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One of the two teens convicted in the “Slender Man” stabbing case has had her release delayed once again after a judge found an issue with the proximity of her living quarters to the victim.Â
It’s been over a decade since Morgan Geyser, now 22, along with Anissa Waeier, nearly stabbed their sixth-grade friend, Payton Leutner, to death after telling police that a fictional character known as “Slender Man” instructed them to kill Leutner.Â
Geyser appeared in court on Monday to finalize her conditional release, but the plan was diverted after prosecutors noted that her planned group home would only be 8 miles away from where Leutner now lives.Â
“We have a large problem,” Waukesha County Assistant District Attorney Ted Szczupakiewicz said, according to testimony shown on Court TV. “The entire state of Wisconsin, judge, and we have a plan that has her 8 miles away!”
Geyser has been at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute for nearly a decade, but was permitted to ask the court to consider her conditional release every six months.Â
Despite the state’s pleas to keep Geyser institutionalized, Bohren determined she was no longer a danger to society.
Weier also pleaded guilty to being a party to attempted second-degree intentional homicide with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital. In 2021, she was released on the condition she must live with her father and wear a GPS monitor.Â
Fox News Digital’s Julia Bonavita and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com