Anissa Weier

Anissa Weier BIo — Courtesy of Waukesha County

Details

Date of Birth:: January 1, 2002
Hometown:: Waukesha

Bio:
Anissa Weier is a 14-year-old from Waukesha, Wisconsin who is accused of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her friend 19 times. Anissa is one of the two girls accused of viciously attacking her friend in order to prove the existence of the fictional creature “Slenderman.” She was charged as an adult in the Waukesha County Circuit Court with attempted first degree murder. The case is further explored in an HBO documentary, Beware the Slenderman, on Jan. 23, 2017. In the documentary, Anissa appears to have been struggling to fit in at school and was a victim of bullying. Her actions appear to have been stemmed from being left out, rather than psychological issues.

Best Known For:
Anissa is best known as one of the girls who stabbed a girl 19 times to prove the existence of Slenderman.

Personal Life:
Anissa is currently awaiting trial for the attempted murder of Payton Leutner, and while she waits, she is serving time in jail.

Latest Anissa Weier

News

Slender Man Attacker, 15, Sobs As She Describes Stabbing Classmate, 12, Over & Over

In court, Morgan Geyser broke down in tears as she described stabbing her friend for ‘Slender Man’ in 2014. When asked where she stabbed the victim, Morgan chillingly replied ‘everywhere.’ Read her account here.

October 6, 2017

Slender Man Stabbing Victim Finally Returns To School — Miraculous Recovery

Less than a year after the Slender Man victim, Payton Leutner, was brutally stabbed 19 times by her best friends, the courageous thirteen-year-old has returned to school and is doing great. This is such amazing news!
It has almost been a year since Payton Leutner, then 12, was viciously stabbed 19 times by her two 12-year-old friends, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier. Now, she has made a full physical recovery and is moving on with her life. She even celebrated her 13th birthday with friends.

February 19, 2015

Slender Man Creator Eric Knudsen

Slender Man Creator Speaks Out After Stabbing: ‘I Am Deeply Saddened’

The man who originally created Slender Man has finally opened up about the horrific stabbing of a 12-year-old girl in Wisconsin. The two alleged stabbers, also 12, claim they attempted to kill the girl for the fictional character.
Eric Knudsen is the photoshop artist behind Slender Man. In 2009, he created a series of creepy photographs depicting the fictional character preying on groups of children as part of an online photoshop contest. Now, Eric is expressing his condolences after two 12-year-old girls attempted to kill their friend, also 12, by stabbing her 19 times as a sacrifice to the internet meme he created.

June 6, 2014

Morgan Geyser Anissa Weier Murder Plot

Slender Man: Girls, 12, Called Attack Plot ‘Stabby, Stab, Stab,’ Say Police

The two girls, 12, who allegedly carried out an attack on their friend by stabbing her 19 times for a fictional character named Slender Man, referred to the incident as ‘stabby, stab, stab’ while being interviewed by police.
Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, both 12, were arrested within hours of the brutal stabbing that left their friend for dead. They were later interviewed by detectives separately, which is when Morgan described the violent incident as “stabby, stab, stab.” Awful.

June 6, 2014

Morgan Geyser Slender Man Drawing

Morgan Geyser: Was Obsession With Slender Man Encouraged By Her Dad?

One of the alleged Slender Man stabbers’ parents definitely knew about her obsession. In April 2014, Morgan Geyser’s father shared her creepy drawing on his Instagram account, referring to her as ‘Mogo.’
Morgan Geyser, 12, was so obsessed with Slender Man that she could not stop thinking about him. Her father, Matt Geyser, even shared one of Morgan’s drawings of Slender Man on his now-deleted Instagram account just weeks before she allegedly attempted to kill her 12-year-old friend.

June 4, 2014

Slender Man Stabber Anissa Weier Reality

Slender Man Stabber Is Out of Touch With ‘Reality’ Claims Her Brother

The brother of Anissa Weier, 12, one of the alleged Slender Man stabbers, has revealed that his little sister is completely obsessed with the creepy myth. Sadly, he has no idea how or why her dreams turned into a scary reality.
William Weier believes that his little sister, Anissa, 12, knew what she was doing when she and her friend, Morgan Geyser, also 12, allegedly conspired and attempted to kill their friend. In his first interview after Anissa’s arrest, William shares that he wishes his little sister had “enough sense” to tell the difference between reality and fantasy.

June 4, 2014