The Gypsy Rose Blanchard story is a complex and tragic case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, abuse, and ultimately, murder.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard (another mommy murderer) was born in 1991 to Dee Dee Blanchard, her single mother in the Ozarks. From an early age, Dee Dee claimed that Gypsy Rose suffered from a variety of severe medical conditions, including leukemia, muscular dystrophy, and epilepsy. Dee Dee presented Gypsy Rose as a sickly child who required a wheelchair and feeding tube.
Over the years, the Blanchards received an outpouring of sympathy and support from the community. They were even given a house by Habitat for Humanity, and Gypsy Rose received various gifts and assistance from charitable organizations. However, the truth was far darker than it seemed.
In reality, Gypsy Rose was not sick. Dee Dee had been intentionally making her daughter appear ill through a combination of medication, unnecessary medical procedures, and manipulation. Gypsy Rose was forced to undergo surgeries, take medications she didn't need, and use a wheelchair she didn't require.
As Gypsy Rose grew older, she began to realize the extent of her mother's deception. She was essentially a prisoner in her own home, isolated from the outside world. Gypsy Rose later revealed that she endured years of physical and psychological abuse at the hands of her mother.
In June 2015, Gypsy Rose conspired with her then-boyfriend (like Rachel Mullinex and her boyfriend), Nicholas Godejohn, to murder Dee Dee. Godejohn carried out the act, stabbing Dee Dee to death in her home. After the murder, Gypsy Rose and Godejohn fled to Wisconsin, where they were eventually apprehended.
During the trial, it became evident that Gypsy Rose played a role in the murder, but her actions were largely influenced by years of abuse and manipulation. In 2016, Gypsy Rose pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Left: Nicholas Godejohn, Right: Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Godejohn, on the other hand, was convicted of first-degree murder and received a life sentence. The case gained widespread attention and was the subject of numerous documentaries and a dramatized TV series titled "The Act."
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, known for plotting to kill her abusive mother who forced her to fake illnesses, has been released from prison three years before her scheduled release date. The Missouri woman, now 32, served a 10-year sentence for the second-degree murder of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, in a case that gained widespread attention and inspired a TV series. The release was granted on parole, and Gypsy Rose was released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center at 3:30 a.m.
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