In this week's episode, Charlotte covers the stabbing of Peyton Leutner, aka, The Slender Man Stabbing. On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, two 12-year-old girls, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, lured their friend Payton Leutner into a forest and stabbed her 19 times in an attempt to become proxies of the fictional character Slender Man. Charlotte and Rae discuss the horrific events leading up to the stabbing and also how the original viral Creepypasta effected the young girls' minds. Buckle up! This one's a wild ride.

SOURCES:
Wikipedia
People
NY Times
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
NY Mag

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