I remember I was really into creepypasta back in the day and when this happened it shook the whole community. The main site itself even had to make announcements clarifying that the stories are fictional and were not intended to be taken seriously

I remember hearing about this when this happened. Sad as to why people do terrible things, especially for the dumbest reasons. Thank you for the video Chris, keep up the great work.

A sociopath and a schizophrenic girl feeding into each other’s delusions is really wild. I just can’t believe parents didn’t notice anything sooner.

Thats how law should be. If the attacker/killer is old enough to use a knife/gun they're old enough to be tried properly! Theres too much of this paranormal BS going around online!

She is so strong. I remember hearing about this. Thank you as always!

I remember when this happened, just so shattering! How do you ever trust again after something like this happens to you?

It Shows you,.. evil has no age or size.

to see documentary’s of this case on the news, looking on it now and imaging being Payton, I hope she is okay after this.

Our judicial system is too lenient.

I remember this. The victim survived and now flourishes, focused on her future and I believe also on helping other people. Of the two girls who stabbed her, one who had a history severe mental issues such as hearing voices (if I remember correctly, her father had the same issue of hearing stuff that isn't there) is I believe released on the condition of having constant psychiatric care and 24/7 monitoring until some really late date like 2040 or so, because of having made great improvements and showing remorse. The other girl who showed zero remorse and was void of any emotion during her interrogations is still kept incarcerated and had all her attempts at parole were denied. I think she was found to have antisocial personality disorder (the modern term for being a genuine sociopath). Eric Knudsen, creator of the Slenderman story reached out to offer his apologies or such as well, never having thought people would take his creepypasta story serious.

I remember hearing about this when I was in 6th grade. I was hella interested in Slenderman (and other Creepypastas) and hearing this story scared middle school me enough to stay away from horror in general lmao

I live in WI, 90 min from where this happened. Horrific! And yet their plan failed. The survivor is courageous and may God continue to help and heal her.

Gotta love that Aqua Team Hunger Force shirt.

Thanks Chris for telling this story I remember when this happened I would really like to see someone interview these two girls today and she if they have any remorse about what they did to there friend. And I hope the girl that got hurt is living a happy healthy life am sure that it took a long time to just be normal and lose some of the fear that was put on her. God bless her and the parents 🙏

What in the world? That's scary stuff! Another great video Chris. I'm always excited when you upload.

What is the point of sentencing then to 65yrs if they don't even go to prison? Now one is released? No justice anymore. Smh.

It's a shame how impressionable children are and how peer pressure leads children to do unspeakable things. Dangerous minds.

I’m glad you did this story thank you. Love your videos. Love the shirt too

I remember hearing about this story & the whole Slenderman phenomenon what those girls did to their friend was disgusting I'm glad that the victim survived hope she & her family are are doing ok

I absolutely love your T-shirt.

Another excellent video from my home state of Wisconsin. 👍👍 Although I have not lived there since 2001 I remember this story.

Thank you, Chris! ❤

I remember this.. So sad. Great story-telling.

It was so surreal being a longtime fan of the Slender Man Mythos, creepypasta, etc. in small chill internet communities and seeing sensationalist headlines like "Is the Slender Man Phenomenon the Next Manson Family?" It wasn't the Manson Family, it was the Beatles in that analogy: completely innocuous media arbitrarily invoked in a tragedy. This was one of the first events to shake my faith in journalism before the collapse of democracy lol, absolute vultures. Thank you for handling it with more grace and nuance.

Came across your channel by accident. Very very good content 👏🏽 well done. Look forward to watching more. From London

Welcome to Wisconsin! We are in New Glarus, Bless this girl and her family

Another great video Chris thanks for sharing and keeping us well informed. Stay safe 👊👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

I’m glad you covered this.

Thank you Chris for another great video

The first time I heard about this horrible stabbing on the news, I said, "You have to be kidding" because it was so unbelievable and twisted. Feeding off of each other was a good way of putting it. Off topic: Your Aqua Teen Hunger Force tee reminded me that I have the DVD box set. I might watch a little SeaLab 2021 too. PEACE

This is a good example of how a lot of things go into these situations. These were two kids that were very vulnerable due to their undiagnosed disorders, but they also played off of each other. And while it might seem detached from reality to us, most people don't know the science to prove lots of things that we accept as reality. Like why the sky is blue, or that the tides are controlled by the moon. That doesn't mean that they're not true, but most of our lives is based around accepting a reality that we're taught by other people. And if your child best friend and you both are predisposed to enjoy and think about a certain fantasy as real, it would become your reality very easily as you bounce it back and forth in the biased environment of their interactions.

Great review and presentation on this sick case (as always). I always get this case confused with a somewhat similar and definitely just as evil a case, the Skylar Neese murder. Hey!! My recommendation for a future episode.......young teen girls lure their friend off into the W. Va. countryside to murder her because they suddenly decided they didn't like her.... Jim C.

Interesting and nicely told.

heard this story told a couple months ago on another channel. really sad and horrific what they did to her, and at that age! :(

Heart breaking story 💔 thank god she survived 🙏. Mental health is one of the biggest issues these days.

There's a KZfaq channel, Explore With Us ( I THINK ) that posted an almost 3hr. long video of the police interviews with the 2 girls. Very interesting! I pray that Peyton heals from all this, not just physically, but mentally as well. Thanks for a great video Chris!

