The Wisconsin girl stabbed 19 times by her best friend and another sixth-grade classmate to please fictional bogeyman Slender Man has spoken publicly for the first time since the shocking 2014 crime, saying she has come to accept all of her scars. She told ABC News she sleeps with a pair of broken scissors just in case. She said she has come to accept all of her scars. Beginning 2005, fall students who complete a Web420 Likes, TikTok video from Stories To Tell (@storiestotell05): "Slender man : Part 1 Two girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, decide to sacrifice their friend Payton Leutner for the infamous online horror villain Slender Man; after reading stories about Slender Man. As they later told police, Geyser and Weier decided to lure Leutner into a nearby park. Shes got so much to live for and I cant wait to see what the next chapter of her life is., In a victim impact statement filed with the court, Leutners mother, Stacie Leutner, wrote, The 19 stab wounds that Payton endured that day left 19 very visible scars on her arms, her legs,her hip,her torso, and her chest. As a result of the injuries she suffered during the stabbing, she wants to pursue a medical degree. Payton, now 17, tells Muir about her physical scars, saying that they are now just a part of me. Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, via Associated Press. But she was always cruel to me. Weier explained more about Slender and indicated they learned he lives in a mansion in the Nicolet National Park which they discovered was in Wisconsin. I feel like she was jealous that Morgan was friends with me and her.. They had a good time, returned home, and had frozen yogurt before the slumber party. Payton Leutner Now: Where Is the Slender Man Survivor Today? A Conversation with Eric Holder: Voting Rights and Inequality in the U.S. Anna Deavere Smith and "Notes from the Field". Then, take a look at the brutal crimes of the 10-year-old murderer Mary Bell. Shopping for homecoming dresses leaves only a few options because far too many dresses will show off her scars. IBT Fast Start - Let the best of International News come to you. Geysers father picked up Payton, and the three girls went to Skateland. I would say, Just because of what she did, I have the life I have now. She was sitting all by herself and I didnt think anyone should have to sit by themselves, Leutner recounted about the time she befriended the girl in fourth grade. Payton Leutner was only 12 years old when she was stabbed repeatedly after being set upon by middle school classmates fascinated by the fictional Slender Man Payton Came a Millimeter From Dying She was the young girl, stabbed 19 times by her best friends. Two of these scars span from just below her neck to just below her belly button. Weier went to Geyser and told Geyser that Payton was not laying down. He is not on the computer because he doesnt like technology. Sometimes, the detective stated. She was also stabbed in the liver, pancreas and stomach. Weier told police that many people do not believe Slenderman is real and she stated she wanted to prove the skeptics wrong. She indicated she had been reading the website since October of the year before and that Morgan Geyser introduced her to it. In 2017, The Pomona College Board of Trustees endowed the John A. Payton 73 Distinguished Lectureship in memory of John Payton's life and influential career, and in honor of David W. Oxtoby, ninth president of Pomona College. The two girls are now serving a combined 65 years in a mental hospital for the brutal stabbing, which missed Leutners heart by just a fraction of an inch. Up until her public interview, most of the media coverage on the case had Weier sorted of put the knife in my hand and then I continued to stab her. She said she wasnt sure how many times she stabbed Payton and indicated she heard screaming. Sign up and stay up to date with our daily newsletter. Things that should be a fun experience for a mother and daughter have become mired with reminders of her attack. Top Democrat opposes key provisions in historic shared Bill would allow 14-year-olds to serve alcohol in Wisconsin. She was sentenced to 40 years in Winnebago Mental Health Institute, near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where she remains today. "We thought this day would come, and we're disappointed the sentence wasn't served longer," said Lyons. Greg Steinberg, a cyclist, was trying out a new route on that same very morning and found Payton. 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. I dont think much of them. However, she was later identified voluntarily as Payton Leutner. She told Payton to lay down and be quiet indicating she would loose blood slower. He successfully argued landmark cases before the Supreme Court, defending race-based admissions policies at the University of Michigan, fighting against illegal hiring practices in Chicago, and defeating a challenge to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The initial plan was for Weier to stab Leutner because Weier knew all the weak spots, according to the affidavit of probable cause filed in the case. As she put it: Without the whole situation, I wouldnt be who I am. Now, as of 2022, Leutner is in college and doing very well, as reported by ABC News. Jessica O'Connor is a public historian focusing on Deep South Black