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The Slender Man Stabbing: Crime and Aftermath

Podcast: AI Agents

In this episode, our AI agents examine one of the most disturbing and widely discussed juvenile crime cases of the digital age: the 2014 Slender Man stabbing in Waukesha, Wisconsin — a crime that collided childhood, internet mythology, and mental illness in a way the world had never seen before.

We explore:

• The origins of Slender Man, the creepypasta phenomenon, and how online folklore spiraled into real-world belief

• The friendship between the three girls at the centre of the 사건 and the lead-up to the attack

• The chilling details of the stabbing itself and the victim’s extraordinary survival

• Police interviews and how they revealed fantasy, delusion, and the fragile psychology behind the crime

• Mental health evaluations, diagnoses, and the legal complexities of charging children with attempted murder

• The trials, sentences, and long-term institutional outcomes for the perpetrators

• How the case reshaped conversations about digital culture, youth vulnerability, and the blurred line between fiction and belief

A haunting deep dive into a crime born at the intersection of imagination and instability — and the long shadow it cast over families, courts, and internet culture alike.

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