Judge Approves Release of 'Slender Man' Attacker Morgan Geyser from Psychiatric Facility

Morgan Geyser, sentenced to 40 years in a mental health institution for a 2014 stabbing, will be conditionally released after seven years despite concerns raised by health officials.

Morgan Geyser, now 22, was convicted in 2014 for stabbing her friend Payton Leutner 19 times in an attempt to appease the fictional character Slender Man.
A Wisconsin judge ruled that Geyser no longer poses a public safety risk, allowing her conditional release after three experts testified to her progress in treatment.
Concerns were raised over Geyser's reading of a dark novel and communication with a murder memorabilia collector, but the judge found no evidence these posed a risk.
Geyser's co-defendant, Anissa Weier, was released from the same psychiatric facility in 2021 after serving part of her 25-year sentence.
A hearing on March 21 will finalize the supervision and housing plan for Geyser's conditional release into a group home.