[39][40], Investigation Discovery also aired a two-hour long special documentary titled Gypsy's Revenge. Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Who Conspired to Kill Abusive Mom, Is Pictured with Fiancé For 1st Time The photos were taken in May when Gypsy Rose Blanchard's fiancé met his future in-laws She has been convicted of killing her mother Dee Dee Blanchard. Dee Dee told local charities and … [4] Gypsy Rose pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is serving a 10-year sentence;[1] after a brief trial in November 2018 Godejohn was convicted of first-degree murder[5] and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Marcia Gay Harden starred as the fictionalized version of Dee Dee, Emily Skeggs starred as Gypsy Rose's counterpart, Brennan Keel Cook starred as Nick's counterpart, and Tate Donovan starred as Rod's counterpart. Dee Dee claimed to be a victim of Hurricane Katrina, so she and Gypsy received assistance to relocate from Louisiana to Missouri in 2005. [47], In the 2019 Netflix web television series The Politician, the characters Infinity Jackson, Ricardo, and Dusty Jackson are respectively based on Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Nicholas Godejohn and Dee Dee Blanchard. At an event in 2011, she made what may have been another escape attempt that ended when her mother found her in a hotel room with a man she had met online. When Gypsy was 14, she saw a neurologist in Missouri who came to believe she was a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. After they had returned home and Dee Dee had gone to sleep, he went to the Blanchard house. As Gypsy grew older, Dee Dee began to lie about her age, going so far as to alter the dates on Gypsy's birth certificate to make her daughter seem younger. Gypsy Rose Blanchard's pen pal fiance has been pictured for the first time since the couple announced their engagement in April. After approximately two hours of deliberation they returned with the verdict and Godejohn was found guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Here's a look at some of the key players in the British monarchy — and which ones are closest to wearing the crown themselves. Dr. Marc Feldman, an international expert on factitious disorders, stated that this was the first case he had experienced in which an abused child killed an abusive parent. "[I]t was like a tornado got started." [9], Gypsy stated that when she was 7 or 8, she was riding on her grandfather's motorcycle when they were involved in a minor accident. [23] In their opening statement, prosecutors alleged that Godejohn had deliberated for over a year before the crime, while his lawyers pointed to his autism and said that Gypsy had formulated the crime and their love-struck client had just done as she had asked. Several witnesses saw the pair on their way to the Greyhound station and noted that Gypsy wore a blonde wig and walked unassisted. The 8-episode miniseries is based on Michelle Dean's 2016 BuzzFeed article. Prosecution and Prison Sentence. Prison photos of Nich Godejohn and Gypsy Rose. [3], Bernardo Flasterstein, a pediatric neurologist who saw Gypsy in Springfield, became suspicious of her muscular dystrophy diagnosis. Dr. Marc Feldman, an expert in Munchausen syndrome by proxy, said of Gypsy's life and actions, "The control was total in the same sense that the control of a kidnapped victim sometimes is total. Several surgeries were performed on her during this time and Clauddine regularly took Gypsy to the emergency room for minor ailments. The pink house in The Act was a re-creation. In 2011, Gypsy tried to get away from her mother by running away with a man she'd met at a science fiction convention. Gypsy Rose Blanchard's mother, Dee Dee, falsely claimed her daughter was suffering from different illnesses until Gypsy arranged for her boyfriend to kill her mother in 2015. Her head was bald only because her mother shaved off her hair. The list of medical problems that Dee Dee related about her daughter would go on to include seizures, asthma and hearing and visual impairments. Built by Habitat for Humanity, it was painted pink and had a wheelchair ramp. Gypsy Rose Blanchard And Nicholas Godejohn Begin Plotting The Murder. [4], HBO produced the documentary film Mommy Dead and Dearest directed by Erin Lee Carr about the murder and its relationship to Munchausen syndrome by proxy. He complimented Dee Dee for her devoted care. The fact was that Gypsy had spent her entire life being controlled and monitored by her mother. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison, though she'll be eligible for parole beginning in 2024. The Horrifying Truth Behind the Story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Escape From Her Mother", "Inside the Online Romance That Led an Abused Girl to Kill Her Mom and Escape Her Life of Lies", "That knife Blanchard suspect said he mailed to Wisconsin? Tubes were implanted in her ears to control her myriad purported ear infections. Klara Pözl Hitler was devoted to her son Adolf, and theirs was one of the few close relationships in Hitler's life. Godejohn was found guilty of first-degree murder in 2018 and was sentenced to life in prison. [3], Rod and his second wife regularly hoped to get to Springfield and visit, but for a variety of reasons Dee Dee would change plans. She told her