The two 13-year-olds who, in May 2014, stabbed a classmate 19 times “because Slender Man told them to” are charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and will be tried as adults.
The very sad, very disturbing case of two Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to appease the "Slender Man" continued to unfold in court yesterday. A private investigator testified he'd found more than 60 drawings of the fictional character in one girl's bedroom, along with Barbies, some missing their…
The two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate 19 times to appease a mythical creature known as the Slender Man have been deemed competent by a judge to stand trial. They will both be charged as adults, at least initially, despite continued questions about their mental health: one of the girls…
Halloween is right around the corner, which means stores are rapidly filling with revolting candy-corn creations and cheap polyester costumes. Among them: Slender Man costumes. And the parents of Waukesha County — site of this spring's "Slender Man Stabbing" - -are not happy.
According to the AP, a judge has ruled one of the girls arrested in the alleged "Slender Man stabbing" currently incompetent to stand trial and ordered her committed for treatment. A state psychiatrist testified she claims to see unicorns and Voldemort, as well as Slender Man. "Despite our very serious conversation,…
The recent event in Waukesha, WI where two 12-year-old girls repeatedly stabbed a peer in order appease the mythical Slender Man had all the ingredients to send grownups into a good old fashioned "won't someone please think of the children?" freakout: violence, lost innocence, a dangerous internet element.…
Please let this not be a new trend in violence. We really don't need another.
As a human, the story of two girls becoming obsessed enough with a fringe Internet legend to attempt to coldly murder their friend makes me sick. As a parent, it makes me terrified and heartbroken. As a former goth-adjacent who likes metal and other dumb shit, it makes me cringe.
What's the deal with this Slender Man? And what is this weird website Creepypasta Wiki?
Fox News has officially produced the Fox News-iest chryon of all time: "DR RUSSELL: LITTLE GIRLS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE HATEFUL LITTLE MINDS." I guess that's one way to report on an attempted murder by a couple tweens.
News broke last night that, according to Wisconsin police, two 12-year-old girls recently lured a friend into the woods and stabbed her 19 times. Then, when questioned, they allegedly claimed they wanted to ingratiate themselves with "Slender Man," a monstrous urban legend created by the Internet.
Two twelve-year-old girls are accused of stabbing a classmate at least 19 times in order to please a mythical creature they read about online.
