One of the perpetrators of the so-called Slender Man stabbing was found in Illinois Sunday after escaping a group home the day prior.

Morgan Geyer's brief disappearance reignited nationwide interest in the 2014 case, which centered around the fictional character Slender Man.

Here's what we know.

Who is Morgan Geyser?

Geyser, who is now 23, was charged with attempted homicide at age 12 after stabbing her friend, Payton Leutner, and leaving her for dead in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She's one of two perpetrators of the stabbing, which she and co-defendant Anissa Weier claimed was done to appease Slender Man.

Both women were found not guilty by reason of mental defect in 2017. Geyser was diagnosed with early-onset schizophrenia after her arrest, and was sentenced to 40 years of mental

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