Incidentally, all of those inside escaped the burning building, and the young girl was arrested the following morning.Įven the murders of two police officers and a member of the public in Las Vegas in the summer of 2014, followed by the suicide of the alleged killer and his wife, was connected to the Slender Man after neighbors told the media that he would often dress up as the Internet legend and parade around his house and yard. According to reports, she was ‘inspired’ by the Slender Man to do so. Several months after that, in September 2014, in Port Richey, Florida, a 14-year-old girl set fire to her family home. In the investigation that followed, it was discovered that she had an “obsession” with the Slender Man. For example, only weeks later, in June 2014, in Hamilton County, Ohio, a 13-year-old girl attacked her mother with a knife. Payton Leutner recovered from the nineteen stab wounds she received from her “friends.” įollowing the attempted murder of Payton Leutner, several copycat cases occurred, all with various connections to the Slender Man legends. Geyser, on the other hand, remains incarcerated. Incidentally, Weier was released from a mental health facility in the summer of 2021. What’s more, they also believed they knew where the Slender Man lived (an old house in the Nicolet National Forest), a location they were on their way to when they were arrested.įor all intents and purposes, it could be argued that for the attackers and their victim alike, the Slender Man, or the consequences of him, were very real. When questioned, Weier claimed they had launched the attack in order to please the Slender Man. The girls were arrested a short time later. After being left for dead, she eventually stumbled out and was discovered by a passing cyclist. On the morning in question, two 12-year-old girls, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, attempted to murder their friend, Payton Leutner, by stabbing her multiple times in the woods. On May 31, 2014, the Slender Man, or at least the consequences of the legend, spilled over into the real world in a very dramatic way. These two pictures not only gave birth to the Slender Man legends, but they also captivated thousands upon thousands of people almost immediately. The caption informed those who viewed the picture that it was “one of two recovered photographs from the Stirling City Library blaze.” It also stated that the photo was taken “the day which fourteen children vanished” and even referenced “Slender Man.” This time the photographer was “named” as Mary Thomas, who had been missing since June 1986. Discreetly, though, the same tall figure can be seen lurking in the background.
It showed children looking altogether happier while playing in a park. The second picture was dated three years later, in 1986. The caption read: “We didn’t want to go, we didn’t want to kill them, but its persistent silence and outstretched arms horrified us and comforted us at the same time!” That quote was attributed to the unknown photographer, who was “presumed dead.” In the background is a discreet, extraordinarily tall, faceless man.
The first picture, dating from 1983, showed a group of children looking upset and frightened. He had created them in response to a challenge by the forum’s admin-to create “paranormal images” that might make people believe they were genuine.
They were created by user Victor Surge (whose real name was eventually revealed to be Eric Knudsen). At some point on June 10, 2009, the Internet forum Something Awful unleashed two photographs.
Unlike many other legends and myths, the origins of the Slender Man can be traced to the exact date of its creation.
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