In a case that shook the US, a woman plotted to murder her violent mother; she was freed from prison early.
In 2015, 32-year-old Gypsy Rose Blanchard entered a guilty plea to the second-degree murder of Dee Dee Blanchard in Missouri.
After years of maltreatment, she planned to kill her mother with her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn.
Using a knife her daughter provided him, he fatally stabbed Dee Dee Blanchard before the two left the scene.
Then, hundreds of miles away in Godejohn’s home state of Wisconsin, they were taken into custody. He is not eligible for parole throughout his life term.
Numerous TV series and documentaries were inspired by the case, which garnered significant media attention.
After serving seven of her ten-year term, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was freed from Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri on Thursday at 3:30 local time (09:30 GMT).
She detailed her mother’s violent behavior in several interviews she conducted while there, and her memoir, which she penned while there, will be released in January.
She stated, “Nobody will ever hear me say I’m glad she’s dead or I’m proud of what I did,” in a recent interview with People Magazine. Every day I regret doing that.”
Dee Dee Blanchard is accused of abusing her daughter for years by persuading her that she needed medical attention because she was disabled.
She informed the public that Blanchard suffered from muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, and visual problems.
She sought care from numerous doctors and charities, frequently making her daughter appear younger than she actually was and putting her through unnecessary medical procedures.
Blanchard was a healthy, mobile woman who relied on a wheelchair, feeding tube, and oxygen tank.
Later on, she claimed that her mother had kept her weak and alone. Blanchard met Godejohn and quickly developed a greater interest in the outside world. He even created a dating profile.
“She wanted to be free of her grip on me,” she stated in court against Godejohn. “I talked him into it.”
Because of the abuse she had experienced, she was able to work out a plea agreement with the prosecutors, which included a 10-year term in exchange for her guilty plea.
When describing the case in 2015, Sheriff Jim Arnott remarked, “Things are not always as they appear.” “This is a tragic event surrounded by mystery and public deception.”