The above details of the girls comments and the case narrative come from the State of Wisconsin criminal complaints accusations. The next day the girls set out into the chilly late-morning toward Big Bend Road, where, with Anissas assistance, Morgan repeatedly stabbed Bella with a small kitchen knife. As for Slenderman, Geyser said she had never met him but he watches her and he can read your mind and can teleport. The interview with Anissas parents comes in advance of a forthcoming HBO documentary, Beware the Slenderman, which will air for the first time next Monday. I felt no remorse. In the 20/20 interview in 2018, Angie Geyser said she didnt see any warning signs. At 19, Geyser is still at the unnamed mental hospital where she was sentenced 40 years after she pled guilty to the attempted first-degree murder of Leutner. MLS # 202313269 I wanted to see if I could put it off but it didnt work out., She stated Weier had several plans, including stabbing Payton in the park bathroom, and it was hard to keep track of all of them. Morgan's lawyer has advised her parents to collect the letters, so when your letter is complete, please mail it to: Support for Morgan Geyser. "Morgan has spent the majority of the past 11 months in a windowless jail, where she has no access to the outdoors and is not allowed physical contact with her family," Angie Geyser wrote. They played a second game of hide and seek and then Weier did the jumping thing. Geyser stated, then we stabbed her. They left Payton Leutner to die in the forest, but she managed to crawl out of the woods and flag down a cyclist for help. When asked who did this to her, she stated her best friend, Morgan Geyser. Emma, Ravi, and Zuri Ross leave the loud and noisy streets of New York to visit Camp Kikiwaka, which is the same camp where their parents met. Payton, now 15, crawled to a nearby road and was helped by a passing bicyclist before she was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Morgan Geyser, on the other hand, will likely spend the next several years confined to a hospital. At one point, Geyser stated she was sorry. That's odd for a 12-year-old child sitting in a police station with a detective, not to be frightened about what's going on.. Payton was screaming. Payton had a total of nineteen stab wounds. "Thats not the way she speaks. Before her mental illness took it's toll on her, her mother Angie is quoted as saying "Morgan loved animals and was always gentle and kind. Amici urge this Court to clarify the appropriate standards for assessing whether a twelve year old can knowingly and intelligently waive her Miranda rights., Morgan was suffering from an undiagnosed and untreated mental illness. A mix of Tim Burtons Jack Skellington and the Pied Piper, Slender demands blood sacrifices from children, so that they can become his proxies, thereby ensuring the safety of their families. Use of a mentally ill persons involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental fairness embodied in the due process clause, he wrote. When Geyser was asked if there was another way, she stated, same way except probably duct tape her mouth shut. When asked why they didnt do it that way, she stated, I wanted to give Bella one more day. Slender Man Stabbing: The Untold Story | REELZ Special, Get the whole story of the shocking crime inspired by the Slender Man story. Shed be looking in the corner. Weier and Geyser left Leutner for dead, but she managed to crawl out of the woods and a passing bicyclist found her. Morgan's mother, Angie Geyser, reminisced that growing up, Morgan was a very happy child. Sometimes, the detective stated. But Geyser was handed a sentence of 40 years in Winnebago Mental Health Institute, near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Their obsession with Slender Man went deeper than anyone realized. I love and cherish you all and wouldnt do you harm.. At the hospital, doctors saved Leutners life. On a spring day in 2014, 12-year-old Morgan Geyser led her two friends, Anissa Weier and Payton Leutner, into the woods of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Angie Geyser opened up about her daughter's recovery and the next legal steps. Anissa never talked about Slender Man to me.. Earlier this year, the court also accepted a plea deal for Morgan, now 15, who pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide. In fact, the police already had Geyser and Weier in custody. Geyser reportedly also claimed that she could communicate telepathically with fictional characters like Harry Potter and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Weier and Geyser were found not guilty by mental disease . If released, Weier will remain under state supervision until the year 2039, when she will be 37 years old. (Payton) to prove ourselves worthy to the Slender. Weier was surprised but also excited to prove that he existed and to prove the skeptics were wrong. I thought I would I actually felt nothing.. The age factor is more important than the psychosis, says Angie. Morgan Geyser Geyser was born on May 16, 2002 to Matt and Angie Geyser. She would show us some of the pictures, and she would read us some of the stories, and while some of the subject matter was a little dark, I wasnt concerned, she said. I remember being 11 years old and riding home from the library with [the book] 'IT' under my arm. Sept. 16, 201700:30 Geyser, who stabbed the girl, was sentenced in 2018 to 40 years in a mental hospital after she pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide. All three girls were 12 at the time. Wisconsin Supreme Court denies Morgan Geyser's petition to review her case in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing. On left, Morgan is with her mother. I did watch over her shoulder, Weier said. We had no idea, said Angie Geyser. In 2016, a friend asked whether Morgan could receive cards. During their interrogation, the girls revealed they had been planning the attack on Payton for more than five months, with Morgan saying it was necessary to please Slender Man. The girls told police they had originally planned to stab Payton in Morgans room at the sleepover, but changed the plan to stab her in the park the next day instead. Slender Man, photoshopped in the background of this image, started out as a mere legend on the comedy website. Angie Geyser said she hopes Morgan will be able to return home to her family, but wants the family to move away from Waukesha, Wisconsin. Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser's moms say their daughters were "typical girls.". Geyser and Weier developed an obsession with Slender Man, a fictional creature with a featureless face and tentacles that had become the star of internet memes and creepypasta tales. They also found internet searches on her computer like how to get away with murder, and what kind of insane am [I]?. At the time of the criminal charges, Morgan was listed as standing 5 foot 4 inches tall and weighing 115 pounds; Weier was listed as standing 5 foot 2 inches tall and weighing 139 pounds. Justin Bieber Shares Heartfelt Message to Frank Ocean After Coachella Set Morgan Geysers Parents: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Both the State and Defense stipulate to the institutional care. Angie Geyser later learned from Morgan that her daughter had been experiencing visual hallucinations since she was 3 years old. When I was Morgans age, I was reading Stephen King novels. Weier later told police that they whispered about it in public, and used code words like cracker while talking about using a knife and itch while discussing the actual killing. At the hearing, Judge Bohren acknowledged the gravity of the crime that Ms. Weier and another friend, Morgan. Or, go inside the gruesome murder of eight-year-old April Tinsley. Then the officer asked Morgan what she did with the knife she used. ' The Instagram page was named Deadboy420. Angie shared a graphic about mental illness awareness. Decision remains whether to try Morgan as a juvenile or adult. Morgan Geyser, 20, is serving a 40-year sentence in a Wisconsin mental health facility for the near-fatal stabbing of fellow sixth grader Payton Leutner. When arrested, police found a large kitchen knife in one of Geysers mothers old purses sitting between the girls. Geyser then gave Weier the knife and Weier told Geyser that Weier was too squeamish and gave the knife back to Geyser. Angie is now fighting to have the subsequent interrogation and confession thrown out. Anissa Weier, pictured, and Morgan Geyser allegedly stabbed another 12-year-old girl and have been charged with attempted murder. Weier stated she needed to talk to Geyser and told Geyser she couldnt do it. Geyser attacked Leutner, stabbing her multiple times. Anthony Cotton, Morgans attorney, said it was clear to him the moment he met Morgan that she was struggling with mental illness. It alleged: The officer spoke to Payton again at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She knew about her daughters fascination with Slender Man but didnt think anything of it. The case is listed as awaiting for decision. The parents of anissa weier are seen leaving the waukesha county courthouse in waukesha, wis., on june 11, 2014. Shes our child.. Asked if she knew what it meant to kill someone Weier stated, I believe its ending a life and I regret it. Their victim, Payton Leutner managed to survive her horrific injuries. Its a long time, the judge said, according to The New York Times. She hit two major organs the liver and the stomach and nearly stabbed Leutner in the heart as well. Hes a fan of Stephen Kings books. They will probably go away and fade eventually.. As it took effect, Angie explains, Morgans psychosis retracted and her hallucinations disappeared. Geyser later described Leutner to police as my only friend for a long time. And Leutner remembered Geyser as her best friend, telling 20/20: She was funny She had a lot of jokes to tell She was great at drawing and her imagination always kept things fun.. I cant kiss her.. Morgan Geyser was only 12 years old when she was accused of stabbing a middle school classmate because she was fascinated with the fictional Slender Man character. According to Wisconsin court records, Geyser was found Guilty but Not Guilty Due to Mental Disease/Defect, as was Weier. We and our partners store and/or access information on a device, such as cookies and process personal data, such as unique identifiers and standard information sent by a device for personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, and audience insights, as well as to develop and improve products. In 2009, the Juvenile Law Center, Center for Juvenile Law & Policy and Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth filed a brief with Wisconsin appellate courts arguing on Geysers behalf. For most of her lifetime up until the stabbing, she grew up in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It's a whydunit.. Toosii Brings Roses and Your 'Favorite Song' to Tonight Show, Justin Bieber Shares Heartfelt Message to Frank Ocean After Coachella Set, Below Deck Sailing Yachts Daisy Kelliher Is the Best Chief Stew. Medical professionals told the officer that Payton was one millimeter away from certain death. Thats because one of the stab wounds to Paytons chest missing a major artery near her heart by one millimeter. Payton Leutner is doing well. You just never know how she will react. She cant legally do anything: she cant vote, she cant join