Slender Man stabbing
On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, two 12-year-old girls, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, lured their friend Payton Leutner into a forest and stabbed her 19 times in an attempt to appease the fictional character Slender Man. Leutner crawled to a road where she was found, and recovered after six days in the hospital. Weier and Geyser were found not guilty by mental disease or defect and committed to mental health institutions for sentences of 25 years to life and 40 years to life, respectively. After seven years, Weier was granted early release and will be under supervision until age 37.
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Waukesha Waukesha (Wisconsin) Waukesha Waukesha (the United States) Location of Waukesha in Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Location | Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.9814°N 88.2239°W |
| Date | May 31, 2014 |
| Target | Payton Leutner |
Attack type | Attempted murder by stabbing |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Injured | 1 (Payton Leutner; 19 stab wounds to artery of the heart, diaphragm, liver, and stomach) |
| Perpetrators | Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier |
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| Verdict | Not guilty by reason of insanity |
| Charges | Geyser: Attempted first-degree intentional homicide Weier: Attempted second-degree intentional homicide |
| Criminal status | Geyser: Institutionalized at Winnebago Mental Health Institute Weier: Released; under supervision until age 37 |
| Criminal penalty | Geyser: 40 years to life in mental health institution Weier: 25 years to life in mental health institution (released after 7 years) |
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