Slender Man, a demon for the computer age, has ensnared three little girls in a chilling tale of attempted murder. Part Lurch, part Freddie Kruger, part creepy Internet meme, the ghoulish, faceless ...

The Slender Man Murder Trial On May 31, 2014, in Wisconsin, two 12-year-old girls lured their friend into the woods and stabbed her 19 times in an attempt to impress what they believed to be The ...

One of the two 12-year-old girls accused of stabbing a classmate has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial. YouTube, AP WAUKESHA, Wis. — Doctors have found one of two 12-year-old girls ...

Police also say her attackers, both 12-year-old, claimed they tried to kill their friend in order to please "Slender Man," a demon-like character that has been floating through the Internet since ...

This post was originally published on June 3, 2014, and has been republished in light of a Wisconsin Appeals Court’s decision that Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier — the two girls charged with stabbing ...

Slender Man may be a relatively new meme, but it's exploded in popularity. June 3, 2014— -- Criminal and psychological experts say they’d be surprised if investigators didn’t find evidence of ...

Slender Man appears as if out of nowhere, hungry. Blank faced and besuited, the tall, tentacled monster hasn’t slipped into the kitchen to prey upon the pretty girl standing at the hob. Instead, he’s ...

Two 12-year-old girls from Waukesha, Wis. were charged as adults Monday for the attempted first-degree intentional homicide of another 12-year-old. Police say the crime was inspired by the horror ...

For the first time since a 12-year-old girl was nearly stabbed to death on Saturday, May 31 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the Slender Man creator is speaking out. “I am deeply saddened by the tragedy in ...

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