Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the woman who stabbed her mother to death in 2015, was released on parole Thursday. The case, of enormous resonance in the United States, ended up on the cover of all the newspapers.
Blanchard, 32, lived through hell in the family home. Her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, held her prisoner in her home. She drugged her and said she was sick. With this trick she raised funds from people who showed solidarity with her and tried to help her “sick” daughter.
His mother had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which parents or caregivers seek sympathy through their children’s exaggerated or invented illnesses.
By the time Gypsy took the stand at trial, prosecutors had already made her a deal for the abuse she suffered. In exchange for her guilty plea in 2016 to second-degree murder, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The first-degree murder charge he initially faced would have meant a life sentence.
“If I had another chance to do it all over again, I wouldn’t act like this,” Gypsy said, “I would go to the police, but I kind of struggle with that.”
But he adds: “No one will ever hear me say that I’m happy my mother died or that I’m proud of what I did. I regret it every day.”
When Gypsy was 7 years old, Dee Dee falsely claimed that her daughter suffered from numerous illnesses. One of these was muscular dystrophy, which Dee Dee said required Gypsy to use a wheelchair, even though she could walk without any problems.
Then came the painful, unnecessary feeding tubes and the claim that Gypsy had leukemia, so Dee Dee shaved her head. Dee Dee deceived friends and family into believing the ailments were real and tricked doctors into diagnosing and treating them.
The history of the case
Gypsy Rose Blanchard killed her abusive parent, Dee Dee, when she was 24 years old.
The woman made a deal in court in 2016 and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. In exchange, she avoided a life sentence. Photo: APAccording to many, Dee Dee was an incredible and loving mother who lived for her disabled daughter and fought many illnesses.
However, the bond between the two was truly tragic and cruel ever since the woman tortured Gypsy Rose and forced her to undergo multiple invasive treatments and surgeries based solely on her word.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard in an image from 2018. She was released on parole this Thursday. She is 32 years old.The woman claimed that her daughter suffered from leukemia, asthma, muscular dystrophy and other chronic diseases. In addition to a “maturational delay due to various brain damage” resulting from her premature birth.
Gypsy Rose and Dee were often hospitalized for false illnesses.Finally, after years of deception and abuse towards her, the young woman – with the help of her boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn – stabbed her mother to death, whose body was found on June 14, 2015 by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. Greene County, Missouri. .
Dee Dee Blanchard made up that her daughter had serious illnesses to raise money.The woman was found face down on the bed in her room, covered in blood and with injuries that had persisted for several days. Gypsy Rose pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was currently serving a ten-year prison sentence.
While after a short trial in November 2018, Godejohn was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder.
Source: Clarin
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