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    Ghoulish stabbing raises question: Who is Slenderman?

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    • Joy
      Joy last edited by

      He's the Internet's own monster, a ghoul who lurks in its darkest corners and, like the Web itself, has mutated time and again to suit the dreams and desires of his devotees.
      He is Slenderman, a menacing, faceless specter in a dark suit -- sometimes portrayed with octopus-like tentacles -- known to haunt children and those who seek to expose him. He was born in 2009 in an online forum for people who enjoy creating fake supernatural images.
      And, on Saturday, police say, he played a role in the attempted murder of a 12-year-old girl in suburban Milwaukee by two female classmates who stabbed her 19 times. According to police, the girls said the attack was meant to impress the fictitious bogeyman.

      http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/03/tech/web/stabbing-who-slenderman/index.html?hpt=hp_c5

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        My guess is that drugs played a bigger role.

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