WAUKESHA, Wis. (Court TV) — A Wisconsin judge has approved a modified conditional release plan for Morgan Geyser that will place her in a Sun Prairie facility rather than a previously approved Manitowoc location.
Morgan Geyser appears in a Waukesha County courtroom Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
The new placement offers more treatment services and has been established longer than the Manitowoc facility, according to Geyser’s attorney, Anthony Cotton. Cotton said the Sun Prairie facility also offers access to activities like sewing, knitting and gardening.
Geyser was 12 years old when she and 12-year-old Anissa Weier lured a third classmate, Payton Leutner, to the woods and stabbed her 19 times, nearly killing her. Geyser and Weier were found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect after claiming they stabbed Leutner to appease the fictional character Slender Man. Weier was released from custody in 2021…