neighbors in Springfield that Gypsy Rose's father was an abusive drug addict and alcoholic who had never come to terms with his daughter's health issues and never sent them any money. She was confined to a wheelchair for the majority of her life even though she was a perfectly healthy person. He also points out that post-traumatic stress disorder is likely to be an issue in her continuing development. [3] A spokesman for Habitat for Humanity, whose volunteers had built the Blanchards' house along with others on their street, said, "We are just really, deeply saddened by the whole situation. [3] In January 2017, his trial was postponed when prosecutors requested a second psychiatric exam; his lawyers contend that he has an intelligence quotient of 82 and is on the autism spectrum, suggesting that he has diminished capacity. [42] "[W]hen I think about it every teenager wants to murder their parents at some point", Harden told TV Insider. But, Dee found various ways to restrict their interactions very limited. No rules have fun this is only FB just created 05/10/19 The file was closed. In later interviews, he stated his belief that there wasn't enough evidence to act. Her 5-foot (150 cm) height,[b] nearly toothless mouth, large glasses and high, childlike voice reinforced the perception that she had all the problems her mother said she did. According to Gypsy, Dee Dee smashed her computer and physically restrained her to her bed after they returned home. In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsey Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event. Gypsy has stated it was only after Dee Dee's death that she realized the extent of her mother's deception. Dee Dee contrived to gain access to Flasterstein's notes and subsequently stopped taking Gypsy to see him. "[29], While a formal diagnosis of Munchausen by proxy for Dee Dee is technically impossible since she is dead, Feldman told the Springfield News-Leader after Gypsy's guilty plea that he could confidently say Dee Dee had it based on what he knew about the case. Her daughter recalls seeing it during one of their hospital visits and becoming confused; Dee Dee told her it was a misprint. Gypsy Rose Blanchard was born on July 27, 1991, in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, the United States to parents Rod Blanchard and Dee Dee Blanchard. After Dee Dee's murder, many people who'd known Gypsy wondered why she had gone so far as to kill her. [3], Flasterstein did not follow up by reporting Dee Dee to social services. She also went through multiple surgeries, including procedures on her eyes and removal of her salivary glands. Gypsy Rose Blanchard is an American criminal convicted of masterminding her own mother’s murder. [5], In February 2019, he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder conviction, the only possible option since prosecutors had declined to seek the death penalty. [8] Arnott urged people not to donate any money to the family until investigators learned the extent of the fraud. [14] The lack of salivary glands coupled with side-effects of the anti-seizure medication she was given caused Gypsy's teeth to decay to the point that the majority of her front teeth were extracted and replaced by a bridge. [3], Dee Dee seems to have at least once forged a copy of her daughter's birth certificate, moving her birth date to 1995 to bolster claims that she was still a teenager; Gypsy said in a later interview that for 15 years she was not sure of her real age. Only one of the charities that had helped the Blanchards spoke after the revelations. [2] Her mother homeschooled her after that, supposedly because her illnesses were so severe. She believed Dee Dee's claim that she had cancer, even though she knew she could walk and eat solid food, leading her to assent to the regular head shavings. [8] At some point early in her adult life, she worked as a nurse's aide. Based on that information, police asked Facebook to trace the IP address from which the posts to Dee Dee's account had been made. She told him the truth about her mother's actions and ended up asking him to kill Dee Dee so they could be together. [1], Rod Blanchard, Gypsy's father, is less critical. It has been a busy season for the Blanchards in Louisiana, Kristy told the News-Leader. And there are several photos of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard that really drive home just how awful this story truly is. [8], When she was 24, she became pregnant by Rod Blanchard, then 17. Gypsy Rose Blanchard is a Cancer and was born in The Year of the Goat Life. Dee Dee had been making her daughter pass herself off as younger and pretend to be disabled and chronically ill, subjecting her to unnecessary surgery and medication, and controlling her through physical and psychological abuse. Due to Dee Dee's actions, Gypsy was prescribed a litany of medications and had to sleep using a breathing machine. View the profiles of people named Gypsy Rose Blanchard. The film accepts Flasterstein's claim that he was only required to make a report to Child Protective Services in the latter instance, but according to Feldman once he had included Munchausen by proxy in his list of possible diagnoses, he was obligated to make a report. Gypsy managed to learn to read on her own through the Harry Potter books. Millennials is a generation who grew