

Court case and negotiations įollowing the investigation, Geyser was charged with attempted first-degree homicide, a Class-A felony, and Weier was charged with attempted second-degree homicide, a Class-B felony. She returned to school in September 2014. Leutner left the hospital seven days after the attack. While Geyser was described as feeling no empathy, Weier was described as feeling guilty for stabbing the victim, but felt that the attack was needed to appease Slender Man. The knife used in the stabbing was in a bag they carried. Weier and Geyser were apprehended near Interstate 94 at Steinhafel's furniture store, after walking 4.9 miles (7.9 km). Afterwards, Leutner dragged herself to a nearby road where she was found by a cyclist. Weier and Geyser told Leutner they would find help, but they did not get any upon leaving. Two wounds were to major organs one missed a major artery of her heart by less than a millimeter, and another went through her diaphragm, cutting into her liver and stomach. The perpetrators, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, pinned down Payton Leutner and stabbed her nineteen times in the arms, legs, and torso with a five-inch-long (13 cm) blade. The stabbing took place in David's Park, a wooded area near Waukesha, Wisconsin, during a game of hide-and-seek on May 31, 2014. According to the Slender Man myths, the entity can cause amnesia, bouts of coughing, and paranoid behavior in individuals. He is depicted as wearing a black suit, and is sometimes shown with tentacles growing out of his back. Slender Man is a tall, thin character, with a featureless white face and head. The Slender Man myths were later expanded by a number of other people, who created fan fiction and artistic depictions of the entity. Slender Man is a fictional entity created on the Something Awful online forums for a 2009 Photoshop paranormal image contest. After seven years, Weier was granted early release and will be under supervision until age 37. Weier and Geyser were found not guilty by mental disease or defect and committed to mental health institutions for sentences of 25 years to life and 40 years to life, respectively. Leutner crawled to a road where she was found, and recovered after six days in the hospital. 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 forest and stabbed her 19 times in an attempt to appease the fictional character Slender Man.

Weier: Attempted second-degree intentional homicide Geyser: Attempted first-degree intentional homicide Weier: 25 years to life in mental health institution (released after 7 years)

Geyser: 40 years to life in mental health institution Weier: Released under supervision until age 37 Geyser: In institutionalization at Winnebago Mental Health Institute 1 (19 stab wounds to artery of the heart, diaphragm, liver, and stomach)
