The chilling story of Morgan Geyser, a young woman convicted in the infamous Slender Man stabbing case, took a startling turn when she vanished after escaping custody. Authorities released footage capturing the moment she and her partner were apprehended, bringing a tense search to an end.
Geyser, just 12 years old at the time of the crime, brutally stabbed a classmate nineteen times, driven by a terrifying delusion to appease the fictional character Slender Man. She was committed to a mental hospital for forty years, a sentence reflecting the severity of the act and the complexities of her mental state.
Her escape wasn’t a desperate flight for freedom, but a desperate attempt to remain with Chad ‘Charly’ Mecca, her transgender partner. After being moved to a lower-security group home, the couple feared separation and Geyser severed her monitoring tag, choosing to run with Mecca.
Police located them at an Illinois truck stop, responding to reports of loitering. The arresting officers found the pair asleep on the sidewalk, initiating a series of questions that slowly unraveled Geyser’s identity. Initially, she corrected officers regarding Mecca’s pronouns and refused to reveal her own name.
Under mounting pressure, Geyser offered a false name, misspelling it in a way that immediately raised suspicion. When asked directly if she was wanted for murder, her plea was heartbreaking: “Please just let me go.” She confessed to wrongdoing, shielding Mecca from blame, stating, “I did something really wrong.”
In a moment of desperation, she begged to say goodbye to Mecca before their separation, reassured by officers that they would both be taken to the same police station. Finally, cornered and facing arrest, Geyser offered a simple, almost unbelievable instruction: “Just Google me.”
It was that search that confirmed her identity to the officers, leading to their arrest. The Posen Police Department praised their team’s professionalism in safely resolving the situation and returning Geyser to custody. She has since appeared in court to sign extradition papers, forfeiting her conditional release.
The original attack, orchestrated with Anissa Weier, was a horrifying act of violence. The two girls lured their classmate, Payton Leutner, into the woods under the guise of a game, then Geyser repeatedly stabbed her with a kitchen knife. One wound narrowly missed Leutner’s heart by mere millimeters.
Leutner endured six hours of emergency surgery to save her life. The attack stemmed from a shared delusion, a belief that they needed to commit violence to appease the mythical Slender Man, a figure described as a tall, faceless being lurking in the forests.
During her sentencing, Geyser was portrayed as a deeply troubled and “fragile person” with a long history of delusions. She tearfully apologized to Leutner and her family, expressing hope for the victim’s well-being. Leutner’s family confirmed their safety and cooperation with law enforcement following Geyser’s escape.
Weier received a sentence of up to 25 years in a mental institution. Geyser now faces additional escape charges in Wisconsin and will appear before a judge to address those allegations, adding another layer to this disturbing and complex case.