up with computers, internet and social networks. Gypsy Rose is interviewed while she is still incarcerated and during the interview, she describes her relationship with her mother. [14], Gypsy hid in the bathroom and covered her ears so that she would not have to hear her mother screaming. He was happy the first time that he saw video of Gypsy walking under her own power. Since her childhood, she was suffering from mental illness and had brain damage. [19], In a news conference, Sheriff Arnott said of the case "[Springfield is] a giving community, we surround people with love and finances that we believe that needs it. One physician suspected that Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental disorder which causes a parent or other caretaker to exaggerate, fabricate, or induce illness in a person under their care in order to obtain sympathy or attention. Gypsy's father, relatives, and friends are all interviewed along with public officials and Nicholas Godejohn.[41]. Love You to Death aired on Lifetime in January 2019, dramatizing the case as "inspired by true events". The Waukesha County police department took both Gypsy and Godejohn into custody without altercation in Wisconsin. [8] The two had sex in Gypsy's room,[14] and took $4,000 in cash that Dee Dee had been keeping in the house, mostly from her ex-husband's child support checks. When she did, she told BuzzFeed reporter Michelle Dean that she had been able to research Munchausen syndrome by proxy on prison computers, and her mother had every symptom. Gypsy has also stated her mother would sometimes hit her and deny her food. [20] He had initially waived his right to a trial by jury,[21] but changed his mind in June of that year. After she told doctors Gypsy had seizures every few months, they prescribed anti-seizure medication. [22], In December 2017, the judge set Godejohn's trial for November 2018. As Gypsy's medical records documented the abuse she'd been subjected to, her lawyer was able to arrange a plea deal for the charges she faced in Dee Dee's death; in 2016, Gypsy pled guilty to second-degree murder. [9], Gypsy often went with her parents to Special Olympics events. Nonetheless, many people accepted her situation as true, and the two benefited from the efforts of charities such as Children's Mercy Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. "I hope they find someone wherever she chooses to settle who is willing to provide supportive psychotherapy. She is 29 years old and is a Cancer. [43] On January 27, 2019, a "special edition" of the film was aired that featured behind-the-scenes interviews with Harden and Skeggs. Protective film on the windows made it hard to see inside in the low light. Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother, Dee Dee. Meet Ken, the new fiancé of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who is in prison for her role in the 2015 stabbing death of her mother Clauuddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard. Dr. Bennet Omalu and his battle to raise awareness about CTE is the inspiration behind the 2015 movie starring Will Smith. In Louisiana, mother and daughter had at most availed themselves of occasional stays in Ronald McDonald Houses during medical appointments; in Missouri they received free flights to see doctors at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, free trips to Walt Disney World, and backstage passes to Miranda Lambert concerts (where she was frequently photographed with the singer) via the Make-A-Wish Foundation, in addition to the house Habitat built for them. I didn't have anyone to trust.". [8] The two continued their Internet interactions and began developing their plan to kill Dee Dee. Godejohn asked Judge David Jones for leniency on the armed criminal action charge, which carries a minimum sentence of only three years, saying that he had fallen "blindly in love" with Gypsy. When Gypsy's teeth rotted — perhaps due to her medications, missing salivary glands or neglect — they were pulled out. [46] The Act premiered on March 20, 2019. In 2001, when Dee Dee claimed Gypsy was 8, (she was actually 10) she was named the honorary queen of the Krewe of Mid-City, a child-oriented parade held during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. However, she always hoped that doctors would see through the ruse, and she was frustrated that none besides Flasterstein did. [7], Relatives recalled that she had a habit of stealing from her family, which they speculated was a form of retaliation when "things didn't go her way". She suffered years of abuse at the hands of her mother, including claims of cancer, muscular dystrophy, brain damage, learning disabilities, vision impairment, etc. Gypsy Rose Blanchard grew up with her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, making claims about her health that resulted in a series of dire diagnoses and medical interventions. She joined a Christian dating site, where she met Nicholas Godejohn. Gypsy Rose Blanchard has 7,624 members. He received a sentence of 25 years on that charge, which is concurrent with the life sentence. "I think Dee Dee's problem was she started a web of lies, and there was no escaping after", he told BuzzFeed. She's also said she enjoys more freedom in prison than in the life she shared with Dee Dee. With Jim