EXCLUSIVE: Blue State Officials Point Fingers After ‘Slender Man’ Stabber Escapes Group Home

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EXCLUSIVE: Blue State Officials Point Fingers After ‘Slender Man’ Stabber Escapes Group Home

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Wisconsin corrections officials did not follow normal protocol notifying police that a convicted stabber was on the loose, keeping them in the dark for an entire night, the Madison Police Department (MPD) told the Daily…

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