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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Wisconsin Slender Man Stabbers Set Free

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Morgan Geyser, one of the teenagers who stabbed their classmate in the 2014 "Slender Man" case, has been released from a mental health institution after nearly seven years. She and her accomplice, Anissa Weier, stabbed Payton Leutner 19 times, believing it would appease the fictional Slender Man. Despite Geyser's diagnosis of early-onset schizophrenia, her release has sparked controversy due to the violent nature of the crime and the lasting impact on the victim. While experts claim Geyser no longer poses a threat, concerns remain about public safety and whether the justice system has adequately served the victim.
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0:00.0

This is true crime today. Here now, Tony Bruske.

0:07.0

Slender Man, Morgan Geiser, one of the teenage perpetrators of the infamous 2014 Slender Man stabbing.

0:16.0

And now been granted release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute after nearly seven years of

0:22.9

confinement. The decision made by Judge Michael Bourne comes despite the horrific nature of her crime

0:29.7

and the enduring trauma of her victim, Peyton Lautner. Let's take a look at what happened in court.

0:43.3

Now, while it is this examiner's opinion to a reasonable degree of professional certainty that facts weigh in favor of Ms. Geiser's petition and place of an unconditional release

0:49.3

at this juncture, I also recognize considerations which may give pause.

0:55.0

The issue of Ms. Geyser's diagnosis, enigma,

0:59.0

is one such consideration.

1:01.0

Ms. Geyser now reports that she's never experienced

1:04.0

auditory hallucinations or psychotic symptoms otherwise.

1:09.0

The etiology of her historic psychotic symptoms otherwise. The etiology of her historic psychotic symptoms

1:15.3

remains unclear, especially in light of the fact

1:18.8

that she has not been prescribed

1:20.9

psychic, anti-psychotic medication in recent years.

1:25.0

And it's nevertheless not evidenced,

1:28.3

not evidently demonstrated a reoccurrence of psychotic symptoms.

1:33.3

She warrants ongoing close clinical monitoring and treatment as part to support her transition to the community

1:42.3

through as importantly to effectively and efficiently

1:46.7

determine and respond in the event of any reoccurrence of symptoms of a major mental illness.

1:54.2

I read that paragraph in full because that's an important consideration and it could cause the court pause with regard to how to evaluate circumstances.

2:09.1

However, when I read the entire report by Dr. Collins and Dr. Lundell, as well as what they

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