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Morgan Geyser, one of the two individuals involved in the infamous 2014 "Slender Man" stabbing, has been apprehended after escaping from the Wisconsin group home where she was living under conditional release. Geyser, now 23, was captured late Sunday nearly 200 miles from the facility, bringing a swift end to a search that began after she was reported missing.
Her escape marks a dramatic turn in a case that has drawn national attention for over a decade. In 2014, a 12-year-old Geyser and her friend, Anissa Weier, lured their classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park and stabbed her 19 times. They later claimed the attack was an attempt to appease the fictional internet horror character. Leutner survived the assault. Geyser was ultimately found not guilty by reason of mental disease and was committed to a state psychiatric hospital. The details of her recent capture after escaping custody were confirmed by multiple outlets.
Geyser's flight from the group home occurred just months after a contentious legal battle over her freedom. In early 2025, a Waukesha County judge granted her conditional release, a decision that followed a previous denial in 2024. The ruling came despite a last-minute attempt by state officials to revoke the plan. According to developing reports on Geyser's escape, she had been placed in the group home as part of a phased transition back into the community.
The process for her release was complex, involving testimony from multiple medical experts with differing opinions on whether she still posed a danger. Her co-defendant, Anissa Weier, was granted a similar conditional release in 2021. With Geyser now back in custody, authorities will review the circumstances of her escape, an event that will likely have significant consequences for the conditions of her court-ordered confinement and any future considerations for release. The incident raises fresh questions about her rehabilitation and the monitoring process for individuals involved in high-profile violent crimes.