the military, she cant consent to sex, she cant do anything without her parents permission, Angie says. Police found Weier and Geyser later that day walking on Interstate 94 in Waukesha. During that surgery, injuries were located to Paytons liver, pancreas and stomach, all of which had been stabbed. They have pleaded not guilty to the charges on grounds of mental illness. Judge Michael Bohren ordered the defendant currently housed at the . Afterwards, police told the girls parents, who had been waiting in the police station lobby, what Anissa and Morgan had said. She said she was in a lot of pain and the officer observed multiple wounds on her body including on her legs as well as blood spots from her abdomen area.. The interviewing detective repeatedly minimized the seriousness of her crime and the effect of confessing to it. Anissa Weier passes a note to defense attorney Joseph Smith Jr. during closing arguments in her case before Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren, Sept. 15, 2017, in Waukesha, Wis. Morgan Geyser's mother Angie Geyser is seen here during an interview with "20/20.". I remember the first thing that I thought after I woke up was like, Did they get them? Payton Leutner, Morgan Geyser, and Anissa Weier, pictured before the grisly attack. Kristi Weier, Anissa's mother, told GMA that when HBO approached her, she agreed to participate in an effort to help other parents who might be caught off guard by what their children are consuming online. The injured Payton Leutner, also 12 at the time, purportedly crawled to a road where a cyclist found her and alerted authorities. She was sitting all by herself and I didnt think anyone should have to sit by themselves, Leutner told 20/20 of meeting her would-be murderer. According to Courthouse News and Wisconsin appellate court records, Geysers attorneys filed a 46-page brief on her behalf with Wisconsin state appellate courts in 2019. Geyser was counting in her head and believed she stabbed Payton 17 times. They used code words and stated cracker meant knife or it meant killing and camping trip meant the Nicolet National Park. In the aftermath of the stabbing, investigators searched Morgans room and found disturbing evidence of a deteriorating young mind, which included drawings of Slender Man with children and the words, I want to die, and help me escape my mind scrawled across a page. Save yourself. She wasnt sad about it.. Our interviews with Payton and her family @ABC2020 Friday at 9|8c https://t.co/agbaQtw8cv, World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) October 25, 2019. Angie Geyser is the mother of Morgan Geyser, who was accused of stabbing her friend, Payton, repeatedly in the chest in 2014 in honor of a fictional character named Slender Man. At first, the birthday party was a hit. As Weier looked on, Geyser stabbed her friend 19 times, slicing through her arms, legs, and torso. I was angry for a long time, especially [at] Morgans parents, knowing that Morgans dad had schizophrenia. She was rushed to a hospital, and survived. The Weiers' described their daughter as being remorseful and dont believe she should be tried as an adult because they say the laws are not sufficiently up-to-date with the science of juvenile brain development. Matt has a different Instagram page now. Nothing else is visible. You're a monster. She said that Weier was very prepared to go with it but Geyser found many flaws in that plan. Weier told police about a website called Creepypasta.wiki. One of many internet drawings of the fictional character, Slender Man. The first sign that something was wrong, she said, was when the police were at her front door. It's conditional release so if she fucks up she goes back in. All rights reserved. They [Morgan and Payton] would sit up in Morgan's room and they would do each other's nails, and they would laugh, and make a mess," Angie Geyser said. She didnt have any emotion or preference about her circumstances, and she even told her parents that she didnt care if she went to jail since her hallucinations would be there to keep her company. According to USA Today, an expert told the court during her 2018 sentencing that after her psychotropic medications were adjusted Geyser has not shown any symptoms of psychosis and is open about treatment, never resists taking her medication and has never been violent or aggressive., However, a psychologist for the state told the judge she wouldnt support conditional release for Geyser because she had recently heard the voice of Maggie, a hallucinatory voice she had been hearing for years., ABC News reported that Morgans father has schizophrenia and was hospitalized at least four times as a teenager to treat his own schizophrenia.. Morgan Geyser ( affectionately nicknamed Mogo while in utero) was just 12 years old when her life changed forever due to the consequences of mental illness and the justice system. Doesn't seem too unreasonable given she was obviously a delusional kid at the time. Weier, who is. When asked if she knew what she did was wrong she said probably wrong. She asked if it was illegal to stab someone in self defense. In 2016, Geyser's mother told a newspaper that her daughter had been diagnosed with early onset schizophrenia while in custody. Prosecutors have said that both Weier and Geyser were obsessed with the character, who is often depicted in fan fiction stories online as a horror figure who stalks children. On the morning of May 31, 2014, the plan changed to kill Payton in the park bathroom as Weier noted the floor had a drain for the blood to go down. That's when I put on a mask and I pretend that life is really, really good even though I'm breaking inside. 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