Slender Man stabbing: Morgan Geyser in court, release timeline
WAUKESHA, Wis. - A hearing was held in Waukesha County on Monday, Jan. 29 for a woman who pleaded guilty to repeatedly stabbing a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man.
This is the second time Morgan Geyser has asked a judge to release her from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 years old when they lured their 6th grade classmate, Payton Leutner, to a Waukesha park after a sleepover. Geyser stabbed Leutner repeatedly while Weier egged her on. Leutner barely survived, according to medical staff.
Geyser signed a petition for conditional release earlier this month. She appeared via Zoom on Monday for a court hearing on that request.
Morgan Geyser
Geyser's attorney, Anthony Cotton, argued Geyser has attained the maximum amount of privileges she can. He said that is a sign she is ready to leave.
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Geyser was sentenced to 40 years in the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. She tried twice before to get a conditional release. Cotton would not say why those petitions were ultimately withdrawn.
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This latest petition requires doctors to once again evaluate Geyser. The judge set March 1 as the deadline for that evaluation. The state and Cotton agreed to use the same three doctors who previously evaluated Geyser.
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A follow-up hearing spread out over two days in mid-April could determine if Geyser is released.