A chilling case involving a notorious crime resurfaces, leaving many questions in its wake. The Slender Man Stabbing, a shocking incident from 2014, has taken a new twist with the recent arrest of Morgan Geyser's friend.
In a bizarre turn of events, the friend, who remains anonymous, was taken into custody in Illinois for obstruction. This comes after Morgan Geyser, a Wisconsin resident, escaped from a group home and was later found with her friend in Posen, Illinois. But here's where it gets controversial: the friend's actions raise eyebrows. She provided a false identity to the police, claiming she didn't want to reveal her name due to her involvement in 'something really bad'.
The pair's journey began when Geyser left the group home in Madison, Wisconsin, with her friend by her side. They embarked on a bus ride to Chicago and then walked to Posen, a small town south of the city. Their trek ended when Geyser injured her foot, and they were found sleeping on a sidewalk by the police.
The backstory of this case is as intriguing as it is disturbing. In 2014, Geyser and another friend, Anissa Weier, lured a classmate, Payton Leutner, to a park after a sleepover. Geyser brutally stabbed Leutner 19 times while Weier encouraged her. The motive? To please the fictional horror character, Slender Man. The girls, all 12 years old at the time, believed they had to earn the right to be his servants.
And this is the part most people miss: the aftermath of the attack. Both Geyser and Weier were arrested and faced serious charges. Geyser pleaded guilty but claimed mental illness, resulting in a 40-year commitment to a psychiatric hospital. Weier, also pleading guilty, received a 25-year sentence but was released after agreeing to specific conditions.
The recent arrest of Geyser's friend brings this chilling case back into the spotlight, leaving many wondering about the true nature of justice and the impact of mental health on criminal behavior. Should the friend's actions be seen as a misguided attempt to protect a friend, or something more sinister? The controversy lies in the interpretation of her motives and the role of mental health in this complex narrative.
