After nearly seven years of treatment at a psychiatric hospital, Morgan Geyser, convicted of attempting to murder her classmate in a Slender Man-inspired attack, will be released. A judge granted her release following testimony from three psychologists who confirmed her significant progress and reduced risk. While acknowledging the severity of the crime, the court determined Geyser has maximized her treatment and poses no further threat to public safety. Her release will be overseen by the state, with Geyser placed in a group home and subject to continued supervision.
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Deobra Redden received a 26- to 65-year prison sentence for violently attacking Judge Mary Kay Holthus in a Las Vegas courtroom. The attack, captured on video, involved Redden leaping over the judge’s bench and assaulting her, resulting in minor injuries to the judge and injuries to a courtroom marshal. Redden pleaded guilty but mentally ill, his defense citing untreated schizophrenia. Despite Redden’s claims of not intending to kill the judge, the prosecution presented a statement from Holthus asserting his intent to do so.
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It’s truly disturbing to read about the case of the woman who stabbed her classmate to please ‘Slender Man’ and the fact that she won’t be released yet from the psychiatric hospital. The story is like something out of a nightmare, with a young girl being so deeply entrenched in a world of delusions and horror that she committed such a heinous act. Looking back, it’s evident that Geyser’s childhood-onset schizophrenia played a major role in her actions, with years of hallucinations and a distorted reality leading to the brutal attack on her classmate.
It’s heartbreaking to think about the fact that Geyser’s parents did not seek psychiatric help for her when she first began experiencing hallucinations as a child.… Continue reading
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