A Wisconsin woman arrested over a stabbing that authorities attributed to the popular internet urban legend "Slender Man" told police who asked for her identity to "just Google" it when she was taken into custody.
Morgan Geyser, 22, from Oshkosh, is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and other charges in connection with the attack on May 31 that left a teenage girl seriously injured. When responding officers questioned Geyser about her identity during the arrest on Sunday, she allegedly instructed them to look up her name online.
The bizarre request, which police say they have made before, highlights the increasingly complex and mysterious nature of cases involving online folklore and popular culture.
Morgan Geyser, 22, from Oshkosh, is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and other charges in connection with the attack on May 31 that left a teenage girl seriously injured. When responding officers questioned Geyser about her identity during the arrest on Sunday, she allegedly instructed them to look up her name online.
The bizarre request, which police say they have made before, highlights the increasingly complex and mysterious nature of cases involving online folklore and popular culture.
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. I mean, come on, a woman gets arrested for stabbing someone because she's "inspired" by some made-up internet creep? It's not like it's a real person or anything. She needs to Google it, huh? Like that's gonna explain what she did 
. And another thing, the fact that she's 22 and thinks this is something she can use as an excuse... I just don't get it 
. This whole urban legend thing is getting all messed up in people's heads. It's not a game or a meme, it's real life 
. Anyway, I'm sure the whole "just Google it" thing will be a big part of her defense 
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it's like they're searching for answers in the wrong place, you know? maybe instead of looking up some creepy character online, they should be trying to figure out their own thoughts and feelings 
Morgan Geyser, 22, from Wisconsin, just arrested for stabbing a teenager and now she's getting charged with attempted murder 
like, isn't that kinda cool that she knows this thing is even a thing online?
According to Google Trends, the term "Slender Man" was searched over 100k times in 2022 alone 
. That's some serious online presence.
seriously though, how many of these urban legends are gonna turn into real-life drama?
And now we got this Wisconsin chick, Morgan Geyser, who allegedly stabbed a girl over the whole thing... it's just wild 
like no just no. the internet can be so weird and influential and I'm not sure if it's always a good thing. I mean on one hand it can bring ppl together and spread awareness but on the other hand it can also inspire ppl to do stupid stuff. 
️. Like, who knew it would lead to real-life drama? I guess you could say she got caught up in her own fantasy 
. Anyway, hope the victim recovers soon and that justice is served 
. It's just another wild chapter in our digital age 
Morgan Geyser sounds super sketchy too, trying to deflect by telling cops to google her name... like what even is that? 
I'm low-key impressed that the cops already knew this was gonna be a weird one 
