Gypsy Rose Blanchard Reveals Major New Detail Involving Her Mother's Murder
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is finally free and is spilling new details about her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard's murder. Gypsy's life story is anything but normal. Ever since she was a little girl, her mother forced her to pretend she had suffered from severe illnesses, per Biography. Even going as far as to shave her head and make her wheelchair-bound. As Gypsy got older, she devised a plan with her then-boyfriend, Nick Godejohn, to rid her of her strict and overbearing mother. The two ended up killing Dee Dee but were eventually caught.
According to Biography, Gypsy pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was given a ten-year sentence. Godejohn didn't get as light of a sentence. Because he was the one who killed Dee Dee, he was given life in prison. As Gypsy served her time in jail, many sympathized with her story, as she had been heavily abused by her mother. Although she was supposed to get out of jail in ten years, Gypsy was released early in December 2023 after serving seven years in prison. Ahead of her release, she told People, "I'm ready for freedom. I'm ready to expand and I think that goes for every facet of my life."
Since being released, Gypsy has not hidden in the shadows and has accepted the limelight she and her story are getting. Doing interview after interview, the public figure is willing to share more of her story and just dropped a bombshell detail about her mother's murder.
Gypsy Rose was high while planning her mother's murder
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been eager to tell her story. Little by little, the public figure has been revealing more, and her latest interview with ABC News just shared a shocking new detail about her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard's murder.
Despite what her mother did to her, Gypsy doesn't see her mother as a "monster." She explained to ABC News, "She had a lot of demons herself that she was struggling with. I didn't want her dead. I just wanted out of my situation, and I thought that was the only way out." Gypsy then opened up about her past and admitted she had gotten addicted to painkillers as she saw it as her "only way to cope." She then dropped a shocking new detail, revealing she was high on drugs when she planned to kill her mom. She said, "Yes, I was ... I don't blame drugs. I don't blame anything. I don't make excuses. And now I'm sober. I haven't used in four years and I don't feel the need to."
Gypsy's drug use is a new added element to a story that people probably thought they knew everything about. And it seems that with Gypsy's release, she's only ready to reveal more. In a trailer for her upcoming Lifetime docuseries, "The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard," she shared, "After a lifetime of silence, I finally get to use my voice to share my story and speak my truth."
Gypsy Rose Blanchard speaks on ex-boyfriend Nick Godejohn
Gypsy Rose Blanchard's latest interview with ABC News revealed the shocking detail that she was high on drugs when she and her ex-boyfriend, Nick Godejohn, planned the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. Gypsy is willing to share her story with the world and even made a rare comment about her former beau, Godejohn, in the process.
As mentioned earlier, Gypsy was only sentenced to ten years in prison, while Godejohn was sentenced to life in prison following Dee Dee's murder, per Biography. There has been controversy surrounding the differences in sentences because although Gypsy didn't do the killing, many believe she manipulated Godejohn into being the one to cross over that line. Now, the public figure is speaking on how she feels about her ex-boyfriend's life sentence. She told ABC News, "Well, I'm sure that we both have a lot of regrets. All I can really say is that I did my time, he's doing his time for his part. And I wish him well on his journey."
Godejohn has kept quiet for the most part, only briefly speaking in a 2019 documentary titled "Gypsy Rose & Nick: A Love to Kill," where he still appeared madly in love with Gypsy, per People. And despite his attempt to get a new trial in 2022, the motion was denied in March 2023 as he continues to serve life in prison.