US EditionMinnesota Stabbing Survivor Says Attack Reunited Her Estranged Family
Tessa Olson survived a stabbing by fellow resident Cyrus Olson, who faces six charges including attempted murder; the attack reunited her estranged children after 14 years.
- On Feb. 7, police arrested Cyrus Lee Olson, 22, moments after he allegedly attacked Tessa Olson at a Perham rehab center.
- At the end of 2025, she completed treatment at the Rewind Center in Perham and moved into Perham 180, a transition program, before the attack.
- Medical staff intubated Tessa Olson and performed exploratory abdominal surgery and blood transfusions after she suffered a stab wound between the eyes and about 14 stab wounds.
- Waking in the hospital, Tessa Olson found her three formerly estranged children at her bedside after their 18 hours drive; two southern siblings stayed a week while she recovers in Park Rapids with daughter Natasha Wright.
- Family members credit Keith Sleen with saving Tessa Olson’s life after he shattered a window and called 911, while court records show Cyrus faces six charges including attempted murder.
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Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota stabbing survivor says attack reunited her estranged family
PERHAM, Minn. — Tessa Olson woke up in the hospital with a tube in her mouth surrounded by her three formerly estranged children. One of the first things she did was write on her whiteboard, “Nothing like an attempted murder to bring family back together.” Cyrus Lee Olson, 22, attacked Tessa on Feb. 7 while they were staying in a rehab center in Perham. The 45-year-old survivor said all he did, ultimately, was take himself off the streets and gi…
Park Rapids Enterprise
Stabbing survivor says attack brought her family back
Tessa Olson woke up in the hospital with a tube in her mouth surrounded by her three formerly estranged children. One of the first things she did was write on her whiteboard, “Nothing like an attempted murder to bring family back together.” Cyrus Lee Olson, 22, attacked Tessa on Feb. 7 while they were staying in a rehab center in Perham. The 45-year-old survivor said all he did, ultimately, was take himself off the streets and give her her kids …
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