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Morgan Geyser is led out Waukesha County Circuit Court after day 1 of a motion hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Two psychologists testified Wednesday that Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man, should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Woman who stabbed classmate to please ‘Slender Man’ won’t be released from psychiatric hospital

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In this August 2019 photo provided by ABC News, Payton Leutner, left, is interviewed by ABC's David Muir. Leutner, of Wisconsin, survived a stabbing attack in 2014 by two teenage friends wanting to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man. In her first interview about the attack, which is set to air Friday, Oct. 25, Leutner told ABC News that despite her lingering trauma, she has "come to accept all of the scars that I have." (ABC News via AP)

Payton Leutner, ‘Slender Man’ stabbing victim, breaks silence in ABC News interview

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Victim speaks out for first time about ‘Slender Man’ attack

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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2017, file photo, Morgan Geyser, one of two Wisconsin girls charged with stabbing a classmate 19 times in 2014 to impress the fictitious horror character Slender Man, enters a Waukesha County Court for a status hearing in Waukesha, Wis. Geyser is appealing her case. The Journal Sentinel reports that Morgan Geyser's attorney recently filed a court brief arguing that Geyser shouldn't have been prosecuted as an adult because the girl believed Slender Man would kill her family if she didn't stab her sixth-grade classmate. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

1 of 2 girls convicted in Slender Man stabbing files appeal

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FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, Morgan Geyser, left, looks to her attorney Anthony Cotton as she appears in a in a Waukesha County Courtroom in Waukesha, Wis. Geyser one of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with fictional horror character Slender Man is being sentenced Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, for her role in the attack. (Michael Sears /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Girl in Slender Man stabbing gets maximum mental commitment

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, Morgan Geyser, left, looks to her attorney Anthony Cotton as she appears in a in a Waukesha County Courtroom in Waukesha, Wis. Geyser one of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with fictional horror character Slender Man is being sentenced Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, for her role in the attack. (Michael Sears /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

The Latest: 40-year commitment for girl in Slender Man case

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Anissa Weier, one of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man, is led into the Waukesha County Court for her sentencing hearing, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. She was sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital, the maximum punishment possible. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Girl gets 25 years in mental hospital in Slender Man case

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Anissa Weier, one of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man, is led into the Waukesha County Court for her sentencing hearing, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. She was sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital, the maximum punishment possible. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Anissa Weier, 16, gets 25 years in mental hospital in Slender Man case

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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2017 file photo, Anissa Weier, listens as former teachers testify during her trial in Waukesha County Court, in Waukesha, Wis. One of the two Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate, Payton Leuter, in 2014 to gain the favor of a horror character named Slender Man will soon learn how long she will spend in a mental health facility. A judge in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, is expected to send 16-year-old Weier to a facility for at least three years after she was previously found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. (Rick Wood/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

Wisconsin girl convicted in Slender Man stabbing sentenced

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The Latest: Girl in Slender Man attack wrote victim letter

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Prosecutors: Keep Slender Man attacker in hospital 40 years

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The Latest: Victim’s parents welcome Slender Man attack plea

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FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2016 file photo, Morgan E. Geyser is escorted into a Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wis. Geyser, one of two Wisconsin girls charged with stabbing a classmate to impress the fictitious horror character Slender Man will plead guilty in a deal that calls for her to avoid prison time, attorneys announced Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Geyser will remain in a state mental hospital under an agreement announced in a court hearing two weeks before her trial was set to start. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool,File)

Wisconsin girl reaches plea deal in Slender Man case

By IVAN MORENO - Associated Press

Anissa Weier listens to defense attorney Joseph Smith Jr. during closing arguments in her case before Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Weier is accused of helping her friend stab their classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man. (C.T. Kruger /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Slender Man juror: Doctors’ testimony key to finding

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Anissa Weier passes a note to defense attorney Joseph Smith Jr. during closing arguments in her case before Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Weier is accused of helping her friend stab their classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man. (C.T. Kruger /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Jury: Wisconsin girl mentally ill in stabbing of classmate

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Anissa Weier passes a note to defense attorney Joseph Smith Jr. during closing arguments in her case before Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Weier is accused of helping her friend stab their classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man. (C.T. Kruger /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Girl relieved at verdict in Slender Man case

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Anissa Weier, left, listens as her attorney Maura McMahon questions a witness Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Waukesha County Court, Waukesha County, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (Michael Sears//Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Jury: Wisconsin girl mentally ill in stabbing of classmate

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Anissa Weier, left, sits in court Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Waukesha County Court, Waukesha County, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (Michael Sears//Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Girl in Slender Man attack found mentally ill

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Anissa Weier,15, listens as former teachers testify during her trial in Waukesha County Court, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Rick Wood /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Psychologist: Shared delusion led to Slender Man stabbing

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Anissa Weier listens during jury selection in her trial at Waukesha County Courthouse Monday, Sept 11, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege that Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser, lured classmate Payton Leutner into a Waukesha park in May 2014 and stabbed her 19 times. The girls have said it was an effort to to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

Attorney: Girl in Slender Man case had ‘broken mind’

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