GYPSY ROSE BLANCHARD, woman convicted in mom’s murder following years of medical abuse, released from prison after serving eight years

 

Thursday, December 28, 2023 – 32-year-old Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the American lady who conspired to kill her abusive mother in a case that gripped the United States has been released early from prison.

Gypsy who pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Dee Dee Blanchard in Missouri in 2015, plotted with her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to kill her mother following years of abuse.

He stabbed Dee Dee Blanchard to death with a knife her daughter gave him and the pair fled the scene. They were arrested hundreds of miles away in Wisconsin where Godejohn lived. He is serving a life sentence without parole. The case sparked intense media interest and spawned a number of documentary series and TV shows.

Before getting murdered, Dee Dee Blanchard allegedly abused her daughter for years by convincing her that she was disabled and required medical support. She told people that Blanchard had multiple conditions including epilepsy, vision impairments and muscular dystrophy.

She received support from charities and sought treatment from dozens of doctors, often portraying her daughter as younger than she actually was and subjecting her to unneeded medical treatments.

Blanchard used a wheelchair, feeding tube and an oxygen tank even though she could walk and had no health issues. She later said her mother kept her weak and isolated. Blanchard soon became more interested in the outside world, making a dating profile and meeting Godejohn.

Blanchard was originally sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder of her mother, Dee Dee. She reached a plea deal with prosecutors due to the abuse she had suffered, which meant a 10-year sentence in exchange for pleading guilty.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard however walked out of Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri on Thursday, having served seven years of a 10-year sentence.

While in prison, she gave a number of interviews detailing her mother’s abusive behaviour and a memoir she wrote while behind bars is due to be published in January.