History with degrees from Winston-Salem State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She stated she took the knife out of the bag and Payton got stabbed. Beach vacations are harsh reminders that swimsuits arent made for young girls with 25 scars.. She was taken to surgery. But thats truly how I feel. Tonight on our 2-hour 20/20, @DavidMuir shares his latest new interviews and details from the 'Slender Man' case. The girl endured surgery while her parents waited to learn if their daughter would survive. In March, she asked the court to release her from the institution. Weiser told Payton they were going to get her help but Weier indicated they never planned on getting help for Payton. She had emergency surgery and still has many visible scars from the attack. Determined to live, Payton managed to crawl to a nearby bike path where a passerby found her and called 911. Born in 2002, Payton Leutner was raised in Wisconsin and had a relatively normal early life. Leutner also said that she wasn't surprised when Geyser originally However, their nerves failed again, and Anissa suggested that the three of them play hide-and-seek. The badly injured girl summoned the strength to pull herself out of the woods and seek help. Morgan Geyser and Anisa Weier attacked their friend, Payton Leutner, in a Waukesha County park following a sleepover in 2014. Lyons says Payton is a bright and charming girl ready to show everyone how she overcame a horrific tragedy. Geyser was the first seeker and Payton and Weier began to hide. As set forth in the criminal complaint, as well as testimony in the preliminary hearing, the charge stems from the events of May 31, 2014, when 12-year-old P.L. She was stabbed by her best friend, Stacie and Joe Leutner, was a sixth grader in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 2014. Geyser was charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, part to the crime. What bad stuff happens in Waukesha, Wisconsin?. Now she hopes to be a productive member of society by being back in it again. Shes about to embark on a college career studying in a medical field, according to her first comments in the case, given to ABC. Leutner said she doesn't want to see or talk to Geyser and Weier again, and that what Geyser did was "probably unforgivable. By the time Leutner had awoken in the hospital after a six-hour-long surgery, her attackers had already been caught which brought her immense relief. WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Nearly four years after being sent to a mental health facility for her role in stabbing a classmate to please a fictional character known as Slender Man, Anissa Weier is coming home. After they went to the bathroom, they were by some trees at the dead end and then stabby, stab, stab., Geyser said they told Payton they were going to go bird watching and they played hide and seek. Leutner's new "20/20" interview with David Muir will air Friday, Oct. 25 at 9 p.m. EDT on ABC. If you are interested to learn more about Payton and where she is today, weve you covered. The girls said they believed that Slender Man was real and lived in a mansion in the woods in northern Wisconsin, and that by killing Ms. Leutner, they would become his proxies.. I wrote on whiteboards to communicate because I couldnt speak much, Leutner said. Our interviews with Payton and her family 20/20 Friday at 9|8c https://t.co/OfBXK4EL9Q pic.twitter.com/IBRbMwOvlB. She agreed with the decision to charge the 12-year-old girls as adults. ", She said she wasn't surprised when she heard about Geyser's motive "because she believed so hard in this thing that she would do anything for it." According to Leutner, it was around that time that Geyser began talking about Slender Man. A Conversation with Myrlie Evers-Williams '68 and the Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr. Payton Leutner was stabbed 19 times in May 2014 due to a belief that the act would please Slender Man. Moments after police delivered the horrific news, he & his mom rushed to the hospital to be at her side. Leutner said she eventually got up, grabbed trees for support, and made her way to a nearby road where a bicyclist found her and called for help. As for the future, Payton Leutner is a high school senior who has plans to go to college in 2020. In 2018, Ms. Geyser was sentenced to 40 years in a psychiatric hospital. They must complete tasks Slender Man gives them, the website says. Little did she know that her best friend was plotting to kill her during the night. I feel like its time for people to see my side rather than everyone elses, Leutner told ABC as she works to rebuild her shattered life. Slender Man Stabbing: The Untold Story | REELZ Special, Get the whole story of the shocking crime inspired by the Slender Man story. "I thought that they were in grave danger and that we may find these girls dead," Casey said. Hundreds march in Milwaukee for immigrant rights on May Day. Unbeknownst to Payton Leutner, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier had been planning her murder for months. Medical Education and Admissions: 949-824-5388. ABC News In 2010, the National Law Journal named Payton to its list of the decades most influential lawyers. Because who could ever see something like this coming? On Thursday evening, a woman who answered the telephone number listed for Ms. Leutner