During sentencing, a psychologist testified that Geyser has a high IQ, but also suffers from schizophrenia that could last through her lifetime.Ĭopyright 2021 WBAY. Morgan Geyser, along with Anissa Weier, lured the victim into the woods and stabbed her 19 times. Morgan Geyser was found “Guilty but Not Guilty Due to Mental Disease or Defect” and ordered to a state mental health facility for no more than 40 years. Weier petitioned for conditional release. She’s been serving her sentence since 2017. The story grabbed international headlines when it was revealed the motive for the attack was to court favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man.Īnissa Weier was found “Guilty but Not Guilty Due to Mental Disease/Defect” for a charge of Attempted 2nd Degree Intentional Homicide and sentenced to 25 years in the custody of the Department of Health Services. Judge Orders Release Of Wisconsin Woman In Slender Man Case When she was 12, Anissa Weier and a friend tried to kill another girl to please a fictional character. She crawled out of the woods and survived. Payton, then 12, was stabbed 19 times and left for dead. It happened during a sleepover party for Geyser’s birthday in 2014. Weier and Morgan Geyser were 12 when they lured friend Payton Leutner into some woods near Waukesha with the intent to kill her. “She was already aware from her conversations with her supervisory team what was going to be expected of her and she’s looking forward to moving on to a productive life,” said Weier attorney Maura McMahon.

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