A chilling sense of déjà vu has swept across Wisconsin this week as residents wake up to news that one of the central figures in the infamous Slender Man stabbing has gone missing. Authorities say 23-year-old Morgan Geyser, best known as one of the pre-teens behind the 2014 Waukesha attack, escaped her Wisconsin group home over the weekend after cutting off her ankle monitor. That alone would be alarming, but given the case’s disturbing history and its deep cultural imprint, the situation feels eerily reminiscent of a horror plot the state never asked to revisit.
Wisconsin officials say Geyser slipped away from her Sun Prairie facility, a suburb of Madison, sometime Saturday night. According to authorities, she was last spotted near the home with an adult acquaintance before vanishing entirely. As of Sunday morning, the search has produced no results, leaving many to wonder how someone with a case this high-profile could disappear so easily.
Geyser had only recently been conditionally released from a secure psychiatric hospital, where she had been receiving treatment for a psychotic spectrum disorder. Her release was controversial from the start, and she was sent to the group home to continue supervised care, per The Daily Mail.
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Her case remains one of the most notorious in Wisconsin’s criminal history. More than a decade ago, she and friend Anissa Weier lured 12-year-old Peyton Leutner into the woods during a sleepover and stabbed her 19 times. Somehow, Leutner survived an outcome many still view as miraculous. I
investigators later learned the girls had spent months plotting the attack, insisting they needed to kill their friend to appease Slender Man, a fictional online horror figure born from creepypasta lore. They claimed the act would make them his “proxies” and protect their families.
Both girls were charged as adults with first-degree attempted intentional homicide. Because of her mental illness, Geyser pleaded guilty but was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Judge Michael Bohren sentenced her to 40 years in a psychiatric institution, yet she ultimately served only about a quarter of it.
Earlier this year, Bohren approved a plan for her conditional release, even though Wisconsin officials voiced major concerns. Testimony revealed Geyser had been communicating with a much older man named Jeffrey, who trafficked in murder memorabilia. She had reportedly shared drawings, including one of a decapitated body and a postcard expressing she wanted to be intimate with him.
Wisconsin Police Searching For Answers
Supervisors described his online presence as “concerning,” and a no-contact order was eventually put in place. Still, Geyser was released. Now, after cutting off her monitor and fleeing, that decision is being questioned more loudly than ever.
One of her haunting sketches shown in court depicted an eerie creature alongside the handwritten phrase, “they crumble as they crawl.” Today, as Wisconsin authorities race to find her, that line feels chillingly on-the-nose.
“What a travesty of justice,” one person commented on the situation. “I hope the victim has moved away and is in a safe environment,” another pointed out. “Find her. Jail her. Keep her there,” said a third person. “This is scary, they need to find her,” a fourth comment read.
Police urge anyone with information to contact them immediately, hoping the long shadow of this case doesn’t darken Wisconsin once again.
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