Gypsy Rose Blanchard

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard is an American woman whose involvement in the 2015 murder of her abusive mother, following years of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, drew widespread media attention and inspired multiple true-crime adaptations.

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instanceOf American woman
convicted criminal
crime victim
human
abusedBy Dee Dee Blanchard
associatedMedicalCondition Munchausen syndrome by proxy (experienced as victim)
caseType domestic violence-related homicide
filicide-related homicide
coConspirator Nicholas Godejohn
linked to: Nick Godejohn
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
crime second-degree murder
familyName Blanchard
genreOfCoverage true crime
givenName Gypsy
impact increased public awareness of caregiver-fabricated illness in a child
keyEvent killing of Dee Dee Blanchard in June 2015
knownFor case highlighting Munchausen syndrome by proxy
legalProceeding plea agreement in Missouri court
legalStatus convicted of second-degree murder
mediaFormat documentary films
podcasts
scripted television series
mediaPortrayalBy Joey King
mediaPortrayalIn Hulu miniseries "The Act"
medicalHistory falsely presented as severely ill and disabled
subjected to unnecessary medical treatments
mother Dee Dee Blanchard
motive escape from long-term abuse
name Gypsy Rose Blanchard
notableEvent arrest following discovery of Dee Dee Blanchard's body
interrogation revealing long-term medical abuse
notableFor involvement in the 2015 murder of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard
participantIn murder of Dee Dee Blanchard
placeOfResidence Springfield, Missouri
publicPerception viewed both as victim and perpetrator
raisedBy single mother Dee Dee Blanchard
relationship online romantic relationship with Nicholas Godejohn
subjectOf HBO documentary "Mommy Dead and Dearest"
Hulu series "The Act"
multiple news articles and interviews
television dramatizations
true crime documentaries
widespread media coverage
theme coercive control by caregiver
medical child abuse
topicOf debates about abuse, culpability, and self-defense in criminal law
victimOf Munchausen syndrome by proxy abuse
yearOfKeyEvent 2015

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The Act portrays Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Joey King playedCharacter Gypsy Rose Blanchard in The Act
linked to: Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Gypsy Rose Blanchard name Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Dee Dee Blanchard motherOf Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Dee Dee Blanchard medicalAbuseOf Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Dee Dee Blanchard killingConspiredWith Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Michael Christopher Starr associatedAct Gypsy Rose
linked to: Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Alabama Gypsy Rose Jennings middleName Gypsy Rose
linked to: Gypsy Rose Blanchard