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Jul 28, 2024 · Gypsy Rose Blanchard celebrated her 33rd birthday on July 27, and coincidentally, photos of her late mother's crime scene went viral.
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- Favour Adegoke
- Overview
- Who is Gypsy Rose Blanchard?
- What did Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother do to her?
- Were Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Nicholas Godejohn both convicted of murder?
- When was Gypsy Rose Blanchard originally going to be released from prison?
- Were there TV specials about the case?
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the child abuse victim who was convicted of killing her mother, has been released from prison, starting 2024 as a free woman.
Blanchard, 32, was released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Chillicothe, Missouri, on Dec. 28 at 3:30 a.m., a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Corrections said, three years before her original release date.
On Dec. 29, Blanchard shared her first post to Instagram since her release the day before, a mirror photo that appears to be taken at a place she’s residing. “First selfie of freedom!” she captioned the picture.
That same day, Blanchard was photographed in public for the first time since her release. She appeared to be shopping with her husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, 37, whom she reportedly married in 2022 while in prison, according to the Springfield News-Leader.
Asked by paparazzi if she has immediate plans for the future, she replied, “Lots of ‘em.”
In 2016, Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the the murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who was stabbed to death the year before by Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, were arrested in 2015 in connection to the murder of Blanchard’s mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who was found stabbed to death in her home in Springfield, Missouri.
During her trial, Gypsy Rose Blanchard admitted that she arranged for Godejohn to travel to the family’s home in Springfield to kill her mother, according to Ozarks First.
Dee Dee Blanchard appeared to have had Munchhausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which a caretaker makes someone ill or creates the illusion of them being ill in order to receive attention.
Dee Dee Blanchard “was convinced Gypsy suffered from a wide range of health issues,” according to Ozarks First. She took her daughter to various specialists to get treatment for her alleged ailments, “including prescriptions for anti-seizure medication and surgeries.”
In addition to forcing her daughter to use a wheelchair and an oxygen tank, neither of which she needed, Dee Dee Blanchard shaved her daughter’s head and forced her to eat through a feeding tube, Gypsy Rose Blanchard told McGraw in their 2017 interview.
After Hurricane Katrina, the mother-daughter duo relocated to Aurora, Missouri, where Dee Dee Blanchard told doctors her ailing daughter’s medical records had been destroyed by the hurricane, according to Ozarks First.
A local Habitat for Humanity group built a wheelchair-accessible house in Springfield for the Blanchards in 2008.
The mother and daughter were also the subject of donations and gifts, including a trip to Disney World, from various charitable groups in the community.
Nicholas Godejohn was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison after first pleading not guilty. He stabbed Dee Dee Blanchard to death while Gypsy Rose Blanchard hid in a bathroom.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard made a deal with Greene County prosecutor Dan Patterson, who took into account the abuse she had suffered at her mother’s hand, reported Ozarks First.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s release in December will come after she has served seven years of her original 10-year sentence, the Missouri Department of Corrections confirmed to TODAY.com.
In 2017, HBO aired a documentary about the Blanchard’s case, called “Mommy Dead and Dearest.” The film included interviews with both Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Nick Godejohn.
In 2018, Investigation Discovery aired “Gypsy’s Revenge,” a two-hour special documentary about the case that featured interviews with Blanchard and Godejohn.
In 2019, Hulu aired an eight-part true crime series inspired by the case starring Joey King as Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Patricia Arquette as Dee Dee Blanchard.
The same year, Lifetime aired a movie dramatizing the case as “inspired by true events” called “Love You To Death.”
Gypsy Rose gave a statement to Bustle after the release of “The Act,” saying, “I am unable to watch The Act. However, I feel it is very unfair and unprofessional that producers and co-producer Michelle Dean has used my actual name and story without my consent, and the life rights to do so. Therefore, there will be legal action taken against the show’s creators. I want to share my story and bring awareness about Munchausen by proxy, in the hopes that I can encourage those who might be experiencing abuse to speak up, because someone WILL listen. No child should ever be abused especially from their parent.”
Dean, who wrote the viral Buzzfeed article about Gypsy Rose Blanchard and created “The Act,” said to Elle, “The show’s not a work of journalism.” She continued, “You don’t need to pick up any information from it, but we thought the entire show should be grounded in the emotional journeys of the characters.”
Jul 29, 2024 · SHOCKING photos from the crime scene where Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother Dee Dee was murdered have resurfaced on social media. Despite Gypsy Rose 's time in the spotlight since her release from prison last year, the reshared pictures have sparked renewed interest from fans.
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Shocking photos from the crime scene where Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother Dee Dee was murdered have resurfaced on social media. Despite Gypsy Rose’s time in the spotlight since her release from prison last year, the reshared pictures have sparked renewed interest from fans, The Sun reports.
Dec 29, 2023 · Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a woman who conspired to kill her mother and pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder in 2015, was released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center, Missouri, on...
Jul 9, 2024 · A victim of Munchausen by proxy, Gypsy, now 32, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2016 after she pleaded guilty to murder for her role in the killing of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee”...
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who was released from Chillicothe Correctional Center in northwest Missouri on December 28, 2023, is one of the most well-known faces in true crime today. She spent seven...
