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Morgan Geyser, 23, faces an extradition hearing after allegedly escaping from a group home.

Geyser and classmate Anissa Weier stabbed Payton Leutner 19 times in an attempt to appease the fictional character Slender Man.

If approved for extradition, Wisconsin will decide whether to revoke her conditional release from a mental health facility.

CHICAGO — An extradition hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning for Morgan Geyser, one of the perpetrators of the 2014 Slender Man stabbing, at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago.

Geyser, along with classmate Anissa Weier, stabbed Payton Leutner 19 times in Waukesha, Wisconsin, when they were just 12 years old. Leutner survived the attack.

In 2017, Geyser pleaded guilty but not guilty by reason of mental disease to attemp

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