🕯️ Case: The Slender Man Stabbing
đź“Ť Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin
🕰️ What We Cover in This Episode:
- The eerie origins of Slender Man and how creepypasta culture grew online
- How Anissa Weier introduced Morgan Geyser to the mythos
- The disturbing six-month murder plot involving code words and multiple failed plans
- What happened the night of Morgan’s 12th birthday and the events that followed
- How the girls lured Payton “Bella” Leutner into the woods and left her for dead
- Direct quotes from the interrogation room and what they revealed about each girl’s mindset
- Morgan’s diagnosis of early-onset schizophrenia and Anissa’s shared delusional disorder
- Why Wisconsin law required they be tried as adults and how that played out in court
- The current legal status of both Morgan and Anissa as of 2025
- Payton’s rare interview, her emotional recovery, and how she’s moving forward
đź“š SOURCES:
20/20 The Wicked SeriesÂ
- Pt 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmjbfq1dUA4
- Pt 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBjbuti4j6M
- Pt 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR1zEqrwNjk
- Pt 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DojkbmQ1VYw
- Pt 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_7LVhGhtgI
- Pt 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXsB5lLgeH8
🚨 Trigger Warning:
This episode contains discussion of graphic violence, mental illness, attempted murder, and content involving minors. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
🎧 Macabre Mondays is a true crime and paranormal podcast hosted by Alejandra and her husband Tom. Each week, storyteller and spooky enthusiast Ale unpacks some of the most haunting cases she’s researched, dragging her husband along for the ride, whether he’s ready for it or not. He’s hearing it all for the first time… just like you.
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