What the records say
- When
- 31 May 2014
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 0
- Coordinates
- 42.98° N, 88.22° W
- Description
- 2014 attempted murder in Waukesha, Wisconsin where two girls stabbed a friend to please a fictional character
- Injured
- 1
Slender Man stabbing
2014 attempted murder in Waukesha, Wisconsin
On May 31, 2014, twelve-year-olds Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser lured their friend Payton Leutner into a wooded area of Davids Park in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where they attempted to murder and sacrifice her to the Slender Man, a fictional supernatural being originating in creepypasta. Leutner suffered 19 stab wounds, but survived after being rescued by a cyclist.
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