
Slender Man: From Horror Meme to Inspiration for Murder
What started as a photograph doctored for an Internet contest took on a life of its own – leading two preteen girls to stab their friend 19 times

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What started as a photograph doctored for an Internet contest took on a life of its own – leading two preteen girls to stab their friend 19 times

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