(The Center Square) – There are questions to answer after one of Wisconsin’s most famous stabbing suspects fled her group home over the weekend.
Police in Illinois say they found Morgan Geyser at a truck stop south of Chicago on Sunday night after he went missing from her court-ordered group home in Madison a little less than 24 hours after she cut-off her ankle bracelet and fled.
Geyser is the second Slander Man stabber. She and another young friend lured a third 12-year-old girl into the woods in Waukesha County in 2014 and nearly stabbed her to death.
Geyser originally pleaded guilty, but was later found to be not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. She was then sent to the state mental hospital.
In March, a Waukesha County judge ruled that Geyser’s mental health had improved enough and ordered her released. Geyser’s attorney had trouble finding her a new group home. At least two homes refused to accept her because of the publicity surrounding her case.
There is no indication that Geyser went after her former victim. In fact, police in Madison say she left with a “male acquaintance.”
But there are questions about how she was able to escape.
Geyser was last seen at her group home at about 8:15 on Saturday night. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says it got an alert about 9:30 that night that her ankle bracelet was no longer functioning.
About two hours later, the DOC made contact with Geyser’s group home. It was about a half-hour after that that DOC issued an “apprehension request” for Geyser.
Madison Police say they didn’t find out about Geyser’s escape until almost 8 a.m. the next day. They found out after the group home called to report her missing.
It wasn’t until 8 p.m. on Sunday that police in Illinois found and arrested her.
No one has yet the delays or communication issues between the DOC and Madison Police. There has also not been any explanation as to why Geyser cut off her ankle bracelet and fled.
