Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, the woman who orchestrated the gruesome murder of her mother in 2015 by manipulating a vulnerable disabled man, was released from prison in December after serving 8 years of a 10-year sentence. Since her mother’s murder, Gypsy has skyrocketed into stardom, becoming the subject of the hit Hulu miniseries “The Act,” participating in various documentaries, landing a book deal, amassing 9.5 million TikTok followers, and making numerous television appearances.
For the first 23 years of her life, Gypsy was abused by her mother, Clauddine Blanchard, who went by the nickname Dee Dee. Dee Dee suffered from a mental disorder known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, in which a caregiver makes a dependent feel and appear ill, even though they are not.
Thanks to Dee Dee, a perfectly healthy Gypsy was heavily medicated, subjected to numerous unnecessary surgeries, and was forced to use a feeding tube and wheelchair. Dee Dee also claimed Gypsy had everything from lung disease and muscular dystrophy to asthma and leukemia. To liberate herself by murdering her mother, Gypsy enlisted the help of Nicholas Godejohn, a vulnerable disabled man.
In 2011, after 19-year-old Gypsy made a failed attempt to escape her mother, Dee Dee reportedly smashed Gypsy’s phone and laptop and handcuffed Gypsy to her bed for two weeks. Gypsy was essentially Dee Dee’s prisoner, and she eventually devised a plan to end her suffering for good.
Enter Nicholas Godejohn, the man who murdered Dee Dee by stabbing her 17 times in the back while she was
