Morgan Geyser, who previously made headlines for her involvement in the 2014 Slender Man-inspired stabbing incident, has been found after she escaped from a group home facility in Wisconsin.
Hours after she was reported missing on Saturday, November 22, Madison Police Department (MPD) confirmed on Sunday, November 23 that Geyser, 22, was taken into custody in Posen, Illinois, according to ABC News.
“On Nov. 23, at approximately 10:34 p.m., the MPD received confirmation that Morgan Geyser was taken into custody in the state of Illinois,” authorities said in the release shared via Facebook. “There is no longer a need to search for Morgan Geyser at this time.”
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In the original statement about her disappearance, police explained that Geyser cut off her Department of Corrections (DOC) monitoring bracelet and fled her group home. The statement said she was last seen on November 22 “in the area of Kroncke Dr. around 8 p.m. [local time] with an adult acquaintance.”
The DOC received an alerted that Geyser’s GPS monitoring bracelet was “malfunctioning” around 9:30 p.m., while the group home staff told the department that Geyser had “removed her GPS bracelet” before she left the home.
Police were then “notified of Geyser’s disappearance” on November 23 and they released a missing persons report.
Geyser was living in the home under a court order. Following the 2014 stabbing incident, Geyser was placed in a psychiatric care facility. However, she was able to leave the psychiatric care facility and was transferred to the group home by Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services earlier in 2025.
Back in 2014, then 12-year-old Geyser and Anissa Weier lured classmate Payton Leutner into the woods during a game of hide-and-seek. Geyser then stabbed Leutner 19 times, while Weier cheered her on. Leutner managed to survive the attack and crawled into a nearby bike path, where she was rescued by a pedestrian.
Geyser and Weier later admitted to the crime, explaining they stabbed Leutner in an attempt to please the 2009 illustrated supernatural character Slender Man, according to ABC News.
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Both Geyser and Weier – who said they believed the fictional character was real – were charged with first-degree intentional homicide and tried as adults.
While they both admitted to the crime, they were found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Instead of receiving prison sentences, Geyser and Weier were placed in psychiatric facilities.
A judge ordered for Geyser to be released from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in March, and she was sent to a group home for supervised release, per the outlet. Additionally, she was ordered to wear a monitoring bracelet as part of the conditions.
