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A Wisconsin woman who disappeared from her group home after removing her Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet was found in Illinois the following day, in the company of a 42-year-old man, according to authorities.
Morgan Geyser, aged 23, and the man, whose identity has not been disclosed, were arrested at a truck stop in Posen, as confirmed by local police. Reports indicate that the pair traveled there by bus, and there is speculation that the man might be Geyser’s boyfriend.
Geyser went missing on Saturday after she was last seen with an adult acquaintance in Madison, Wisconsin. Curiously, there was a 12-hour delay before law enforcement was alerted to her disappearance.
The Department of Corrections reportedly reached out to the group home two hours after detecting an issue with Geyser’s ankle monitor. It was only then that they discovered she had gone missing.
According to Madison police, they were not informed of Geyser’s disappearance until Sunday morning, when they received a call from someone at the group home.
This fall, Geyser was moved to a group home to undergo treatment for a psychotic spectrum disorder, though the court sealed details about the facility’s location.
According to CBS, Geyser and the man were found sleeping on the sidewalk after Posen police were called about two people loitering behind a building. Geyser allegedly gave officers a false name before saying she did not want to disclose her identity because she had “done something really bad.”
At some point, Geyser reportedly suggested officers could “just Google” her.
Geyser was 12 in 2014 when she and Anissa Weier nearly stabbed a female classmate to death. After a sleepover celebrating Geyser’s 12th birthday, she and Weier lured the classmate to the woods — where they stabbed her 19 times and left her for dead.
The girls claimed they carried out the attack to appease “Slender Man,” an internet meme. They also said they believed their families would be harmed if they did not attack their classmate, who survived.
Geyser and Weier were found not guilty due to mental disease or defect. Weier was released from a mental institution in 2021. Geyser remained institutionalized despite seeking her release on four occasions.
However, in March, a judge granted Geyer’s petition for conditional release. In July, a Sun Prairie group home rescinded its offer to take in Geyser as a resident. Geyser’s attorney said it was due to negative publicity.
According to reports, the man Geyser was found with was charged with criminal trespassing and obstructing identification, as he also lied about his identity. He has since been released from custody.
Geyser, who remains in custody, will be transferred to Cook County jail for an extradition hearing.
[Feature Photo: AP Photo/Morry Gash]