Wisconsin Woman Who Stabbed Classmate to Please Slender Man Captured After Escaping Group Home
Morgan Geyser, 23, the Wisconsin woman who stabbed a classmate in 2014 in a case inspired by the fictional horror character Slender Man, was arrested in Illinois over the weekend after fleeing her group home in Madison…
Morgan Geyser, 23, the Wisconsin woman who stabbed a classmate in 2014 in a case inspired by the fictional horror character Slender Man, was arrested in Illinois over the weekend after fleeing her group home in Madison.
According to CBS News, Geyser is set to appear for an extradition hearing in Cook County on Tuesday.
Posen Police Chief William Alexander said Geyser is not facing local charges in Illinois, as doing so would delay her return to Wisconsin.
Police located Geyser and a 42-year-old friend sleeping on the sidewalk behind a Thorntons truck stop Sunday night after responding to a report of two people loitering.
Geyser initially gave a false name and told officers she didn’t want to reveal her identity because she had “done something really bad,” suggesting they could “just Google” her.
Once her true identity was confirmed, authorities realized she had fled the Wisconsin group home.
Geyser’s friend, who was briefly detained for obstructing identification, told CBS News Chicago that she accompanied Geyser to ensure she wasn’t alone.
The two traveled by bus and on foot from Madison to Posen, roughly 170 miles south, stopping when Geyser injured her foot. “She was just trying to get as far away from the group home as possible,” the friend said.