Slender Man stabbing attacker on the run after cutting off GPS monitor, Madison police say
Morgan Geyser was last seen at 8 p.m. Saturday near Kroncke Drive with an adult acquaintance.
530. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS AT 530. ONE OF THE GIRLS CONVICTED IN THE SLENDERMAN STABBING IS ON THE RUN TONIGHT. MADISON POLICE SAY MORGAN GEYSER CUT OFF HER ANKLE MONITOR AND WAS LAST SEEN IN MADISON ON KRONK DRIVE. THAT’S ON THE CITY’S SOUTHWEST SIDE. POLICE SHARED THIS PHOTO. YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN OF HER. THEY SAY A RECENT ONE. GEYSER AND FORMER CLASSMATE ANISSA WEIER NEARLY KILLED ANOTHER CLASSMATE, STABBING HER 19 TIMES TO APPEASE A FICTIONAL CHARACTER NAMED SLENDERMAN. BACK IN 2014. OUR TJ DYSART LIVE TONIGHT ON THE STREET WHERE GEYSER WAS LAST SEEN TJ. HER LAWYER SAYS SHE RAN FROM HER MADISON GROUP HOME WITHIN THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF. WE JUST HEARD FROM THAT LAWYER, TONY COTTON. HE SAYS SHE WALKED AWAY FROM A GROUP HOME THAT SHE WAS LIVING IN. AGAIN, POLICE SAY THIS WAS THE LAST STREET THAT SHE WAS SEEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT. COTTON, NOW URGING HIS CLIENT TO TURN HERSELF IN. WE JUST HEARD THE NEWS THAT MORGAN HAS WALKED AWAY FROM THE GROUP HOME THAT SHE WAS HOUSED AT. OBVIOUSLY, IT’S IN HER BEST INTEREST TO TURN HERSELF IN IMMEDIATELY AND NOT CONTINUE WITH THIS COURSE OF ACTION. MADISON POLICE SAY GEYSER WAS LAST SEEN HERE ON KRONK DRIVE LAST NIGHT AROUND 8:00. THEY SAY SHE WAS SEEN WITH AN ADULT ACQUAINTANCE AND THAT SHE CUT OFF HER GPS MONITOR. POLICE POSTING THIS TO SOCIAL MEDIA SAY SHE WAS REPORTED MISSING THIS MORNING. THEY’RE ALSO URGING ANYONE WHO MAY SEE HER OR KNOW WHERE SHE IS TO CALL 911. NOW THIS ALL COMES JUST TWO MONTHS AFTER A WAUKESHA JUDGE SIGNED OFF ON A CONDITIONAL RELEASE FOR GEYSER FROM THE WINNEBAGO MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE. SHE WAS SENT THERE BACK IN 2018 AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE IN A DEAL THAT SPARED HER PRISON TIME. INITIALLY, GEYSER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MOVED TO A SUN PRAIRIE FACILITY, BUT THAT FACILITY DECLINED TO TAKE HER BECAUSE OF THE PUBLICITY SURROUNDING THE CASE. THE JUDGE THEN SIGNED OFF ON A NEW CONFIDENTIAL LOCATION, MEANING HER LIVING ARRANGEMENTS WERE NEVER PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. NEIGHBORS HERE SAY IF SHE WAS LIVING IN THE AREA, THEY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. WE DON’T FEEL, YOU KNOW, UNSAFE, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT. AND TJ, HER LAWYER, SAYS SHE WALKED AWAY FROM THE GROUP HOME WHERE SHE WAS LIVING. YEAH, BUT HE SAID HE COULDN’T SHARE EXACT DETAILS ON THE HOME AGAIN. THIS IS THE STREET SHE WAS LAST SEEN ON, STATE RECORDS SHOW A GROUP HOME ON THIS STREET. I CALLED THE OWNER OF THE HOME, BUT SHE HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I IDENTIFIED MYSELF AS A REPORTER. JAMES T.J. DYSART, STILL PIECING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR US IN MADISON TONIGHT, TJ. THANK YOU. AND JUST IN THE LAST TEN MINUTES, WE RECEIVED A STATEMENT FROM THE SPOKESPERSON OF THE FAMILY OF THE VICTIM, PAYTON LEUTNER, SAYING THEY HAVE SEEN THE NEWS REGARDING GEYSER SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, PAYTON AND HER FAMILY ARE SAFE AND ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE THEIR CONTINUED SAFETY. THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE EFFORTS TO APPREHEND MORGAN AND ANISSA. WIRE, THE OTHER GIRL CONVICTED IN THAT STABBING BACK FROM 2014, WAS RELEASED FROM A MENTAL INSTITUTE IN 2021. SHE SPENT NEARLY FOUR YEARS AT THE WINNEBAGO FACILIT
Slender Man stabbing attacker on the run after cutting off GPS monitor, Madison police say
Morgan Geyser was last seen at 8 p.m. Saturday near Kroncke Drive with an adult acquaintance.
