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Slender Man stabbing assailant released from psychiatric hospital

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The Slender Man stabbing case garnered worldwide attention when it occurred in 2014 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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  1. Washington Times

    Slender Man stabbing woman released from psychiatric hospital (opens Washington Times)

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    A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man is set to be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ordered Thursday.

  2. Kokomo Tribune

    Woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man can be released from psychiatric hospital (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    A judge has ruled that a Wisconsin woman who stabbed her sixth grade classmate to please the horror character Slender Man can be released from a psychiatric hospital. Morgan Geyser,

  3. MyNorthwest

    Judge releases woman who stabbed a classmate to please Slender Man from a psychiatric hospital (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man is

  4. Newsweek

    Slender Man stabbing assailant released from psychiatric hospital (opens Newsweek)

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    The Slender Man stabbing case garnered worldwide attention when it occurred in 2014 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

  5. Fox26 Houston

    Slender Man stabbing: Morgan Geyser granted conditional release (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Morgan Geyser, convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man, was granted conditional release.

  6. NBC News

    'Slender Man' attacker set to be released after 7 years in Wisconsin mental hospital (opens NBC News)

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    The Wisconsin woman, who at age 12 conspired with a friend to brutally stab a classmate to please fictional horror character "Slender Man," is well enough to be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ruled Thursday.

  7. Madison

    Judge rules woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man can be released from psychiatric hospital (opens Madison)

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    Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 years old in 2014 when they lured their sixth-grade classmate, Payton Leutner, to a Waukesha park.

  8. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Slender Man stabbing assailant to be released from mental health facility (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    A Wisconsin judge released Morgan Geyser, who was convicted in the Slender Man stabbing case that injured victim Payton Leutner.

  9. Fox News

    ‘Slender Man’ stabber granted early release by judge after multiple failed attempts (opens Fox News)

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    A Wisconsin judge granted an early conditional release Thursday to Morgan Geyser, who was convicted of stabbing her childhood friend more than a decade ago.

  10. WSVN Miami

    Woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man can be released from psychiatric hospital - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender

  11. NBC Chicago

    Woman who stabbed classmate to death as preteen in 'Slender Man' killing to be released from psychiatric hospital, judge rules (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man is set to be released from a...

  12. The Columbian

    Judge releases from psychiatric hospital woman who stabbed a classmate to please Slender Man (opens The Columbian)

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    MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man is set to be released from a psychiatric hospital, a ju

  13. Rolling Stone

    'Slender Man' Stabbing Attacker Granted Psychiatric Hospital Release (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Morgan Geyser, who stabbed a classmate as a teenager in the name of internet meme Slender Man in 2014, has been granted psychiatric hospital release.

  14. New York Times

    Judge Orders Release of Woman Who Stabbed Friend to Please ‘Slender Man’ (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The woman, Morgan Geyser, 22, was sentenced to spend 40 years in a psychiatric facility after she stabbed her friend 19 times in 2014 for a sinister internet character.

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