Teen Convicted In Slenderman Stabbing Granted Conditional Release

Waukesha WI

01 July, 2021

3:33 PM

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WAUKESHA, WI— A Waukesha County Judge ruled in favor of a conditional release for one of the teens convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the fictional internet horror character "Slenderman." The teen appeared in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Thursday. Anissa Weier, 19, was sentenced her to 25 years in a mental health institution. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren approved her conditional release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh. Weier's release isn't immediate. A release plan will be developed with a hearing set in September.