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A Wisconsin woman accused of stabbing her classmate to please horror character Slender Man more than a decade ago asked a judge again Friday to release her from a psychiatric hospital.

Morgan Geyser, who is now 22 years old, filed a petition with Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren seeking her release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. The petition marks the third time in the last two years she has asked Bohren to let her out of the facility.

She withdrew her first petition two months after filing it in 2022. Bohren denied her second request this past April, saying she remains a risk to the public.

      • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.netEnglish
        342·
        2 months ago

        Well it’s the fact that she did this as an untreated mentally ill 12 year old, and now they have a decade of treatment under their belt. The request actually contains a request to be assessed by an expert.

        The one-page petition doesn’t include any arguments for Geyser’s release. Instead, it cites state laws that require Bohren within 20 days to appoint at least one expert to examine her and produce a report within 30 days of being appointed.

        If she hasn’t been assessed there’s no reason not to assess her now that she’s requested it.

        • nepenthes@lemmy.worldEnglish
          13·
          2 months ago

          There is a link in the article to an earlier article that covers her 1st request, in which there was an assessment:

          Judge Michael Bohren ruled against Morgan Geyser, now 21, despite the testimony of two psychiatrists, including the medical director of Winnebago Mental Health Institute, who said she was ready to depart that hospital and return to the community under certain conditions.

          • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.netEnglish
            6·
            2 months ago

            Yeah, it’s not clear if they were the court appointed psychiatrist and if they assembled a report like the law requires. If they did, and the judge ignored it and their testimony he’s being a shitbird.

            • nepenthes@lemmy.worldEnglish
              8·
              2 months ago

              Agree that the expert testimony should be included in the posted article!

              I found this article from when the trial was in progress, which includes the testimony for the second request:

              https://apnews.com/article/slender-man-girl-stabbed-psychiatric-hospital-6ab1ab144b58540ece9d5b2531833f75

              Two psychologists testified Wednesday that a Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital.

              Morgan Geyser, now 21, wants to leave Winnebago Mental Health Institute with conditions. But one psychologist said the case has taken an unusual turn because Geyser claims she had been faking psychotic symptoms, which “doesn’t line up” with years of observation and treatment.

        • stoly@lemmy.world
          47·
          2 months ago

          People downvoted them, as best I can tell, for saying that being stabbed 19 times is “horrible”.

          • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.netEnglish
            134·
            2 months ago

            Right, it’s obvious that it’s horrible, it’s tone deaf to harp on it when she’s been incarcerated for a decade.

              • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.netEnglish
                162·
                2 months ago

                No, I want to have patients assessed for release like the law requires and actually have the system do something more than abuse people.

                • stoly@lemmy.world
                  217·
                  2 months ago

                  Gonna need more that empty platitudes. Explain what you think is wrong here v which specific laws and processes are not being followed, who is responsible, and what is the remedy? Also why are you rooting for a confirmed attempted murderer? This really comes across as hero worship.

                  • Breezy@lemmy.world
                    91·
                    2 months ago

                    She was fucking 12 and not mentally able, shesbeen in jail for ten years, yeah lets check her out. I swear shes been in jail longer then others and you think thats juuuuust fine right.

              • pyre@lemmy.world
                61·
                2 months ago

                it doesn’t seem like you’re able or willing to get it tbh

                • stoly@lemmy.world
                  25·
                  2 months ago

                  This isn’t Brittany Spears. This is someone who lured a victim and attempted to murder her.

                  • trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world
                    82·
                    2 months ago

                    Do you remember how fucking stupid 12 year olds are?

                    Now add untreated mental illness to it. Keeping her locked up is nothing but cruel.

            • stoly@lemmy.world
              22·
              2 months ago

              This sounds like your first injustice. In fact, people are quite commonly held back for years or decades after their sentences for stuff like this. It suck, it really does. You have to vote/get involved if you want to change it.