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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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
Documentary looks at defense of Geyser in Slender Man stabbing
In May 2014, two 12-year-old Waukesha girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, lured their friend, Payton Leutner, into a Waukesha park and stabbed her 19 times.
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."
Girl accused in Slender Man sentenced (UPDATE)
One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in a mental hospital, the maximum punishment possible.
Prosecutors: Keep Slender Man attacker in hospital 40 years (UPDATE)
One of two Wisconsin girls who stabbed a classmate to impress the fictional horror character Slender Man is due in court to complete a plea deal aimed at sparing her prison time.
Jury: Wisconsin girl mentally ill in stabbing of classmate
A Wisconsin girl who admitted to participating in the stabbing of a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man will avoid prison after a jury determined that she was mentally ill at the time of the attack.
Jury to mull defendant’s mental health in Slender Man attack
A jury this week will begin weighing the mental competence of a girl accused in the stabbing of a classmate to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man.
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