A 23-year-old Wisconsin woman who stabbed a classmate in 2014 to please a fictional character called Slender Man has been recaptured in Illinois after leaving a group home, officials say.

The woman convicted in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing will not fight extradition after her escape from Wisconsin.

WGN obtained body-worn camera footage that showed the moment officers located the Wisconsin woman convicted in the 2014 "Slender Man" stabbing after she escaped her group home and spent over 24 hours on the run.

The Wisconsin woman who won release from a mental institution after almost killing her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man only to flee the state weeks later won't fight extradition from Illinois.

A 23-year-old Wisconsin woman who stabbed a classmate in 2014 to please a fictional character called Slender Man has been recaptured in Illinois after leaving a group home, officials say.