Slender Man stabbing

Slender Man stabbing
Slender Man stabbing
	Waukesha Waukesha (Wisconsin) Waukesha Waukesha (the United States) Location of Waukesha in Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Location	Waukesha, Wisconsin
Coordinates	42°58′53″N 88°13′26″W / 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
Motive	Belief that murdering Leutner would appease the fictional character Slender Man; Delusions from schizophrenia and psychosis (Geyser); Mental illness;
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)

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 wooded area of a local park and stabbed her 19 times to appease the fictional character Slender Man.^[2] Weier and Geyser were both found not guilty by mental disease or defect and committed to mental health institutions. Weier received a sentence of 25 years to life and Geyser was sentenced to 40 years to life. After seven years in custody, Weier was granted early release and will be under supervision until age 37.

^ Gabler, Ellen (June 2, 2014). "Charges detail Waukesha pre-teens' attempt to kill classmate". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Wisconsin 'Slender Man' attack victim who was stabbed 19 times speaks out for the first time, has 'come to accept all of the scars'". Chicago Tribune. The Associated Press. October 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[1] Gabler, Ellen (June 2, 2014). "Charges detail Waukesha pre-teens' attempt to kill classmate". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[2] "Wisconsin 'Slender Man' attack victim who was stabbed 19 times speaks out for the first time, has 'come to accept all of the scars'". Chicago Tribune. The Associated Press. October 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

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Slender Man stabbing
Waukesha Waukesha (Wisconsin) Show map of Wisconsin Waukesha Waukesha (the United States) Show map of the United States Location of Waukesha in Waukesha County, Wisconsin^[1]
Location	Waukesha, Wisconsin
Coordinates	42°58′53″N 88°13′26″W / 42.9814°N 88.2239°W / 42.9814; -88.2239
Date	May 31, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-31)
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
Motive	Belief that murdering Leutner would appease the fictional character Slender Man Delusions from schizophrenia and psychosis (Geyser) Mental illness
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)