Slenderman attempted murder, teenagers on trial

The two teenagers on trial for the Slenderman attempted murder have said that the crime happened because of the imaginary Internet bogeyman, and the attorney for one of the two young girls has said that his client still believes that this fictional online character exists and is real. This may be just a ploy to try and minimize the responsibility for the crime that his client is facing, or it could be the truth and the teenager may actually be mentally ill. When the Slenderman attempted murder case first occurred it was a crime that shocked the world. Two 12 year old girls lured a friend and then stabbed her numerous times in an attempt to kill her, and both teenagers on trial have said that the motive behind the crime was to please Slenderman.

Attorney Anthony Cotton is representing Morgan Geyser in the Slenderman attempted murder trial, and he believes that the two teenagers on trial are mentally ill and need mental help instead of prison time. Cotton stated in court “She still believes in fictional characters. When a person believes in fictional characters, makes it difficult for them to assist in their defense.” In August Geyser was found to be incompetent, and she was sent to the Winnebago Mental Health Institute by the court. After receiving treatment the psychiatrists who were evaluating Geyser found that she had regained competency and could be tried for the crimes that the two teenagers on trial committed. The other defendant in the Slenderman attempted murder trial, Anissa Weier, was originally found competent to stand trial.