"Judge Denies Conditional Release for Woman in Slender Man Stabbing Case"

A judge denied Morgan Geyser's request for conditional release nearly a decade after she and a classmate stabbed their friend 19 times in an attempt to impress the fictional character Slender Man. Geyser, who has been held in a mental health institute since 2018, was deemed to pose a significant risk of harm to herself or others and will remain institutionalized. The attack took place in 2014 when Geyser and her classmate lured their friend into a wooded area and stabbed her, believing it would please Slender Man.