'Just Google' me: 'Slender Man' stabbing assailant Morgan Geyser allegedly told cops who caught her
When she was captured on Sunday night, nearly 200 miles from the Wisconsin group home she allegedly fled, "Slender Man" stabbing assailant Morgan Geyser told officers who asked for her identity to "just Google" her, according to Illinois police.The 22-year-old Geyser, who in 2014 stabbed a friend 19 times to appease the fictional character "Slender Man," was located on Sunday after she allegedly cut off her Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet and left the group home where she had been a resident, authorities said.Geyser was taken into custody at a truck stop in Posen, Illinois, with a 42-year-old man she had traveled across state lines with, according to a Posen Police Department statement released on Monday.Police found the pair sleeping on a sidewalk, the statement said."Slender Man" stabbing assailant Morgan Geyser is escorted by police officers in handcuffs to a patrol car, November 24, 2025, in Posen, Illinois.WLS"The female repeatedly refused to provide her real name and initially gave a false one," the police said.
"After continued attempts to identify her, she finally stated that she didn’t want to tell officers who she was because she had 'done something really bad,' and suggested that officers could 'just Google' her name."Once she provided her real name, officers learned she was wanted for escape in Wisconsin.Both Geyser and her male companion were detained without incident, police said.Morgan Geyser, pictured in this recent security video, was reported missing, November 23, 2025, from a Wisconsin group home after authorities alleged she cut off her Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet.Madison Police DepartmentGeyser's traveling companion, whose name was not released, was charged with criminal trespassing and obstructing identification, according to police.
He has since been released and authorities did not provide information on his involvement in Geyser's escape from the group home.Posen Police said the pair took a bus to Posen fr...