Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Anticipating Prison Release, Expresses Remorse for Maternal Murder: ‘She Didn’t Deserve That’ (Exclusive)
Having spent eight years incarcerated, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, now 32, is on the verge of release on December 28. Reflecting on the events of June 2015, she vividly recalls conspiring with her then-boyfriend Nicholas “Nick” Godejohn to end the life of her mother, Dee Dee. Court arguments and public belief suggest that Gypsy was a victim of Munchausen by proxy, a rare form of abuse where a guardian exaggerates or induces illness in a child for attention.
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Gypsy asserts that, at the time of the murder, she was enduring mental and physical abuse, coerced into unnecessary surgeries. Desperation led her to ask Godejohn to carry out the act while she waited in the bathroom of their shared home in Springfield, Mo.
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The crime garnered global attention, depicted in Hollywood reenactments such as HBO’s “Mommy Dead and Dearest” (2017) and Hulu’s “The Act” (2019). As Gypsy prepares to share her story in Lifetime’s upcoming docuseries “The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard,” she exclusively opens up about her profound remorse and evolving sense of forgiveness.
Recalling her childhood, Gypsy reveals how her mother falsely claimed she suffered from various illnesses from the age of 7, including muscular dystrophy, requiring a wheelchair despite her ability to walk. Dee Dee orchestrated a web of deceit, leading friends, family, and doctors to believe in the fabricated ailments.
Gypsy, sheltered from the outside world, faced verbal abuse and manipulation if she questioned her mother’s actions. In her teens, the relationship turned violent. A larynx procedure marked a breaking point, with Gypsy attempting to escape and eventually resorting to asking Godejohn for help.
Despite Godejohn receiving a life sentence for the crime, Gypsy expresses regret and emphasizes that her mother deserved proper legal consequences for her actions. Granted parole in September, Gypsy anticipates reuniting with her family and joining her husband, Ryan Anderson, whom she married in prison.
As her story unfolds in the upcoming docuseries, Gypsy aims to caution against resorting to extreme measures in abusive relationships, urging others to seek alternative paths for escape. Approaching her freedom, she grapples with forgiveness, acknowledging that her mother’s actions might have been beyond her control, akin to an addict with an impulse. Despite the complex emotions, Gypsy is on the path to happiness, navigating her journey with an understanding of her past.