Updated: 5:41 PM CST Nov 23, 2025
Morgan Geyser, one of the girls convicted in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing, cut off her GPS monitoring bracelet and left her group home Saturday night, according to Madison police.Geyser was last seen at 8 p.m. near Kroncke Drive with an adult acquaintance. Police were notified of her disappearance Sunday morning. Anyone with information is urged to contact 911.In 2014, Geyser and Anissa Weier nearly killed their classmate, Payton Leutner, by stabbing her 19 times as part of a plot involving the fictional character Slender Man. She was placed in a group home this year after being granted a conditional release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.Payton Leutner and her family of aware of the most recent situation regarding Morgan Geyser,” a spokesperson for the Leutner family said in a statement to WISN 12 News. “Payton and her family are safe and are working closely with local law enforcement to ensure their continued safety. The family would like to thank all of the law enforcement entities involved in the efforts to apprehend Morgan. The Leutner family also wish to thank the outpouring of support from family, friends, and well-wishers who have contacted them during this difficult time.”Sunday afternoon, Geyser’s attorney, Tony Cotton, posted a video on Instagram after hearing the news of her disappearance. In the video, Cotton calls for Geyser to turn herself in immediately.”We don’t know any of the facts about what happened, or who might have assisted her, but certainly if there is somebody who has assisted her that person will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Cotton said in the video.Cotton also called for anyone who has been in communication with Geyser to contact police as soon as possible.
MADISON, Wis. —
Morgan Geyser, one of the girls convicted in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing, cut off her GPS monitoring bracelet and left her group home Saturday night, according to Madison police.
Geyser was last seen at 8 p.m. near Kroncke Drive with an adult acquaintance. Police were notified of her disappearance Sunday morning. Anyone with information is urged to contact 911.
In 2014, Geyser and Anissa Weier nearly killed their classmate, Payton Leutner, by stabbing her 19 times as part of a plot involving the fictional character Slender Man.
She was placed in a group home this year after being granted a conditional release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
Payton Leutner and her family of aware of the most recent situation regarding Morgan Geyser,” a spokesperson for the Leutner family said in a statement to WISN 12 News. “Payton and her family are safe and are working closely with local law enforcement to ensure their continued safety. The family would like to thank all of the law enforcement entities involved in the efforts to apprehend Morgan. The Leutner family also wish to thank the outpouring of support from family, friends, and well-wishers who have contacted them during this difficult time.”
Sunday afternoon, Geyser’s attorney, Tony Cotton, posted a video on Instagram after hearing the news of her disappearance.
In the video, Cotton calls for Geyser to turn herself in immediately.
“We don’t know any of the facts about what happened, or who might have assisted her, but certainly if there is somebody who has assisted her that person will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Cotton said in the video.
Cotton also called for anyone who has been in communication with Geyser to contact police as soon as possible.