"Geyser was 12 in 2014 when she pleaded guilty to stabbing a sixth-grade classmate to appease the mythical Slender Man. Geyser, now 23, was picked up 24 hours later 100 miles away at a truck stop outside Chicago in the company of 43-year-old Chad Charley Mecca, a transgender woman. She had cut off her monitoring ankle bracelet. Mecca said in a phone call to the Wisconsin news outlet WKOW, she ran because of me."
"The story of the three pre-teen girls and Slender Man has never really gone away. Its reappearance, like the fictional character itself, as a contemporary myth within societal fears can be loaded: headlines and documentaries have dwelt on the dangers of outside intrusion on young minds and the failures of the mental health and criminal justice systems and parenting. Whatever people feel about the original crime, it's important to understand that Morgan's incarceration began at age 12."
Morgan Geyser stabbed a sixth-grade classmate at age 12 to appease Slender Man and pleaded guilty in 2014. She was confined to a psychiatric institution and later transferred to a Wisconsin care home after being released over the summer. She briefly absconded, cutting off her ankle monitor, and was found 24 hours later about 100 miles away at a truck stop outside Chicago with 43-year-old Chad Charley Mecca. Mecca and Geyser feared loss of visits and were reportedly trying to reach Nashville. Geyser now faces return to the psychiatric institution. The case raises concerns about youth vulnerability, mental health care, juvenile prosecution, and systemic failures.
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