Payton Leutner survived the 2014 Slender Man stabbing. This is her journey—from betrayal and trauma to recovery—plus Morgan ...

Payton Leutner ABC News In the ambulance, she struggled to focus “because my body was working so hard to keep itself alive. It was probably like, ‘Vision isn’t really a priority right now.'” ...

Leutner, of Wisconsin, survived a stabbing attack in 2014 by two teenage friends wanting to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man. AP "But it was really just a trick to get me ...

The victim, Payton Leutner, suffered life-threatening injuries but ultimately survived. Geyser and her co-assailant, Anissa Weier, were charged in adult court with first-degree attempted ...

The interview with Payton Leutner on 20/20 airs Friday, Oct. 25, at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.

Payton Leutner, now 17, discusses her 2014 attack inspired by the fictional character Slenderman. ABC The survivor wasn't surprised by the eerie motive.

In her first interview about the 2014 attack, which is set to air Friday, Payton Leutner told ABC News that despite her lingering trauma, she has “come to accept all of the scars that I have.” ...

Bio: Payton Leutner is a 14-year-old from Waukesha, Wisconsin who was stabbed 19 times by Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser in May 2014. The girls viciously attacked Payton and left her to die in orde… ...

Payton Leutner, left, is interviewed by ABC’s David Muir. Leutner, of Wisconsin, survived a stabbing attack in 2014 by two teenage friends wanting to please a fictional horror character called ...

Payton Leutner, who was 12 when she was attacked in a wooded area in Wisconsin by her best friend and another girl, sat down for an interview on an upcoming episode of ABC’s “20/20” and said ...

Crime Victim speaks out for first time about ‘Slender Man’ attack In this August 2019 photo provided by ABC News, Payton Leutner, left, is interviewed by ABC's David Muir. ABC News via AP ...