One of two Wisconsin pre-teens convicted of trying to kill their friend in the so-called “Skinny Guy” stabbing nearly a decade ago is asking to be released from a mental institution.
Morgan Geyser, now 21, has petitioned for parole from the Winnebago Institute of Mental Health, FOX6 News reported.
He was initially sentenced to the maximum 40 years at the facility in 2018, after he was found not guilty by reason of mental illness for the brutal stabbing of his friend, Payton Leutner, the outlet explained.
He withdrew earlier petitions for early releases in 2022 and 2023.
A judge now has 30 days to appoint a doctor to evaluate Geyser before the issue comes before the court.
Anissa Weier — who was also committed to Winnebago in 2017 for her role in the attack — was granted parole in September 2021, FOX6 said.
Morgan Geyser was 12 when she stabbed her friend in 2014. Morgan Geyser in court in 2017. AP
He was required to receive outpatient psychiatric treatment and be subject to GPS monitoring – although the latter was waived in September 2023.
Prosecutors said Geyser and Weier lured Leurner into the woods in Waukesha following a sleepover in May 2014.
Geyser then stabbed Leutner multiple times as Weier looked on.
Payton Leutner survived the stabbing by dragging herself to safety. Slender Man drawing from Morgan Geyser’s Instagram page.
Leutner survived the attack by dragging himself out of the woods and flagging down the cyclist.
The two attackers were later found walking together along the interstate.
When interviewed by police, Geyser and Weier claimed they attacked their friend to appease the fictional character Slender Man – a tall, thin, faceless creature first developed in an online forum and said to lurk in the woods traumatizing children, according to Newsweek.
Weier and Geyser both reportedly discovered Slender Man folklore on the Creepypasta website.
The Waukesha incident is the most notorious of several acts of violence in which young offenders claim to have been inspired by an online boogeyman. In August 2014, for example, a 14-year-old in Florida set fire to his family’s home after reading about Slender Man, ABC News reported.
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