Arnott, David Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard, Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Along with the knife that she eventually gave to Godejohn, she stole baby clothes from Walmart during a shopping trip so she could go ahead with either plan. Gypsy had twice posted to the Facebook account she shared with her mother, once writing, "That b***h is dead!" [3] When the Pitres began to regularly confront her about her treatment of Gypsy and expressed suspicion about her role in her stepmother's health, she left with Gypsy for Slidell. Her plan was for him to just bump into her while she and Dee Dee were at a movie theater, both of them in costume,[14] and apparently strike up a relationship that way, then for her to introduce him to her mother. [3], After Hurricane Katrina devastated the area in August 2005, Clauddine and Gypsy left their ruined apartment for a shelter in Covington set up for individuals with special needs. [3], While they knew that the two often left on medical trips unannounced, they saw that Dee Dee's Nissan Cube, modified to hold Gypsy's wheelchair, was still in the driveway, making that explanation unlikely. The truth about Gypsy and her mother only came out after Gypsy arranged for an online boyfriend to murder Dee Dee in 2015. Gypsy Rose Blanchard spent years being abused by her mother, but in 2015 she and her boyfriend planned and murdered Dee Dee Blanchard. [3], When the warrant was issued, police entered the house and soon found Dee Dee's body. A GoFundMe account was set up to pay for her funeral expenses, and possibly Gypsy's. @.gypsy.rose.blanchard #gypsyroseblanchard gyspyrose gypsy glowups beforeandafter nick deedee foryoupage foryou fyp thenandnow The Strumbellas - Spirits - Alikhan [3], When Dean asked her what made her want to escape her situations, Gypsy recalled the 2011 incident at the science fiction convention, which made her wonder why she was not allowed to have friends like others of her age. Clauddine subsequently became convinced that Gypsy had a wide range of health issues, which she attributed to an unspecified chromosomal disorder. "She suffered all those years, and for no reason." And many caregivers went along with what Dee Dee wanted. Today Gypsy is healthy. [3], Feldman, in talking about Carr's documentary with Vulture, faults Carr for making Flasterstein appear to be the hero of the story. Aleah Woodmansee, whose information about Gypsy's relationship with Godejohn led police to the couple the day after Dee Dee's body was discovered, said she cried out of disbelief upon hearing that Gypsy had never been sick or disabled. After suffering years of abuse due to her mother's Munchausen by proxy syndrome, Gypsy Rose Blanchard aided in the slaying of her psychological captor. Moreover, her mother is known to have been involved in theft activities and was abusing her daughter physically and psychologically. [32][33][34], The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) news and information series Good Morning America, segment "Mother of All Murders" aired an exclusive in-prison interview with Gypsy Rose, aired: January 5, 2018, trailer. When investigators announced that she was actually an adult, and was not suffering from any of the physical and mental health issues which her mother claimed she had, public outrage over the possible abduction of a severely disabled girl gave way to shock and some sympathy for Gypsy Rose.[3]. "[19], Dee Dee's family in Louisiana, who had confronted her about her treatment of Gypsy years before, did not regret her death. Together they killed her mother Dee Dee. [3], Many people who met Gypsy were charmed by her. Though her mother chained her to her bed and threatened to smash her fingers with a hammer when she found out, Gypsy Rose continued to chat … Two separate miracles of healing were credited to Mother Teresa after her death, which made it possible for her to be canonized as Saint Teresa. Dee Dee had some of Gypsy's saliva glands treated with Botox, then extracted altogether, to control her drooling, which Gypsy later claimed her mother had induced by using a topical anesthetic to numb her gums before doctor visits. [28], Jones also denied a motion by Godejohn's lawyer, Dewayne Perry, for a new trial. [16], Since 2001, Gypsy had attended science fiction and fantasy conventions,[10] sometimes in costume, since she could blend in, even in her wheelchair. Gypsy Rose Blanchard's mother, Dee Dee, falsely claimed her daughter was suffering from different illnesses until Gypsy arranged for her boyfriend to kill her mother in 2015. See photos of the real pink home that Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard lived in. Kim Blanchard (no relation), who had called the deputy sheriffs to the house the night before, said, "What have I been believing? She is eligible for parole in 2024. The media in Springfield soon reported the truth of the Blanchards' lives: that Gypsy had never been sick and had always been able to walk, but her mother had made her pretend otherwise,[3][19] using physical abuse to control her. When the police arrived, they had to wait for a search warrant to be issued before they could enter, but they allowed one of the neighbors present to climb through a window, where he saw that the inside of the house was largely undisturbed, and that all of Gypsy's wheelchairs were still present. In