declined to comment on Ms. Weiers pending release. This was an internet site that talked about horror stories and nightmare stories. Fast forward to 2019, and the girls are serving mental health commitments (of 40 and 25 years, respectively). And then just walked until I hit a patch of grass where I could lay down.. Geyser then whipped out the kitchen knife she brought from her home and began to stab Leutner repeatedly. See Weiers Wisconsin court record page here, and Geysers here. But this time, she wanted to go to bed early which Leutner found really weird.. I really, really like it and I have a plan. Geyser seemed like a happy girl, albeit a little lonely, while they were friends and they enjoyed sleepovers together, playing outside and drawing all the things that kids do, Leutner said about her best friend. All Rights Reserved. It has been five years since Payton Leutner was nearly stabbed to death, but now she is prepared to show everyone shes a survivor. They would play outside together, have sleepovers, and do all the things the girls of their age did. Geyser and Weier were charged as adults and eventually pleaded guilty, with Geyser receiving a harsher sentence because she was the one who did the actual stabbing, according to prosecutors. Caden Leutner shares how Payton survived the attack 20/20 tonight at 9|8c. Despite their young ages, both Morgan E. Geyer and Anissa E. Weier were charged in 2014 in an adult criminal complaint. Just before 3 p.m., Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were found sitting on the side of the I-94 freeway. Preview of May events in Milwaukees Third Ward, Wisconsin BBB sheds light on travel and vacation scams. Following the attack, the young girl managed to make her way to the end of a road, which is where a bicyclist found her and alerted the police. But everything went downhill at one point, she said. She was stabbed by her best friend, Morgan Geyser, and their mutual friend, Anissa Weier, to appease an internet legend known as the Slender Man. He said that can't be forgotten, but he said Payton Leutner is moving on with life. She can ask the court to be released but has not done so. Soledad O'Brien and Anti-Bias Perspectives in Journalism, A Conversation with Rev. During that surgery, injuries were located to Paytons liver, pancreas and stomach, all of which had been stabbed. Payton Leutner was only 12 years old when she was stabbed repeatedly after being set upon by middle school classmates fascinated by the fictional Slender Man character. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. The bad part of me wanted her to die, the good part of me wanted her to live.. They returned at 9:30 p.m. Weier stated that they went to sleep in Geysers room and indicated there was a plan in place to kill Payton while she was sleeping around 2 a.m. Learn about her life today, in 2019. Where is she now? She indicated she did not want to go into the woods but was pushed inside. After Pomona, he went on to Harvard Law School, continuing his activism by working on behalf of the American Indian Movement at Wounded Knee and with black protestors injured during desegregation efforts in Boston. Leutner said she thought the girls wanted to play hide-and-seek in the woods, where Weier told her to lie down. First published on October 25, 2019 / 7:49 AM. The attempted murder of Payton and the investigation around it became the subject of the HBO documentary Beware the Slenderman. Our interviews with Payton and her family 20/20 Friday at 9|8c https://t.co/OfBXK4EL9Q pic.twitter.com/IBRbMwOvlB. Leutner was 12 when deranged schoolmates Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier lured her into woods in Waukesh on May 31, 2014, after hatching a twisted plan to kill their friend to appease the online fictional character a shadowy figure who stalks children. They played a second game of hide and seek and then Weier did the jumping thing. 20/20 airs on Fridays at 9 p.m. on ABC. The attorney representing Payton Leutner, who was stabbed 19 times, said the family wanted Weier to serve more time. Payton Leutner is now a high school senior in Wisconsin, and she plans to attend college in 2020 to pursue a medical career, according to the Star Tribune. They had walked for about five hours, Trussoni said. According to ABC News, thats when Geyser befriended another classmate named Anissa Weier. Before I begin, I would like to give you some advice, the author wrote. Dance Team proves it has all the right moves as it takes top national prizes in hip hop, poms. She said she doesnt want to talk to Weier or Geyser again, but if she did speak to Geyser, she would thank her. Its just a walk. Her recovery was slow and painful. I was supportive because I thought thats what she liked., She added: I told [Geyser] that it scared me and that I didnt like it, Leutner said. Court records say that the state requested the maximum amount of institutional care of 25 years and that Ms. Weier take all prescribe mediation. The defense requested institutional care (until) Ms. Weier(s) 25th birthday. In October 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections confirmed to Heavy, Neither Ms. Weier nor Ms. Geyser are in the custody of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. The state Department of Health Services wrote, Under patient privacy laws we cannot confirm or deny