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Morgan Geyser, one of the girls convicted in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing, cut off her GPS monitoring bracelet and left her group home Saturday night, according to Madison police.Geyser was last seen at 8 p.m. with an adult acquaintance. Police were notified of her disappearance Sunday morning. Anyone with information is urged to contact 911.In 2014, Geyser and Anissa Weier nearly killed their classmate by stabbing her 19 times as part of a plot involving the fictional character Slender Man. Both girls were found not guilty because of a mental defect or disease in 2017 and were sentenced to mental institutions. Geyser was released from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute earlier in 2025 and placed in a group home after being granted a conditional release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.Payton Leutner and her family of aware of the most recent situation regarding Morgan Geyser,” a spokesperson for the Leutner family said in a statement to WISN 12 News. “Payton and her family are safe and are working closely with local law enforcement to ensure their continued safety. The family would like to thank all of the law enforcement entities involved in the efforts to apprehend Morgan. The Leutner family also wish to thank the outpouring of support from family, friends, and well-wishers who have contacted them during this difficult time.”Sunday afternoon, Geyser’s attorney, Tony Cotton, posted a video on Instagram after hearing the news of her disappearance.In the video, Cotton calls for Geyser to turn herself in immediately.”We don’t know any of the facts about what happened, or who might have assisted her, but certainly if there is somebody who has assisted her, that person will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Cotton said in the video.Cotton also called for anyone who has been in communication with Geyser to contact police as soon as possible.
Morgan Geyser, one of the girls convicted in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing, cut off her GPS monitoring bracelet and left her group home Saturday night, according to Madison police.
Geyser was last seen at 8 p.m. with an adult acquaintance. Police were notified of her disappearance Sunday morning. Anyone with information is urged to contact 911.
In 2014, Geyser and Anissa Weier nearly killed their classmate by stabbing her 19 times as part of a plot involving the fictional character Slender Man.
Both girls were found not guilty because of a mental defect or disease in 2017 and were sentenced to mental institutions.
Geyser was released from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute earlier in 2025 and placed in a group home after being granted a conditional release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
Payton Leutner and her family of aware of the most recent situation regarding Morgan Geyser,” a spokesperson for the Leutner family said in a statement to WISN 12 News. “Payton and her family are safe and are working closely with local law enforcement to ensure their continued safety. The family would like to thank all of the law enforcement entities involved in the efforts to apprehend Morgan. The Leutner family also wish to thank the outpouring of support from family, friends, and well-wishers who have contacted them during this difficult time.”
Sunday afternoon, Geyser’s attorney, Tony Cotton, posted a video on Instagram after hearing the news of her disappearance.
In the video, Cotton calls for Geyser to turn herself in immediately.
“We don’t know any of the facts about what happened, or who might have assisted her, but certainly if there is somebody who has assisted her, that person will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Cotton said in the video.
Cotton also called for anyone who has been in communication with Geyser to contact police as soon as possible.
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