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This episode covers the attempted murder of a teenage girl in Wisconsin by her classmates, who claimed a fictional character influenced their actions.

A cyclist was shocked when they found a teenage girl battling for her life on the side of a rural Wisconsin road. The young girl was rushed to a hospital and survived what was clearly an attempted murder. Waukesha investigators found her attackers a few hours later — Morgan Geyser and Anissa E. Weier, her classmates. Geyser and Weier said Slender Man, a fictional character, told them to do it. Get the full story on this episode of Female Criminals with Elizabeth Millner, presented by Law&Crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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