Beware the Slenderman Page #7

All in Morgan's bedroom.

When you ask Morgan...

"What if Slenderman

doesn't exist?"

She can't tolerate that.

She becomes

somewhat oppositional,

and says she knows it's true,

and it can't be proven

untrue, so it's true.

Did Morgan use the words

"It had to be done?"

Yes.

Did you tell her to say that?

I did not.

She's volunteering this to you?

Correct.

That seems like

an unusual thing to say.

It does. Did you ask her

what she meant by that?

I did. And did you have to

ask her multiple times?

I did.

Okay, after you asked her

multiple times

what she meant

by "It had to be done,"

what did she offer you

or what did she say?

She told me

that the man ordered it.

Yes, I did.

She held up three fingers.

Like three?

Three.

What did that... did you try to

understand what that meant?

I asked her if that meant

three years ago,

and she said,

"No, at age three."

She believed that

she communicated telepathically

with Slenderman, and that...

once the communication began,

that she had to do

what it was

that Slenderman demanded.

And if she didn't do

what was demanded,

her family wouldn't be safe?

She wouldn't be safe,

her family wouldn't be safe.

Dr. Robbins,

was Morgan's entry

into this particular crime

because of her psychosis?

I believe so.

It bears saying

that schizophrenia,

in and of itself,

is not a dangerous illness.

There are many 35-year-olds

who have schizophrenia

who don't have

to be incarcerated,

who can be managed

in a community.

However, there's

a second part to that.

When your delusion...

when your fixed delusion

tells you to kill people...

and when your...

insight doesn't allow you

to seek treatment,

then schizophrenia

becomes dangerous.

It is a dangerous

illness untreated...

and hence...

we're here.

You are just so lost

in your illness

that no one knew about...

and then for people just to hate

her like that, just hate you...

"I hate that little girl.

I hope she burns."

Like, having people

call my house and tell me,

"You're going to burn in hell

and so is your daughter."

People don't understand that...

she loves Bella.

We love Bella...

so much, and she still talks

about her like they're friends.

Oh my god. She loves

her like I love her.

And like, for people to talk about

her the way they do, it's like...

Morgan loved Bella.

She's... like, how sick are you

that you would do that

to your best friend?

Because you're afraid

of something happening,

or because you want

something happen.

You want to become something...

because your illness dictated that

this is something you need to be.

Just blows me away...

that people are like that.

It just makes me sad.

I wish people knew.

The regular ones are just the regular

cat treats that you're used to.

Just to say,

"I love you, kitty."

Cat Snacks are only 2.99

at your local grocery store.

Thank you.

Detective, did you have a chance

to watch that compilation?

I saw the compilation.

And would you agree

that that's you present

in that room with Morgan Geyser?

Those were...

pieces of the interview

that was me and Morgan together.

Did you tell Morgan she could

have parents available

to talk to before

you interrogated her?

I did not tell her that,

because that wasn't an option.

You weren't going to let

her parents be present?

Correct. Or let her even have

a phone call to talk to them?

Um, we did not offer her

a phone call.

At some point were you

provided with Anissa's phone?

Yes, I was. Did you

have a chance to look

at any of the... messages

on that phone?

Yes, I did.

It says, "This is my final

wish to those who care..."

Mm-hmm.

Where did you locate

the suspects?

They were located right

by I-94 in Waukesha County.

Did you notice anything

about Anissa's emotional state

when you had contact with her?

She said she was scared,

and I asked what was

she scared of?

And do you recall

what she said to you?

She made mention

that if she told me,

I would think

that she was crazy,

and I told her that I didn't

think anybody was crazy.

Okay.

Can you ask the question

again please?

One of the first communications

before any

of the search requests

was found on Anissa's phone

that was provided

by her parents, correct?

Correct. It was basically

a goodbye letter.

Correct?

Yes.

And basically indicated that

people should remember

who she was,

not grieve for her...

and that she

wouldn't do them harm.

- Correct.

- Nothing further, Your Honor.

Aiden? Wrap it up, chief.

we got places to go.

All right? We have

to run over to the school

for a mandatory meeting

about iPads...

setting up their iPad...

and using their iPad, and...

the disadvantages they'll be at

if they're not allowed

to use their iPad.

You know?

I don't think anybody can

really, you know, begrudge me

for thinking

the way I do about...

a bunch of fifth graders

getting iPads.

You know, based on what this

family has been through.

At the same token...

you know, I don't want

to hinder his learning.

I guess I just need to...

get over my own

reservations about it.

And about the iPads.

If I'd had my way,

he wouldn't have one.

You have a child that is...

incarcerated, for lack

of a better term...

but your other life

still has to go on,

so you still have to be able

to support your other children

with the activities

that they're in, and...

you do your best

to support your children

that you can't have access to...

and have to explain

to Anissa that,

"Well, I might not be able

to come up on Tuesday,

"because Aiden has

a pack meeting.

I have to be there

for that."

I've had conversations with...

my oldest son.

I was out in the backyard. He comes

outside, he says to me, "What's wrong?"

That's when I told him...

it's just stressful as hell...

trying to keep everything as

balanced as it can possibly be.

You never get a day off...

and it wears on you.

It just really wears

the sh*t outta ya.

Because you have

to do so much more...

to try to keep everybody

in a positive place,

including yourself.

It's...

It's mentally...

and emotionally

and physically just draining.

I knew it was always a risk,

simply because of... genetics

that one of our children

might develop schizophrenia.

I never thought something

like this would happen.

Matt is so...

He's so high functioning

and he's so... stable.

I just know that he's

developed an awareness

of what's real and what's not.

And I think, for Morgan,

those lines are

still pretty blurry...

but it's all

still very real to her.

In general, Morgan's just

becoming more and more lost

and involved in this world

of imaginary friends

that she has.

The best possible situation would be

that she ends up in an environment

where she can receive treatment

for her schizophrenia,

and that would be

a psychiatric facility.

Not prison.

She can't go to prison.

I think it's kind of

cruel of the courts...

to have a law where

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