Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who was released last week after serving a sentence for aiding and abetting the murder of her abusive mother, said in a new interview aired Friday morning that her mother was not a “monster.” Ta.
“I don't think my mother was a monster,” Blanchard told “Good Morning America.” “She had a lot of demons herself and she was fighting them. I didn't want her to die. I just wanted to get out of my situation and it was her only I thought it was a way out.”
Blanchard, 32, has served 85% of his 10-year sentence. second degree murder In 2016, when she was 24 years old, she and ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn plotted the murder of Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard in 2015, before killing Dee in her Springfield, Missouri home in 2015. Dee was stabbed to death and Godejohn is currently serving a life sentence.
“I think we both have a lot of regrets,” Blanchard told “Good Morning America” about her ex-girlfriend's life sentence. “All I can really say is I did my time. He's taking his time to do his part. I wish him well on his journey.”
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Experts believe that Dee Dee showed the following signs: Munchausen syndrome by proxy, A mental illness in which Dee Dee projected a fake illness onto her daughter in order to receive attention and goods out of pity. Mr. Dee Dee convinced Gypsy that she had leukemia and muscular dystrophy and was many years younger than her actual age.
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Dee Dee also forced her daughter to take unnecessary medication, had her teeth and hair pulled out, kept her in a wheelchair when she was old enough to walk, and fed her through a tube in her stomach.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, 32, was charged with second-degree murder in 2016 when she was 24 for plotting to kill her abusive mother, Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, in 2015. Pleaded guilty to the crime. My boyfriend at the time. (Lifetime/A&E)
Blanchard admitted that she was high on painkillers when she helped kill her mother.
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“I don't blame the drugs. … I don't make excuses,” she said. “I'm calm now. I haven't used it in four years and I don't feel the need to use it.”
Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard convinced Gypsy Rose Blanchard, pictured, that she was suffering from a number of illnesses, including leukemia, and that she was many years younger than her actual age. (Disclosure of evidence in investigation)
Within days of her release on Dec. 28, Blanchard rose to social media stardom, amassing thousands of followers on TikTok and Instagram. She currently has over 6 million followers on both social platforms, and since her release from prison, she has been sharing photos and videos of herself and her new husband Ryan Anderson. There is.
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When faced with questions about how she was dealing with her newfound fame, Blanchard told reporter Deborah Roberts that she was feeling “conflicted.”
Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard convinced Gypsy Rose Blanchard, pictured, that she was suffering from a number of illnesses, including leukemia, and that she was many years younger than her actual age. (Lifetime/A&E)
“What I'm looking for is not fame. I always said I thought I was infamous, but then I became famous,” she said. “To be honest, I'm a very shy person. I don't think I do anything that other people don't do.”
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Blanchard also has a forthcoming book with co-authors Melissa Moore and Michele Matriciani titled “Release: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom,” scheduled for release on January 9th, and a three-night Lifetime special, “The We are also promoting “Prison''. “Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard” is scheduled to premiere Friday through Sunday.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, now 32, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for second-degree murder in 2016 at the age of 24, but under Missouri law, she is eligible for parole after completing 85% of her sentence. qualified. (Disclosure of evidence in investigation)
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Blanchard's case has been the subject of several documentaries and feature films, including HBO's “Mommy Dead and Dearest,” Investigation Discovery's “Gypsy's Revenge” and Hulu's “The Act.”
