--- description: Attorneys say the girls should be returned to their families under close supervision title: 'Slender Man' Stabbing Suspects Seek Release Pending Trial image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'Slender Man' Stabbing Suspects Seek Release Pending Trial by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 15, 2016 9:37 AM CUT by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 15, 2016 9:37 AM CUT The two Wisconsin girls charged with trying to kill a friend [to appease the fictional horror character “Slender Man”](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/slender-man-stabbing/fantasy-slender-man-meme-inspires-horrific-wisconsin-stabbing-n121311 "undefined") return to court Friday to ask to be released pending trial. The girls, now 13 and 14, could face up to 65 years in prison if they’re convicted as adults of attempted first-degree intentional homicide. But in new court filings reported by the Associated Press, attorneys for the girls say they should be returned to their families under a closely supervised schedule of therapy and electronic monitoring… [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/slender-man-stabbing/slender-man-stabbing-suspects-seek-release-pending-trial-n556191?cid=par-time%5F20160415 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4295641/slender-man-stabbing-suspects-seek-release/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4295641/slender-man-stabbing-suspects-seek-release/"},"headline":"'Slender Man' Stabbing Suspects Seek Release Pending Trial","datePublished":"2016-04-15T09:37:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:46:53.428Z","description":"Attorneys say the girls should be returned to their families under close supervision","url":"https://time.com/4295641/slender-man-stabbing-suspects-seek-release/","keywords":["Crime","Wisconsin"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4295641/slender-man-stabbing-suspects-seek-release/","name":"'Slender Man' Stabbing Suspects Seek Release Pending Trial"}}]}] ```