whether a specific individual was at one of our facilities or offer any other information. It was revealed in court that Geyser has schizophrenia. I feel like she was jealous that Morgan was friends with me and her.. According to Payton, She was sitting all by herself and I didnt think anyone should have to sit by themselves.. They tingle and ache and remind her of their presence every day. I dont think much of them. They used code words and stated cracker meant knife or it meant killing and camping trip meant the Nicolet National Park. After graduating high school, she plans to begin college in the fall of 2020, ideally pursuing a career in the medical field. She wants to pursue a medical career, which she said is a goal inspired by what 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. Morgan is appealing her case on the basis that she shouldnt have been tried in adult court due to her young age and mental illness. She can't leave Waukesha County without permission and she'll continue taking prescriptions and getting mental health treatment. She said that Weier was very prepared to go with it but Geyser found many flaws in that plan. He said while the family wanted Weier to serve more time for the stabbings, they are comfortable with the number of restrictions she'll be living under. That's an adult crime," she said. When asked who did this to her, she stated her best friend, Morgan Geyser. They started making plans in December 2013 or in January 2014, and decided to carry out the plot at Geysers sleepover birthday party. But you tried to kill somebody. It kind of frightened me a little bit, Leutner said. Instead, they would soon be picked up by the police and they would later learn that their macabre mission had failed. I dont think much of them. This is the shocking true story of the brutal attack on Payton Leutner and how she bounced back after an almost unimaginable betrayal. The other almost penetrated her heart and missed a major artery by less than a millimeter. Her internet access will be monitored. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Surprisingly, she expressed gratitude for her traumatic experience, saying that it inspired her to pursue a career in medicine. She stated they talked about living in the woods and what they would need to do to defeat animals. As for Leutner and how she plans to move forward, she said she is grateful for what happened because she has a clearer vision for her life now. When she awoke from surgery, she immediately wondered whether her attackers had been caught. In recounting events leading up to the attack, Leutner discussed how she had befriended Geyser in fourth grade due to the fact that she noticed the girl had struggled to make friends. This plan changed when they decided to go to Skateland that Friday night. At one point when asked who stabbed Payton, Gesyer stated, both of us., Geyser said they told Payton people that trust you are very gullible. While playing hide and seek, Weier jumped Payton and stated, kitty, now.. And then just walked until I hit a patch of grass where I could lay down, she said, adding that a passing bicyclist spotted her and called 911. A judge approved releasing Weier with pages of restrictions to be met Friday, Sept. 10. Weier gave the knife back to Geyser at which time Weiser indicated Geyser attempted to restrain Payton but Geyser had a nervous breakdown and Weier had to calm Geyser down. 2019 The Associated Press. In 2005, the College awarded him an honorary degree, and he delivered the keynote commencement address, challenging students to be courageous and committed. Payton Leutner, Morgan Geyser, and Anissa Weier, pictured before the Slender Man stabbing. Leutner told ABC News that charging her attackers as adults was the right decision. During that period, Leutner had remained silent regarding what transpired on May 31, 2014, but now the 17-year-old has decided to tell her story in a new interview. Now shes a young lady with a really bright future [She has] great grades, great friends. Anyone can read what you share. On May 30, 2014, the three 12-year-olds had a sleepover to celebrate Morgans birthday. Lyons said it just seems too soon. Two of these scars span from just below her neck to just below her belly button. The complaint provides these further details: On May 30, 2014, after school, Weier told police, according to the complaint, that she and Geyser went to Weiers house where she packed a backpack full of clothes, granola bars, water bottles and a picture of her mother and her father and her siblings. Geyser pleaded guilty, but she was found not guilty by reason of mental disease. