# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Booked: A True Crime Book - Slenderman by Kathleen Hale
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 04:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Calling all self-proclaimed true crime junkies! Booked: A True Crime Book Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 4:30 pm in the Bell Art Room. Bring your detective brain as we learn about some of the most unnerving serial killers and their victims.

In May, Slenderman by Kathleen Hale will be discussed. If you would like to attend the discussion, sign up at https://winona.lib.mn.us/event/booked-a-true-crime-book-club-2/2026-05-07/. 

Slenderman is the first full account of the Slenderman stabbing, a true crime narrative of mental illness, the American judicial system, the trials of adolescence, and the power of the internet. On May 31, 2014, in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two twelve-year-old girls attempted to stab their classmate to death. Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier's violence was extreme, but what seemed even more frightening was that they committed their crime under the influence of a figure born by the internet: the so-called "Slenderman." Yet the even more urgent aspect of the story, that the children involved suffered from undiagnosed mental illnesses, often went overlooked in coverage of the case. Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls tells that full story for the first time in deeply researched detail, using court transcripts, police reports, individual reporting, and exclusive interviews. Morgan and Anissa were bound together by their shared love of geeky television shows and animals, and their discovery of the user-uploaded scary stories on the Creepypasta website could have been nothing more than a brief phase. But Morgan was suffering from early-onset childhood schizophrenia. She believed that she had been seeing Slenderman for many years, and the only way to stop him from killing her family was to bring him a sacrifice: Morgan's best friend Payton "Bella" Leutner, whom Morgan and Anissa planned to stab to death on the night of Morgan's twelfth birthday. Bella survived the attack, but was deeply traumatized, while Morgan and Anissa were immediately remanded into jail, and the severity of their crime meant that they would be prosecuted as adults. There, as Morgan continued to suffer from worsening mental illness after being denied antipsychotics, her life became more and more surreal.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/winona/booked-a-true-crime-book-slenderman-by-kathleen-hale/200029938785701
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Winona
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 151 W 5th St, Winona, MN, United States, Minnesota 55987
- **lat**: 44.05101
- **long**: -91.64072
- **full address**: 151 W 5th St, Winona, MN, United States, Minnesota 55987

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Booked: A True Crime Book - Slenderman by Kathleen Hale being held?
  - **A:** Booked: A True Crime Book - Slenderman by Kathleen Hale takes place on Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 04:30 pm to Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 04:30 pm at 151 W 5th St, Winona, MN, United States, Minnesota 55987.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Booked: A True Crime Book - Slenderman by Kathleen Hale?
  - **A:** Booked: A True Crime Book - Slenderman by Kathleen Hale is organized by Winona Public Library.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Winona Public Library's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Winona Public Library a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Winona Public Library has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Booked: A True Crime Book - Slenderman by Kathleen Hale is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Winona, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Booked: A True Crime Book - Slenderman by Kathleen Hale sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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