Morgan Geyser, 'Slender Man' Stabbing Perpetrator, Captured After Escaping Group Home

Escape and Apprehension

• 🏃 Morgan Geyser, who was involved in the 2014 "Slender Man" stabbing, escaped a group home in Madison, Wisconsin.
• ⛓️ She cut off her own monitoring bracelet and fled, gaining a significant head start before authorities were alerted.
• 📍 Police located Geyser at a truck stop in Illinois, over 170 miles south of Chicago, after she had traveled by bus.
• 👤 Geyser initially declined to identify herself but eventually provided her name, leading authorities to discover she was wanted for escape.

The 2014 "Slender Man" Stabbing

• 🔪 In 2014, a 12-year-old Geyser and her friend Ana Wire lured Payton Lightner to a park.
• 🗡️ Geyser then stabbed Lightner 19 times, reportedly to appease the fictional character Slender Man.
• ⚖️ Geyser was sentenced to 40 years in a mental health hospital, while Wire cheered her on during the attack.

Release and Escape Concerns

• ✅ Geyser was recently released from custody after three experts deemed her to be making progress.
• ⚠️ Prosecutors had expressed concerns that Geyser should not be trusted.
• ⏰ There are significant questions regarding the 12-hour delay between Geyser's escape and the Madison Police Department being notified.
• 🚨 The Department of Corrections was notified of the cut ankle monitor two hours after it happened, but the group home was only informed later, and police were not notified until the following morning.

Traveling Companion

• 🤝 Geyser was found with a 42-year-old individual described as a friend who met her at the group home.
• falsified identification was provided by this companion when confronted by police.
• 🩹 Geyser's companion stated that Geyser's foot was injured, which led to them deciding to stop running.