A judge ruled Morgan Geyser, convicted in the "Slender Man" stabbing case, can leave a state psychiatric hospital. FOX6 spoke to a defense attorney.

Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren appreciated Morgan Geyser's "good attitude" after three court-approved doctors submitted their findings.

And Slender Man attacker Morgan Geyser was recently ordered to be released from a psychiatric hospital 11 years after stabbing her friend. But first, a little more background on Slender Man itself. The supernatural being was portrayed as a tall,

Judge Michael Bohren's decision marks a dramatic change from his decision in April 2024, when he remained unconvinced that Geyser was not a threat to herself or others.

The woman, Morgan Geyser, 22, was sentenced to spend 40 years in a psychiatric facility after she stabbed her friend 19 times in 2014 for a sinister internet character.

Payton Leutner, the victim of the 'slender man' stabbing, has revealed exactly what happened on the day she was attacked.

Morgan Geyser has spent nearly seven years at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. She has petitioned Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren, who committed her, for release four times since June 2022. She withdrew her first two petitions and Bohren denied her third request this past April, finding she still presented a threat to the public.