"MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death in 2014 to please the online horror character Slender Man is missing after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities said Sunday. The video in the player above is from a previous report. Madison police issued an alert Sunday for Morgan Geyser, now 23, saying she was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday with an adult acquaintance."
"The girls later told investigators that they attacked Leutner to earn the right to be Slender Man's servants and they feared he'd harm their families if they didn't follow through. Slender Man was created online by Eric Knudson in 2009 as a mysterious figure photo-edited into everyday images of children at play. He grew into a popular boogeyman, appearing in video games, online stories and a 2018 movie."
Morgan Geyser is missing after cutting off a Department of Corrections electronic monitoring bracelet and leaving a group home; she was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday with an adult acquaintance. Geyser had been placed in a group home this year after being granted conditional release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. She was sent to the psychiatric institute in 2018 after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide in a deal to avoid prison. When they were 12, Geyser and Anissa Weier lured classmate Payton Leutner to a suburban Milwaukee park after a sleepover; Geyser stabbed Leutner more than a dozen times while Weier encouraged her. Leutner barely survived. The girls told investigators they attacked to become Slender Man's servants and feared he would harm their families. Slender Man was created online by Eric Knudson in 2009 and later appeared in video games, online stories and a 2018 movie. Weier pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree intentional homicide, was sent to the psychiatric center, and was granted release in 2021.
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