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In May of 2014, two pre-teen girls plot to brutally murder their best friend in an attempt to appease the fictional character Slender Man. The girls become convinced that they had to murder Payton (Bella) Leutner in order to save their families. 


Sources:
Slenderman by Kathleen Hale main source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXsB5lLgeH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEL_Hm210rI
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
https://abcnews.go.com/US/slender-man-stabbing-victim-speaks-publicly-time-situation/story?id=66268385
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXAiPemND_M
https://allthatsinteresting.com/payton-leutner

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