"Slender Man Attacker Denied Release from Psychiatric Hospital"

Morgan Geyser, who stabbed a classmate at age 12 to please the fictional character Slender Man, has been deemed a risk to the public and will not be released from a psychiatric hospital in Wisconsin, despite psychiatrists testifying that she was ready to return to the community under certain conditions. Geyser, now 21, has shown improvement and has been off antipsychotic medications since 2022, but the judge cited concerns about her credibility and the risk to public safety. Her accomplice, Anissa Weier, was granted a release in 2021 to live with her father.