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Horror character Slender Man was the inspiration for a 2014 stabbing attack on a sixth-grade student by two classmates who were trying to ‘appease’ the character.

Wisconsin woman in Slender Man attack drops release request
Wisconsin woman in Slender Man attack drops release request

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2014 stabbing attack on a sixth-grade classmate that they claimed was to appease the horror character Slender Man has withdrawn her petition for release.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

August 10, 2022

Prosecutor: Woman in Slender Man stabbing still dangerous
Prosecutor: Woman in Slender Man stabbing still dangerous

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — 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. Earlier this month, Anissa Weier, 19, asked […] More

March 30, 2021

1 of 2 teens in Slender Man stabbing to ask for release
1 of 2 teens in Slender Man stabbing to ask for release

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — 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. Anissa Weier, 19, is scheduled to appear Wednesday before the Waukesha County Circuit Court judge who earlier sentenced her to 25 years in […] More

March 5, 2021