The Milwaukee Post

By HANNAH WEIKEL Conley News Service WAUKESHA — Referencing a report that found Anissa Weier may have lingering delusions, a Waukesha County judge on Dec. 21 ordered the maxi- mum commitment of 25 years of psychiatric care for Weier for her part in the so- called Slender Man stab- bing. Weier, 16, will be commit- ted to the Winnebago Mental Health Institute for treat- ment and supervision and will be not be allowed to request conditional release until July 2020. The three and a half years she has already spent in a West Bend juvenile facility will go toward her sentence, mean- ing her supervision will con- tinue until she's 37. Weier and Morgan Geyser originally faced charges of attempted first- degree intentional homicide after they stabbed classmate Payton Leutner in 2014 to please a fictional boogey- man called Slender Man. The girls' charges were less- ened to attempted second- degree intentional homicide after they accepted guilty plea deals due to mental ill- ness. Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren followed the prosecutors' recommen- dation of a maximum com- mitment to protect the vic- tim and the community. He recognized that Weier has already spent a quarter of her life in custody, but didn't accept the defense's argu- ment that she should be released when she turns 25. "The dynamics in this case are simply tragic. What starts as a good time ends with someone almost being killed," Bohren said, reminding everyone that it had been a planned murder. He concluded that Weier could still be a danger to herself and others and should be kept in an institu- tion for the maximum sen- tence to ensure the events that played out in May 2014 aren't repeated, he said. Bohren said a predisposi- tion report he requested made a "startling" reference to a homemade Ouija board that Weier recently made at the juvenile facility where she's been held. He said she told a therapist that evil spirits had escaped from the board and she could feel them pushing down her bed at night. The report also said she still believes Slender Man exists and is a demon. "She continues to be influenced by peers and was convinced by another inmate, a devil worshipper, that Geyser is possessed," Bohren said. Weier addressed the court Thursday as a mature teenager who just reached driving age. She told Bohren she "deeply regrets every- thing" that happened that day. "I just want everyone involved in this to know that I do hold myself account- able for this and I will do everything I have to do to make sure I don't get any sort of delusion ever again," Weier said. State prosecutors had asked for the maximum sen- tence to be imposed because of the harm she and Geyser caused Leutner, who still has visible scars on her body and lives in fear, they said. "Someone will be looking over Anissa's shoulder, so (Leutner) doesn't have to think that Anissa is looking over her shoulder," said Assistant District Attorney Kevin Osborne. The victim's family wrote a letter to Bohren in which Leutner had expressed that she wanted Weier and Geyser to be com- mitted to a mental health facility after they lured her into some woods in a Waukesha park when they were all 12 years old and stabbed her 19 times. Weier's attorney, Maura McMahon, said her client cried when she was told Payton wished she and Geyser would receive men- tal health care. "It was one of the kindest things she's heard in 3 1/2 years," McMahon said. 2 • Milwaukee County Post • December 29, 2017 Pool photo Anissa Weier, 16, was sentenced to a 25-year commitment at a state mental health facility Dec. 21 for her part in a 2014 stabbing of a classmate to appease fictional internet horror character Slender Man. Volume 23, issue number 52 The Milwaukee Post (ISSN 1544-1776) is published weekly by Conley Media, Milwaukee County 3397 South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207 For all departments call: 414-744-6370 News display and advertising FAX: 414-375-7070 Classifieds: 800-762-6219 ext. 5005 Classified Fax: 262-334-6252 For display advertising inquires: 414-744-6370 Barry Richards: Advertising Representative — ext. 13 brichards@conleynet.com Julia LeGath: Advertising Representative — ext. 17 jlegath@conleynet.com Jim Baumgart Advertising Sales Director — 262-513-2621 jbaumgart@conleynet.com For editorial questions: Dan Muckelbauer Editor 262-513-2626 dmuck@conleynet.com POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Milwaukee Post 3397 S. Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 Periodicals Postage Paid at Milwaukee, WI. Your weekly newspaper is run- ning obituaries and in memoriam notices to honor a loved one's memory. They are $85 per day for 300 words or less. The price includes a small .jpg photo or graphic such as a veterans flag. A full-column photo can be added for $10 a day. A short pending death notice will be $25. They must be prepaid. The obituaries deadline will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday before publica- tion. All obituaries need to be sub- mitted by email. Send them to postobits@conleynet.com. Call 262-513-2626 with any questions about the obituary serv- ice. Post obituaries guidelines "Old fashioned service and quality" Mon.-Thurs. 7:30-7:00p.m.; Fri. 7:30-7:30; Sat. 7:30-5:30; Sun. 7:30-4:00 4640 W. Loomis Road Greenfield • 414.423.1322 See our ad weekly online at www.raysbutchershoppe.com Ray's Butcher Shoppe 1/2/18 – 1/7/18 Thick Juicy Steaks 258791023 In-Store Catering Available for any Party Needs Ray's Homemade Deli Party Trays, Cheese, Cheese & Sausage, Shrimp, Fruit Trays, Hearty Meat Trays. Please Order Ahead. Beef & Gravy, Turkey & Gravy, Hickory & cherry Wood Smoked Hams, Honey Glazed Spiral Sliced Ham. We Cater Chicken & Pig Roasts. ••• Custom Cut Meat Package Specials ••• Sides of Beef, Hind Quarters, Pork Loins, and more! Gift Cert. for All Occassions Ray's Homemade Broccoli Salad $ 5.99lb. Ray's Homemade Pistachio Fruit Fluff $ 3.49lb. Carry Out Friday Fish Frys $ 9.95 3 pc. Dinner includes: Fries, Coleslaw, Soup and Roll. 6 & 12 Piece Buckets also available. Sunday Special Hot Baked Ham $ 6.99lb. Includes 6 Free Rolls with purchase of 1lb. Ham (Limit 1 doz. Free Rolls). $ 3 99 lb. $ 3 99 lb. $ 1 99 lb. $ 3 99 lb. $ 4 99 lb. $ 4 99 lb. $ 4 59 lb. NON TRANS FAT Ray's Fresh Homemade Bratwurst Fresh Grade A Marinated Chicken Breast Six Varierties Lean Country Style Ribs Heat-N-Serve Green Peppers Ray's Homemade Stuffed Chicken Breast With Rice or Wild Rice Bacon & Onion Wrapped Pork Ribeye Grillers Rays Homemade Mock Chicken Legs Weier committed to state supervision for 25 years THREE YEARS AFTER SLENDER MAN ATTACK

• Cover