Slender Man stabbing

On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, 12-year-olds Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser stabbed their friend Payton Leutner. They tried to kill her in the woods to impress the internet character Slenderman, so that way he would not kill their families and allow them to become his servants. She survived, and was found by a cyclist.

Slender Man stabbing
Waukesha, Wisconsin[1]
Location	Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	42.9814°N 88.2239°W / 42.9814; -88.2239
Date	May 31, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-05-31)
Attack type	Stabbing
Weapons	Knife
Deaths	0
Injured	1
Victims	Payton Leutner
Perpetrators	Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser

Weier was sentenced to up to 25 years in a mental hospital, and Geyser was sentenced to up to 40.^[2]

See also

• Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart