Van Rybroek is the second court-appointed expert to evaluate Weier’s insanity plea. Van Rybroek, a forensic psychologist, told jurors Weier “couldn’t stop herself” and helped stab Leutner even though she knew it was wrong. On the morning of May 31, the girls went to a local park where Morgan and Anissa had intentions to kill Payton. The previous night, Payton spent the night at a birthday sleepover with friends, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier. Such a verdict would send Weier to a mental health facility instead of prison. On May 31, 2014, twelve-year-old Payton Leutner was stabbed nineteen times. Mother of Payton Leutner writes victim impact letter to judge as one of two girls responsible for attack is set to learn how long she. Jurors will determine whether she was mentally ill when she helped stab Payton Leutner. Slender Man stabbing victim continues to recover from attack. Gregory Van Rybroek took the stand in a Waukesha County courtroom Thursday at Anissa Weier’s trial.
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(AP) – The Latest on the mental competency trial of a teen accused in the stabbing of a classmate to appease a fictional horror character called Slender Man (all times local):Ī second psychologist has testified about the delusional mental state of a girl who’s admitted to helping stab a classmate nearly to death in a Wisconsin park in 2014. The judge in July ruled she no longer posed a threat to society and approved her release Friday.WAUKESHA, Wis. Weier in March this year petitioned for release, claiming she had used all treatment options available to her at the mental health facility. Weier was sentenced to 25 years at the facility, and Geyser was sentenced to 40 years there. "We're nervous about the potential of what could happen." "We're just nervous that she's going to be out," Steve Lyons, a spokesperson for Leutner's family, told the Associated Press in an article published Monday. They planned to live with him in a mansion and become his "proxies," as Insider's Michelle Mark previously reported.
They said they intended to prove to Slender Man they were worthy by killing Leutner, who was their friend. At the time, the two tweens told police they wanted to appease the Slender Man - a popular character in online horror stories - because they were afraid he would kill their families. (AP) The family of a woman who was stabbed by Wisconsin classmates looking to please online horror character Slender Man says theyre. Weier spent four years at the mental health facility after she and her friend, Morgan Geyser, pleaded guilty to attacking and stabbing Payton Leutner when they were all 12 years old, the AP reported.Īs Insider previously reported, the two lured Leutner to the woods where Geys stabbed her 19 times, nearly killing her, while Weier encouraged her.
Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Ī Wisconsin family said they were "nervous" about the release of a 19-year-old woman who encouraged the stabbing of their child to please the fake online horror character Slender Man when she was 12 years old, the Associated Press reported.Ī judge on Friday ruled Anissa Weier could be released from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh. The two claimed they were trying to please the online horror meme Slender Man. When she was 12, Weier watched on as a friend repeatedly stabbed their peer. Though Payton was shown going about her day-to-day life, she was not asked about the stabbing. Rick Wood/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, PoolĪ Wisconsin family is "nervous" about the release of a 19-year-old who encouraged the stabbing of their daughter, the AP reported.Īnissa Weier was ordered by a judge to be released from a mental health facility on Friday. On ABC's 20/20 last night, the world got its first look at 12-year-old Slender Man stabbing victim Payton Leutner, whose parents gave a lengthy interview about her ordeal and recovery. 13, 2017 file photo, Anissa Weier, listens as former teachers testify during her trial in Waukesha County Court, in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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