Mythological tale drove girls, 12, to stab friend

[Jazzy]

Prosecutors say two 12-year-old southeastern Wisconsin girls stabbed their 12-year-old friend nearly to death in the woods to please a mythological creature they learned about online.

Both girls were charged as adults with first-degree attempted homicide Monday in Waukesha County Circuit Court; they each face up to 60 years in prison if convicted. A court commissioner set bail at $500,000 cash per child. According to a criminal complaint, the girls had been planning to kill their friend for months and finally made the attempt in a park on Saturday morning, after a slumber party.

One of the girls told a detective they were trying to become "proxies" of Slender Man, a mythological demon-like character they learned about on creepypasta.wikia.com, a website about horror stories and legends. They planned to run away to the demon's forest mansion after the slaying, the complaint said.

"I recognize their young ages but it's still unbelievable," Court Commissioner Thomas Pieper said during one of the girls' initial court appearances Monday.

The victim suffered 19 stab wounds; one missed a major artery near her heart by a millimeter, doctors told police. She was in stable condition Monday. The court documents did not provide her name.

The Associated Press isn't naming either girl who is charged because at least one of their attorneys plans to pursue moving her case into juvenile court, where proceedings are secret.

Both girls appeared in court wearing shackles and jail jumpsuits. They were surrounded by sheriff's baliffs, who towered over them. Family members of one of the girls wept openly as reporters snapped photographs. The other girl's family sat stone-faced.

According to the criminal complaint, one of the girls told an investigator they began planning to kill their friend in December. The other girl told police they decided to kill her so they could become proxies of Slender Man, who would accept them and let them live with him in his mansion in the Nicolet National Forest.

The other girl said she sees Slender Man in her dreams. She said he watches her and can read her mind and teleport.

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Could a mythological creature written about on the Internet really drive two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls to try to kill their friend?

 

[Toby]

Any story, written or told can drive people to do crazy things. Its whenever people believe the stories or not. Take religion for example, there is no evidence for it or against it (completely) yet people believe in it. Same goes for other stories, and this creepypasta is no different.

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[Evil Eye]

An interesting use of the word friend.

Could a mythological creature written about on the Internet really drive two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls to try to kill their friend?

The answer is no for one very simple reason: A mythological creature written about on the internet can't do anything.

Now then, can two people kill another in the name of a fictional entity - regardless of their belief in its existence? Yes, obviously. I'd say there's precedent.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Saw this on the news earlier. Very sad stuff but I'm glad the victim lived.

 

[Jazzy]

The other girl told police they decided to kill her so they could become proxies of Slender Man, who would accept them and let them live with him in his mansion in the Nicolet National Forest.

That right there is telling me that these two girls felt they weren't accepted by their parent/parents. No one saw the warning signs because they (parents/parent) weren't paying any attention to what these two were up to. You don't just become a psychopath over night.