Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Gypsy Rose Blanchard (born July 27, 1991) is an American woman who conspired with her then-boyfriend for more than a year to kill her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard; the murder took place in June 2015 at the house where she lived with her mother in Springfield, Missouri. She was initially charged with first-degree murder, but later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to ten years in prison. After Dee Dee's death, allegations surfaced that she misrepresented Gypsy's health, which drew national attention to the case. Allegations that Dee Dee Blanchard subjected her daughter to medical abuse have been widely reported in later interviews and dramatizations. However, these claims originate from Gypsy Rose Blanchard's own accounts and subsequent media portrayals, and have not been substantiated by any medical or legal finding. She was released on parole on December 28, 2023, after serving about 85 percent of her ten-year sentence. Given the sensational aspects of Gypsy-Rose's childhood, including allegations that her mother forced her to pretend to be disabled and terminally ill, she gained widespread media attention. Hulu produced a limited series, The Act (2019), released while she was still in prison, and she has been featured in interviews on a variety of TV shows, such as Dr. Phil; other programs have been based on her story. In 2024, her own reality show, Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up, premiered on Lifetime.