Woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing taken into custody in Illinois with man

From the Check out coverage of Slender Man stabbing case series

Jeff Richgels
Nov 24, 2025
Nov 24, 2025 Updated Mar 5, 2026

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US Girls Stabbing Plot — Geyser
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Photo of Morgan Geyser, who stabbed her classmate in 2014, captured on security video earlier this month.
Madison Police Department

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Slender man stabbing Morgan Geyser, MJS AP generic file photo — Morgan Geyser enters a Waukesha County courtroom for a status hearing in September 2017, in Waukesha.
MICHAEL SEARS, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL VIA AP

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