WAUKESHA — A judge approved a conditional release plan Thursday for Morgan Geyser, one of the women convicted in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing case, according to court records.
Geyser appeared in court virtually on Thursday, July 31, for a motion hearing related to her conditional release plan.
The hearing came two weeks after Waukesha County Circuit Judge Scott Wagner had originally approved the conditional release plan during a review hearing on July 17.
Geyser was originally sentenced to 40 years at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute for her role in the 2014 attack. Geyser and her friend Anissa Weier were both 12 years old when they lured their friend, Payton Leutner, to the woods, where Geyser stabbed her 19 times, nearly killing her.
Watch: Morgan Geyser to appear in court for motion hearing
Both Geyser and Weier were found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and were committed to mental institutions. While Weier was released in 2021, Geyser has remained at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute after her conditional release to a group home was delayed multiple times.
Once released to a group home, Geyser will remain under state supervision, which includes GPS monitoring and court oversight.
The location of the group home will not be released to the public.
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