slender Man stabbing seeks her release

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.

Jul 1, 2021

Judge orders release of 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.

Mar 30, 2021

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.

Mar 10, 2021

Lawyers in Slender Man case to file arguments about release

Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday for time to file written arguments on whether a Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing a middle-school classmate seven years ago to please the internet horror character Slender Man deserves to be released from a mental-health center.

Mar 5, 2021

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.

Oct 24, 2019

Victim speaks out for first time about ‘Slender Man’ attack

The Wisconsin girl who was lured into the woods by two friends and stabbed 19 times in an attempt to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man said she's come to terms with some things involved in the attack but still sleeps with broken scissors "just in case."

Jan 25, 2019

Milwaukee-area firm to be featured in Slender Man documentary

A Wisconsin trial-consulting firm will be featured in a documentary that premieres this weekend.

Feb 1, 2018

Girl in Slender Man stabbing gets maximum mental commitment

A Wisconsin girl who stabbed a classmate to curry favor with the fictional horror character Slender Man will be committed to a mental hospital for 40 years, a judge ordered Thursday, explaining his decision as "an issue of community protection."