Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who recently completed seven years of her ten-year sentence for second-degree murder, has opened up about her feelings of regret regarding her mother's death. Gypsy's mother, Clauddine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard, is the deceased in this case.
While Gypsy Rose has been vocal about the abuse she endured at the hands of her mother, she has now shared her reflections on the past and what she wishes she had done differently.
It is widely believed that Clauddine suffered from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, a condition in which a caretaker fabricates or induces illness in a child, as described by Medline Plus.
Having endured years of abuse from her mother, Gypsy Rose crossed paths with Nicholas 'Nick' Godejohn online, and together, they hatched a plan to kill Clauddine. In 2015, Clauddine was found stabbed to death in her home. Godejohn was subsequently convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison, while Gypsy Rose received a 10-year sentence for second-degree murder.
On a recent episode of the podcast The Viall Files, Gypsy Rose was asked if there was anything she would have done differently to protect herself. In one part of the podcast, Gypsy Rose revealed her traumatic upbringing, stating, "This all started when I was a child, a toddler, so I grew up in a household where my mother said that she had magical powers and she'd put a voodoo hex on me if I ever tried to leave."
Gypsy Rose also discussed her mother's mental health, noting that Clauddine was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, which led to her claims of hearing voices and seeing shapes.
Despite her mother's condition and the abuse she suffered, Gypsy Rose's feelings of regret extend beyond the crime itself. She expressed a desire to have acted differently even as a child, stating, "I wish, even as a little girl, I would have maybe even said something like 'mommy hears voices' and just started telling people some of the smaller things, even if it didn't make sense to me."
However, Gypsy Rose acknowledged that her mother's isolation tactics made it challenging to communicate with others about her situation. She explained, "My younger years, it was easier, but the older that I got, the more she isolated me, and the smaller our circle became."
Today, Gypsy Rose is actively working on self-forgiveness with the assistance of a therapist. She aims to gain a better understanding of not only her actions but also the hardships she has endured throughout her life.