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Leutner was 12 when two of her 12-year-old friends, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, lured her from a sleepover to a nearby wooded park in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, investigators said. Both the State and Defense stipulate to the institutional care. But I went along with it. Ive been stabbed.. But it was really just a trick to get me down there.. Weier was charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide with a dangerous weapon, party to a crime, as well. Even though she doesn't want to talk to her attackers again, Leutner surprised herself when asked what she would say to Geyser if she did speak to her. 1001 Health Sciences Road. Laughter has also returned to her family's home, Stacie Leutner said. Beach vacations are harsh reminders that swimsuits arent made for young girls with 25 scars.. Weier stated in order to be a proxy you needed to kill a person. It says proxies are either chosen or enlist. Proxies of Slender Man are his servants or helpers, and serve as his connection to the human world. Payton said, I wrote on whiteboards to communicate because I couldnt speak much. "I would say, 'Just because of what she did, I have the life I have now. The three girls had roller-skated together and enjoyed frozen yogurt before their slumber party but Leutner felt something was amiss that night. You can read the criminal complaint in the case here. But I went along with it. Thus, she stated she felt she had to physically kill someone., Geyser told Weier that Geyser could have two friends over every year for her birthday and Geyer told Weier that they would kill Payton on the dad planned to be her birthday May 30, 2014. Her mother portrays her as a kind and compassionate child, and it was this nature that made her become friends with her classmate, Morgan Geyser. Payton Leutner was stabbed 19 times during the 2014 attack and one stab nearly hit her heart. This is fake,' she said. If it had been hit, she would have died within minutes, the criminal complaint said. Weier stated once Geyser got the knife back Geyser told Weier, Im not going to until you tell me to., Weiser stated she started walking away from Geyser and told Geyser go ballistic, go crazy. Geyser said she would go ballistic and Weier said now. Powered by. Payton was walking in front of them and Geyser lifted up the left side of her white jacket and displayed the knife tucked in her waistband. It was a little shocking to me to see that they had this big, huge plan that they had been working on for months, Leutner said. It was probably like, Vision isnt really a priority right now.'. Weier indicated that Slenderman is the leader of the Creepypasta. Its just a walk. But Im not blaming myself at all. It was the hope that Payton would die and they would see Slender and know that he exists. "Just a few years ago, a 12-year-old went into the woods and was brutally stabbed 19 times, by two of her classmates," said Leutner family attorney Steve Lyons. Leutner said she knows Geyser is already eligible to petition a court for release from the mental institution but said she doesnt fear her eventual release. Payton later said, They just wanted to go on a walk. Geyser believed so hard in this thing that she would do anything for it, she told ABC News. Once she eventually returned home, she would sleep in bed with her mother so she wouldn't be alone. Leutner, who was known as Bella to her friends, was having a sleepover with Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser. If she ever like tried to come by me, she would go right back where she was, she said. Leutner said she had no clue what the two girls had plotted when she arrived to Geysers 12th birthday party. Although Leutner is on a positive track, the stabbing left both physical and emotional scars. Payton Leutner. Thousands of submissions rolled in, but one story about a mythical creature called Slender Man rippled through the internet thanks to its creepy featureless face and ghostly figure. When arrested, police found a large kitchen knife in one of Geysers mothers old purses sitting between the girls. They are still red and angry more than 3years later. Weier thought if she sat on Payton restraining Payton, Geyser could stab Payton. Leutner, now 17, is a high school senior and plans to attend college in 2020. After reading about Payton Leutner, discover the shocking story of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, the 10-year-old killers who murdered a toddler. Its just a part of me. Now, Payton Leutners parents speak to @DavidMuir about their daughters resilience today, five years after surviving the attack. Weier stated she gave Geyser a look with wide eyes and Weier stated, I thought, dear god, this was really happening. Morgan Geyser, and their mutual friend, Anissa Weier. 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. Payton Leutner, the daughter of Stacie and Joe Leutner, was a sixth grader in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 2014. Geyser stated that there was a plan to try and kill Payton. ABC News 20/20: The Wicked chronicles the story of a 12-year-old Payton Leutner who survived 19 stab wounds in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in May 2014. Of the trip to the Woods, she told ABC: They just wanted to go on a walk. Shopping for homecoming dresses leaves only a few options because far too many dresses will show off her scars. Payton Leutner was stabbed by two 12-year-old classmates at a Waukesha park in 2014. Yasmin Ouard poses as Slender Man from the series "Mobile Hornets" ahead of the MCM London Comic Con Expo at ExCel in London, United Kingdom, Oct. 26, 2012. Though Leutner and Geyser got along well at first, their friendship changed by the time the girls reached the sixth grade. https://t.co/OfBXK4EL9Q pic.twitter.com/JUQkSLdtuS. Neither Geyser nor Weier is listed in the state of Wisconsin adult offenders database, which tracks where people are in prison. us sumo open prize money,
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