Morgan Geyser has changed significantly since stabbing her friend 19 times in the woods near her childhood home at age 12, a judge said, adding he's satisfied she is no longer a threat to herself or the community.

A Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing her classmate over a decade ago to appease the fictional horror character Slender Man was granted release from a psychiatric hospital Thursday.

Morgan Geyser, now 22, was just 12 when she and another friend conspired to stab a schoolmate to appease the fictional horror character.

A woman who stabbed her classmate nearly to death along with another schoolmate when all three were 12 was granted conditional release from a psychiatric hospital Thursday, after her fourth

Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren appreciated Morgan Geyser's "good attitude" after three court-approved doctors submitted their findings.

Morgan Geyser, who stabbed Payton Leutner in 2014 in an effort to please the fictional character Slender Man, is set to be released from a Wisconsin psychiatric hospital, a judge ruled Jan. 9.