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Search Underway for Morgan Geyser After She Cuts Off Monitoring Bracelet and Leaves Wisconsin Group Home

The 23-year-old was living in a Madison group home under conditional release from psychiatric care.

Overview

  • Madison police say Geyser was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday in the area of Kroncke Drive with an adult acquaintance and remains missing.
  • Investigators released a recent surveillance image and urged anyone who sees her to call 911 and not approach.
  • According to MPD, the Department of Corrections received a tamper alert around 9:30 p.m. and issued an apprehension request around midnight that was not relayed to MPD, which first learned she was missing via a 7:46 a.m. 911 call Sunday.
  • Police are verifying reported sightings, reviewing video, and coordinating with the Department of Corrections regarding the removed tracking device.
  • Geyser was conditionally released this year after years at Winnebago Mental Health Institute following the 2014 stabbing of Payton Leutner; Leutner’s family is working with police, and Geyser’s attorney has urged her to surrender.