Overview

• Morgan Geyser, 22, has filed a petition for release from Winnebago Mental Health Institute, marking her third attempt in two years.
• Geyser was sentenced to 40 years in a mental hospital after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide in 2018.
• She and Anissa Weier attacked their classmate Payton Leutner in 2014, claiming it was to appease the fictional character Slender Man.
• Weier was released in 2021 under conditions, including living with her father and wearing a GPS monitor.
• Judge Michael Bohren has scheduled a hearing for November 1 to evaluate Geyser's latest release request.