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Michael Bohren

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.

Jun 8, 2022

Wisconsin judge leaves PFAS regulation ruling on hold

A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday agreed to keep on hold his ruling from April that prevented state regulators from requiring businesses and others responsible for pollution by PFAS chemicals to investigate and clean up the contamination.

Jan 24, 2022

Wisconsin judge refuses to stay drop box restrictions ruling

A Wisconsin judge refused Friday to stay a ruling restricting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, rejecting arguments that the decision will confuse voters heading into the Feb. 15 spring primary.

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.

Jan 7, 2019

1 of 2 girls convicted in Slender Man stabbing files appeal (UPDATE)

One of two Wisconsin girls who repeatedly stabbed a classmate shouldn't have been tried in adult court because she believed a fictional horror character named Slender Man would attack her family if she didn't kill the girl, according to an appeal filed by her attorney.

Dec 22, 2017

Defendant gets 25 years in mental hospital in Slender Man case

One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man has been sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital, the maximum punishment possible.

Aug 21, 2017

Teen pleads guilty to lesser charge in Slender Man attack (UPDATE)

One of two Wisconsin girls charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress the fictitious horror character Slender Man pleaded guilty Monday, but she still faces a trial in the case next month focused on her mental health.

Feb 21, 2017

Judge allows 2nd girl’s statements in Slender Man case

A judge has ruled a second Wisconsin girl's statements to police will be admissible at her trial on charges she tried to kill a classmate to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man.

Feb 14, 2017

Judge allows girl’s confession in Slender Man case

A judge has ruled that confessions made to police will be admissible at the trial for one of two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill a classmate to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man.

Dec 12, 2016

Judge orders separate trials for girls in Slender Man case

A judge has ordered separate trials for two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill a classmate to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man.

Oct 19, 2016

Lawyer wants confession in Slender Man case tossed

The attorney for one of two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill a classmate to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man is challenging prosecutors' use of his client's confession.

Oct 18, 2016

Girls’ lawyers seek separate trials in Slender Man stabbings

Two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill their classmate as a sacrifice to horror character Slender Man want separate trials.

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