7/21/2025

MADISON - A Wisconsin judge has approved releasing a woman from a mental hospital, more than a decade after she nearly killed a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man. Experts testified Morgan Geyser has made progress with her mental health, leading to her conditional release plan being approved. She is now 22 and has spent seven years in a psychiatric hospital after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide. She and a friend lured their victim to a park and stabbed her 19 times. All three girls were 12 years old at the time. The case gained national attention due to the girls’ obsession with Slender Man, a popular internet boogeyman.