I think I heard about this on, will listen, great story

Despicable behavior🙀💔😿 Truly sickening🤢

That "Ewu crew" did a great vid of all the police interrogations of this case but this is great taking us right to location. Boots on the ground. Nice!

IDK, but from watching all of the interviews it appeared very quickly to me that Morgan's mom was just as strange as she was. Her mother said she knew something was wrong with her very early on and did nothing about it

I don't live too far from where this murder happened.

Love the aqua teen shirt bro

I kinda remember hearing about this but I just thought it was a movie at the time until a few days later

Imagine what the arresting officer was thinking putting handcuffs on a child.

Thanks for the story and glad she lived but have interest in her attempted killers!

Very interesting, never heard anything of this incident.

I remember this event. A meeting of fictional evil and REAL evil. Back in my day (I'm an ancient 52 yrs old), we got our supernatural fix by taking alien, ghost, and bigfoot books out of the library. Very tame compared to what is on the internet, and many parents do not parent very well, especially when it comes to limiting exposure to such trash. Mental illness egged on by evil.

Thanks for the research... Very well told.. not good what happened though....

wow... amazingly beautiful story.

This is so eerie. I'm reading the book Slenderman about this case right now.

For some reason tons of crazy stuff seems to happen in Waukesha

Love the T shirt man

Thank you

Just finished watching Netflixs' DAHMER series. Now you upload another creepy story.. gonna have nightmares tonight !

Man this was heartbreaking 🥺

I grew up many years ago and never did any of this insanity prevail. Too much social media! Not enough parental intervention! Very sad and just an indication of the mental conditions plaguing our society! Thanks for the intense eye opener Chris! 🙏🏻💙🙏🏻

This is a totally messed up story. This world is so messed up. Thanks for the crazy story. Calling them your friend so sad

It’s scary how f-ked up some kids are, but it’s how you raise them, what you in store in them. You teach them about god. You make them answer for there wrong doing’s… Kids need to know there’s consequences to their actions. Teach them about respecting others, teach them you treat ppl the way they want to be treated…. Teach them to help someone in need, show them love & kindness . In store good manners & morals in your children. I pray god helps this generation & the new generation🙏🏼

One of the most craziest things ever.

Marcus Theaters a midwest theater chain wouldn't screen the 2018 Slenderman film.

Luuv it whn U make ur way back to T.C. Ì think my 1st vid of yours was the Girl Scout Murders/ Camp Scott & remembering just how soothing your voice was.

Peyton is such a hero. She saved herself.

Maybe Ed is a distant relative. Another informative and well done video. It's a scary and unpredictable world out there. It seems we all need to keep our heads on a swivel so to speak. 😏 Hopefully the innocent girl doesn't think about this very often and has been able to live her life in peace.

And what's really sad is that her family is probably still in debt just from that hospital visit

Interesting Chris, I remember this

Yikes she’s been released?! After only 7 years?! I know she’ll be supervised and have an ankle monitor but jeez where is the justice?

Remember seeing this on the news 😢

Thanks Internet

I had a depression "break".,...I was in Winnebago mental health with the one girl and even had a group with her. I have nightmares about Winnebago!!

Skinwalker😮 really famous & scary....this case is well-known and insane!!! It's also a HBO documentary. from Taiwan's comment.

Your shirt though! Nice!

When I heard about this on my birthday May 31st I was so horrified everybody knew slender Man was fake right how could two people do this to somebody that was their friend the things that people will do to one another is horrendous and the fact that these were kids has never left my mind

and this is why you should limit your kids time on the internet and highly supervise it. People will beieve anything on social media to the point common sense is going out the window.

Thanks for video, red pill Romany patriot here

there was a moive made of them, & i know me & my wife watched it. & just was how far they got in-to it.

Such a terrible experience. It makes me sick. This might make some people mad, but pay attention to what your kids are watching and doing. And tell them NO, when you see them doing something wrong.

I recognized this story from the episode of Law and Order where they based the plot on these girls. Now I know the real story.

11:27 “such a blurred line between reality and fantasy” - welcome to the state of the world 2022.

Theres a pretty good documentary on this. The moms of those two girls were both crazy. I think it was maybe Morgan's mom was bat chit crazy.

ATHF!

This case was call The Slander Man Murder..

That gravel trail is probably an old railway line?

Such a disturbing story

You should’ve come by and visited! I live there!!!

We sure have the winners in Wisconsin hey?

They needed a bloody good hiding

released under supervision until shes 37. WTF. wow.

Luvin the ATHF shirt!

Damn wish I woulda known you would be in the area, can show you some other spots that would fit your channel. Message me if you're sticking around Wisconsin a little longer!

ATHF…..#1 in the hood G

so glad she survived

children can be so psychotic and downright sociopathic.

And whats crazy is Morgan is free & can live a Normal life smh 🤦

Definitely a typical sleepover.

So sad!

00:15 slash birthday party

Always weird shit comes out of Wisconsin smh

Wisconsin Death Trip. Next up, Milwaukee.

and they let these nut case's out wow .. should have been lock up fore the rest of there lives , pure evil !!!

You only have to ask yourself, if Slenderman is real, who makes his suits and shirts?