June 2015, he came to her house and stabbed Dee Dee while Gypsy waited, ears covered, in the bathroom. She said that while she had indeed suggested to Godejohn that he kill Dee Dee to end her mother's abuse, she had also considered getting pregnant by him in the hope that once she was carrying Godejohn's child, Dee Dee would have to accept him. [26][27], After four days, the case was sent to the jury. [3], Woodmansee, who was among those gathered on the Blanchards' lawn, told police what she knew about Gypsy and her secret online boyfriend. © 2021 Biography and the Biography logo are registered trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. [12] In 2008 Habitat for Humanity built them a small home with a wheelchair ramp and hot tub as part of a larger project on the north side of Springfield, to the east, and they moved there. Join Facebook to connect with Gypsy Rose Blanchard and others you may know. Her stepmother's health returned to normal shortly afterwards. [3] She considered Gypsy's plans just "fantasies and dreams and nothing like this would ever really take place." He resisted Clauddine's efforts to get him to return, and she took her newborn daughter to live with her family. See real life photos here. Medical tests often showed inconclusive or contradictory results regarding Gypsy's diagnoses, but Dee Dee would stop seeing any doctors who questioned her daughter's ailments. 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Blanchard and Ken met via … After reading troubling Facebook posts earlier in the evening, concerned neighbors notified the police, reporting that Dee Dee might have fallen victim to foul play, and that Gypsy Rose, whose wheelchair and medications were still in the house, might have been abducted. Dee Dee told Gypsy's father, Rod Blanchard, that their daughter had a chromosomal disorder that had led to her many health issues. Officers who performed the resulting wellness check accepted Dee Dee's explanation that she used the misinformation to make it harder for her abusive ex-husband to find her and Gypsy, without talking to Rod, and reported that Gypsy seemed to genuinely be mentally handicapped. However, this doctor never reported her case to authorities. A neighbor called 911 when Dee Dee’s car hadn’t moved in days. Gypsy Rose Blanchard is 27 years old, serving a 10-year prison sentence, and by all accounts, doing just fine. All along, Dee Dee continued to bask in the attention she received for being a devoted caretaker. They spent most of their time visiting various specialists, mostly at Tulane Medical Center and the Children's Hospital of New Orleans, seeking treatment of the illnesses Clauddine claimed Gypsy suffered from, which she now said included hearing and vision problems. Search turns up envelope. "This conundrum arises in case after case, where innumerable doctors have evaluated the patient, perhaps had questions they kept to themselves, and just proceeded to treat or make referrals and ditch the case that way. Gypsy Rose Blanchard, whose mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, claimed her daughter was seriously ill and wheelchair-bound since childhood, speaks in a network exclusive to ABC News … On June 14, 2015, sheriff's deputies in Greene County, Missouri, United States, found the body of Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard (née Pitre; born May 3, 1967 in Chackbay, Louisiana) facedown in the bedroom of her house just outside Springfield,[2] lying on the bed in a pool of blood from stab wounds inflicted several days earlier. [3] "She is already psychologically really compromised, and she's going to need as much family underpinning and support as she can get", Feldman told Vulture after viewing Carr's documentary, in which he appears. She often wore wigs or hats to cover her baldness; her mother regularly shaved Gypsy's head to mimic the hairless appearance of a chemotherapy patient, allegedly telling Gypsy that since her medication would eventually cause her hair to fall out, it was best to shave it in advance. There, Dee Dee continued to bring Gypsy to doctor's appointments. [35], The ABC network news magazine series 20/20, episode "The Story of Gypsy Blanchard", consisted of Gypsy Rose's first network interview from prison and it also consisted of an interview that was conducted with Nicholas Godejohn. [28], The Blanchards' neighbors were shocked to learn that Gypsy's illnesses were fabricated. For her child support, Rob is spending around $1,200 each month. The judge, in denying the motion, conceded that an appeals court could find the latter point significant and consider it a reversible error. Experts believe Dee Dee's behavior stemmed from the mental disorder Munchausen syndrome by proxy; because Dee Dee wanted to be a caretaker, she feigned and induced illness in her daughter. Directed by Erin Lee Carr. Gypsy Rose Blanchard was born in Louisiana, United States on Monday, July 1, 1991 (Millennials Generation). [14] She sometimes also claimed that the original had been destroyed during the post-Katrina flooding. Gypsy Rose Blanchard wiki. [10], Gypsy seems to have stopped going to school after second grade,[1] possibly even as early as kindergarten. READ: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Is 'Happy' and 'Optimistic' in Prison: Interview with Rod Blanchard, Gypsy's Father.