Morgan Geyser, one of two teenage Wisconsin girls accused of trying to stab a classmate to death to appease the online fictional character "Slenderman" was moved to a state mental hospital in January after spending 19 months in jail, her attorney tells People. Geyser, along with Anissa Weier, both 12 at the time, were arrested for stabbing their friend, Payton Leutner, 12, approximately 19 times. At the time of their arrest in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Geyser told police she was on her way to see Slenderman, who according to Internet lore, lives in a mansion in a national park. "A lot of kids have fictional friends,...
- 3/14/2016
- by Elaine Aradillas, @elaineja
- PEOPLE.com
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