Wisconsin Girl Accused in Stabbing Mutilated 'Slender Man' Barbies
LatestThe very sad, very disturbing case of two Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to appease the “Slender Man” continued to unfold in court yesterday. A private investigator testified he’d found more than 60 drawings of the fictional character in one girl’s bedroom, along with Barbies, some missing their hands and feet, marked with a symbol representing him.
Anissa Weir, now 13, and Morgan Geyser, 12, both of Waukesha, Wisconsin, are being charged as adults in the stabbing of Peyton Leutner, who was severely wounded and barely survived the attack. Both were deemed competent to stand trial in December. Geyser was previously found to be incompetent in August, and her lawyer has told the judge that she has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. (Update, 12: 15 p.m.: This paragraph has been edited to reflect that while Geyser’s attorney says she has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, court testimony from psychologists who have evaluated her shows that she is experiencing severe delusions. The National Institute for Mental Health says it is “difficult” to diagnose schizophrenia in teens.)