The Daily Populous Monday November 24th, 2025 morning edition
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Editor’s note: Morgan Geyser was taken into custody in Illinois late in the evening of Nov. 23.

Madison authorities say Morgan Geyser, who was granted conditional release earlier this year in the Slender Man case, is missing after she cut off her Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet and left a group home.

Geyser was last seen in the area of Kroncke Drive around 8 p.m. on Nov. 22 with an adult acquaintance, according to the Madison Police Department. Her whereabouts are unknown, and anyone who sees Geyser is asked to call 911.

Madison police said they were notified of her disappearance Sunday morning, Nov. 23 and "immediately alerted the public."

An MPD representative, reached by phone, said the department was alerted just before 8 a.m. The department posted on their website about 45 minutes later, and on Facebook at around 10 a.m.

About 12 hours passed between the time Geyser was last seen and the moment the public was notified.

Other agencies are assisting in search for Morgan Geyser

The state Department of Corrections' Electronic Monitoring Center gets notified when a device is tampered with, according to the DOC's website. The DOC did not immediately respond to a phone call and email seeking more information about the notification process.

On Nov. 19, a few days before Geyser's disappearance, a Madison woman removed her GPS bracelet and went missing. In that case, Dane County Sheriff's deputies monitoring the jail diversion program received an alert from her GPS bracelet.

Suburban Madison police agencies are assisting with the search for Geyser, the MPD representative said. Police did not confirm the name of Geyser's group home for safety reasons.

The Dane County Sheriff's Office is not involved in the search, the sheriff's office told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Geyser's attorney says it is 'in her best interest' to turn herself in

In a video posted on social media Nov. 23, Geyser's attorney, Tony Cotton, urged Geyser to turn herself in, saying it's "not in her best interest to handle this matter this way."

Cotton said he is not certain of the facts surrounding her disappearance but if someone assisted her, "that person will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

"If anybody has contact with Morgan, hears from her or if Morgan happens to see this, turn yourself in. Do not continue to remain on the run like this," Cotton said.

Morgan Geyser was placed in group home, location sealed

Earlier this fall, Geyser was placed in a group home where she would continue treatment for a psychotic spectrum disorder, but the exact location was sealed by the court.

Geyser's placement brought an end to a 2025 saga that began with her finally gaining court approval for conditional release in January, only to have the process face setbacks and challenges throughout the year.

In July, a group home in Sun Prairie, a suburb of Madison, withdrew its offer to accept Geyser as a resident. Two other group homes, one in Manitowoc and the other in the Milwaukee area, also fell through, for different reasons.

'Slender Man' case dates to 2014

Geyser, now 23, along with co-defendant Anissa Weier, were charged with attempted homicide of their friend, Payton Leutner, who was stabbed 19 times near Davids Park in Waukesha in May 2014. All three girls were 12 years old at the time.

In a statement, Leutner's family said Payton and her family are safe and working with law enforcement to ensure their continued safety.

"The family would like to thank all of the law enforcement entities involved in the efforts to apprehend Morgan," the family said. "The Leutner family also wish to thank the outpouring of support from family, friends and well-wishers who have contacted them during this difficult time."

Believing they were doing the bidding of the fictional online character called Slender Man, Geyser and Weier were found not guilty by reason of mental defect or disease in 2017 and sentenced to mental confinement — Weier for 25 years, and Geyser for 40 years.

Weier was granted conditional release in 2021 on a 25-year commitment order. She was freed from electronic monitoring in 2023, according to court records.

According-Turnip-724 on November 23rd, 2025 at 21:14 UTC »

Oh she cut off her ankle monitoring bracelet and ran off with a boyfriend. How romantic......what could happen

SirBoggle on November 23rd, 2025 at 19:43 UTC »

Guys, I don't think she was rehabilitated.

IvanNemoy on November 23rd, 2025 at 19:41 UTC »

Welp, once found, she's now going into a secured facility until the whole 25 40 is done. Good job.

Edit: Was pointed out it was the 40 year sentence.