Payton Leutner

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.

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2014 stabbing attack on a sixth-grade classmate that they claimed was to appease the horror character Slender Man has withdrawn her petition for release.

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."

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."

Jul 6, 2017

Attorneys in stabbing case want sequestered jury

Attorneys for one of two teens accused of stabbing a girl 19 times to impress a fictional online character called "Slender Man" want jurors sequestered during trial.

Jun 11, 2015

Girl in Slender Man stabbing case to get Internet access

One of the girls charged with trying to kill a friend to please a fictitious horror character will be given limited Internet access.

May 27, 2015

Judge delays edict on moving stabbing case to juvenile court

A judge will issue a ruling in August on whether two Wisconsin girls should be moved to juvenile court in the stabbing of a friend they allegedly tried to kill to please a mythical horror character.

May 26, 2015

Defense attorneys in Slender Man case say adult charges unwarranted

Attorneys for one of two Wisconsin girls charged in adult court with trying to kill a friend to please a fictional horror character will argue her case belongs in juvenile court.

Apr 16, 2015

Attorney seeks bail modification in Slender Man stabbing

The attorney for a 12-year-old Wisconsin girl accused of stabbing a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man has asked that her bail be reduced and she be allowed to move to a residential treatment center.