Slender Man stabbing

Slender Man stabbing
Waukesha is located in Wisconsin
Waukesha
Waukesha
Waukesha (Wisconsin)
Waukesha is located in the United States
Waukesha
Waukesha
Waukesha (the United States)
Location of Waukesha in Waukesha County, Wisconsin[1]
LocationWaukesha, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°58′53″N 88°13′26″W / 42.9814°N 88.2239°W / 42.9814; -88.2239
DateMay 31, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-31)
TargetPayton Leutner
Attack type
Attempted murder by stabbing
WeaponsKnife
Injured1 (Payton Leutner; 19 stab wounds to artery of the heart, diaphragm, liver, and stomach)
PerpetratorsMorgan Geyser and Anissa Weier
Motive
VerdictNot guilty by reason of insanity
ChargesGeyser:
Attempted first-degree intentional homicide
Weier:
Attempted second-degree intentional homicide
Criminal statusGeyser:
Institutionalized at Winnebago Mental Health Institute
Weier:
Released; under supervision until age 37
Criminal penaltyGeyser:
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.

  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.