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In the first week of the new year, a surprising new social media sensation has appeared: Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a 32-year-old woman from Missouri. She convinced her then-boyfriend to kill her mother in 2015, after suffering from abuse for years due to Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
Blanchard has recently been released from prison after serving an eight-year sentence, and she’s written a book about her experiences. A new documentary series called “The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard” is airing on Lifetime in the US, telling her incredible story. This isn’t the first time her life has been portrayed on TV, though. There was also a miniseries called “The Act” on Hulu in 2019 and an HBO documentary called “Mommy Dead and Dearest” in 2017.
But who exactly is Gypsy Rose Blanchard, what happened to her, and why has she been released? Here’s everything you need to know about this dark and attention-grabbing story.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s early life.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was born in Louisiana in 1991, and she was raised by her mother, Dee Dee. When Gypsy Rose was just three months old, Dee Dee told doctors that her daughter had trouble breathing. Doctors diagnosed her with sleep apnea and gave her a breathing machine. But Dee Dee believed there was something else wrong with her daughter.
When Gypsy Rose turned seven, Dee Dee told their family that her daughter had a chromosomal disorder. This meant that Gypsy Rose’s movement was limited, and she would need a wheelchair for the rest of her life. From then on, Gypsy Rose seemed to have endless health problems. She needed a feeding tube, was said to have leukemia, and was later diagnosed with epilepsy. She was given medication that caused her teeth to crumble.
Dee Dee often argued with her family about how to care for Gypsy Rose. Then one night, they suddenly left their family home without leaving a new address.
How did Gypsy Rose meet Nicholas Godejohn?
In 2013, Gypsy Rose joined a dating website called Christiandatingforfree.com. There, she met a man named Nicholas Godejohn, and they quickly fell in love after chatting online.
To keep their relationship a secret from Gypsy Rose’s mother, Dee Dee, they created a private Facebook page where they could talk privately. Godejohn wanted to meet Gypsy Rose in person, but she was scared. She worried about what he would think when he saw her in a wheelchair. Eventually, Gypsy Rose confessed to Godejohn that she didn’t really need the wheelchair, but her mother made her use it.
In early 2015, Godejohn and Gypsy Rose finally met in person at a movie theater in Missouri. Gypsy Rose went to watch a movie with her mother but arranged to meet Godejohn there secretly. They snuck away to the bathroom to be together. When they returned, Dee Dee was very angry and told Gypsy Rose she could never see Godejohn again.
The Day Gypsy Rose and Nicholas Godejohn Ended Dee Dee’s Life
After the Cinderella movie, Dee Dee became even more controlling of her daughter. This led Gypsy Rose and Nick to come up with a plan they called “Plan B”: to kill Dee Dee on June 12, 2015.
Gypsy Rose says that Nick came to their house late that night, and she gave him blue gloves and a big, serrated knife. Later, he texted her to go to the bathroom, and she did as she was told. She crouched on the floor and listened to Dee Dee being stabbed in the next room.
After the attack, Gypsy Rose and Nick went to his home in Wisconsin, where they were eventually found by the police. Gypsy Rose had posted on the Facebook account she shared with her mother twice, once saying, “That woman is dead!” She later said she made the posts because she wanted her mother’s body to be discovered.
What jail time did the pair receive?
In 2016, Gypsy Rose accepted a plea deal and got a 10-year sentence for second-degree murder. The prosecutor said her past abuse was a big factor in her sentence being less severe.
When she got to the Greene County Jail, doctors checked her to see if she needed treatment for epilepsy and other health issues. But they found she was actually healthy. Godejohn was found guilty of first-degree murder in 2018 and got a life sentence in prison
Gypsy Rose Blanchard: Recent Updates and Developments in Her Story
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison on December 28, 2023, after serving most of her sentence. Since then, she has become very popular on Instagram and TikTok, with millions of followers on both platforms. Even though she made her social media accounts before leaving prison to promote a documentary about her life, it was her first post after being released that got the most attention. In the picture, she’s taking a selfie in a mirror, looking happy and free. She also posted a photo with her new husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, whom she married while she was still in prison. They started writing to each other in 2020 and got married in 2022.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Announces Split from Husband Just Months After Prison Release
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who is 32 years old, announced on Facebook that she and her husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, have broken up. This news comes just three months after Gypsy Rose was released from prison in Missouri, where she served over eight years for planning her mother’s murder with her then-boyfriend, Nicholas “Nick” Godejohn.
On Thursday, Blanchard shared an announcement via social media.
“People have been asking what is going on in my life. Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou. I have the support of my family and friends to help guide me through this. I am learning to listen to my heart. Right now I need time to let myself find… who I am,” she wrote in a statement obtained by PEOPLE from her private Facebook account.
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