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Almost a year after leaving prison, a 33-year-old woman Blanchard Gypsy Rosepublished his memoirs, “My Time to Stand.” The book delves into the alleged abuse she claims to have suffered while growing up under the control of her late mother. Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
The “Life After Lockup” star previously said that writing the memoir gave her the opportunity to “examine” her “life, actions and relationships with great breadth and depth,” while reflecting on her past and putting her memories to paper.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard also acknowledged taking several self-protective measures before her mother’s death in 2015.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard is sincere in her new memoir
Gypsy reportedly attempted to run away several times during her childhood and adolescence. However, Dee Dee maintained tight control over her, using lies, manipulation, and medical abuse to keep Gypsy dependent on her.
“He was 23 years old and had tried to run away twice,” Gypsy revealed in her memoirs. “I shot him with a BB gun. “I was getting older and it was much harder to control.”
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She explained that her mother, whom she accused of subjecting her to Munchausen syndrome by proxy, continued to tighten control over her life. “She had chained me to the bed,” Gypsy continued to explain in her book. “The older he grew, the more physical and harsh his punishments became. He stopped allowing me to use my custom-made Jazzy HD electric wheelchair because I couldn’t control it. I felt like she was becoming more erratic, more desperate.”
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Gypsy Rose claims her mother ‘gagged’ her mouth
“I muzzled my mouth shut at night, with a CPAP machine for my false sleep apnea,” Gypsy detailed. “It was so unpleasant to sleep like that; It felt like someone was taking a bicycle tire pump and forcing a relentless stream of air through my nose. He numbed my mouth with Orajel, so that I would drool and sputter; “She was responsible for my teeth falling out due to the side effects of unnecessary medications.”
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard planned the murder of her mother
In 2015, Gypsy, along with her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, planned and carried out the murder of her mother. “I went to the bathroom, sat on the floor and covered my ears. Except I heard. I heard everything,” he wrote in his book. “Nick entered the room quietly because there was no door, so when she finally woke up it must have been because he was standing next to her, not because of any noise. She was startled.”
“I just heard the screams,” he added. “And then I lay in the fetal position with my hands pressed tightly over my ears. But I could still hear things.”
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Arrest records indicate Dee Dee was stabbed 17 times in the back while she slept. Records also reveal that after the attack in Gypsy’s room, Gypsy and Godejohn stole more than $4,400 from the home. The couple then checked into a motel outside Springfield, Missouri, where the murder occurred, to determine their next steps.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares Disturbing Post on Facebook
Police finally caught Gypsy after a shocking post appeared on Dee Dee’s Facebook page that read, “That bitch is dead!” Initially, many of Dee Dee’s friends and followers assumed that her account had been hacked. “What’s going on?” one comment was read as another wrote: “WHAT?!!! Your Facebook got hacked? I’ve never heard you talk like that.”
After being notified, officers conducted a welfare check and found Dee Dee’s body inside the home. The evidence suggested that Dee Dee had been dead for several days.
Investigators quickly traced the Facebook post to an IP address in Big Bend, Wisconsin. They also discovered evidence that Gypsy and Godejohn had been communicating online for years and had recently planned the murder via text messages.
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Police tracked Gypsy and Godejohn to Godejohn’s home in Wisconsin, where they were both taken into custody. Initially, investigators were stunned to discover that Gypsy was in good health, as Dee Dee had falsely portrayed her as seriously ill and physically disabled. Godejohn was arrested and charged with first degree murder.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard goes to trial
During the trial, he testified that he saw murder as his only way to escape, as his previous attempts to flee or seek help had failed. She detailed how she and Godejohn coordinated the plan via text messages, which investigators later recovered as evidence.
She ultimately pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the crime, while her then-boyfriend, Godejohn, was charged with first-degree murder and is currently serving a life sentence.
