Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who gained notoriety for her role in the murder of her mother Dee Dee, is set to be released from prison after serving nearly eight years behind bars.
The case - characterized by deception, abuse, and a shocking murder - captured worldwide attention.
In 2015, Gypsy Rose was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her involvement in the murder of her mother Dee Dee, while her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, received a life sentence for carrying out the gruesome act.
The case unraveled a complicated and deeply disturbing mother-daughter relationship. Throughout her life, Gypsy Rose was falsely diagnosed with a multitude of severe medical conditions by her mother - including sleep apnea, leukemia, and muscular dystrophy.
These fabricated illnesses led to numerous surgeries and interventions that Gypsy Rose did not need.
It was only later revealed that Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen by proxy syndrome, a mental disorder in which a person fakes or exaggerates the illness of another. Gypsy was subjected to years of medical interventions and lived under her mother's strict control.
In a shocking turn of events, Gypsy Rose decided to take drastic measures to escape her mother's abuse. She initiated a plan to have her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, murder her mother. Gypsy Rose met Godejohn on a Christian dating website and knew that he had his own mental health issues, including multiple personality disorder.
However, Godejohn agreed to carry out the act with two disturbing conditions. He referred to himself as "Victor the Vampire," one of his many personalities, and insisted that he would use a knife to commit the murder.
His second condition was that he would sexually assault Dee Dee's body after killing her.
In an interview with Dr. Phil back in 2017, Gypsy Rose recounted the chilling conversation with Godejohn: "'Victor' said that he had conditions. One condition would be that [the murder] would be with a knife. The other condition is that he would have to rape her after he murdered her."
Gypsy Rose vehemently rejected the second condition, saying: "Absolutely not, I am not okay with that." However, Godejohn persisted, telling her: "It's either 'Victor's' way or the highway," and threatened to rape her if she did not agree to his terms.
Feeling trapped and desperate to escape her mother's abuse, Gypsy reluctantly agreed to the disturbing condition, hoping it would satisfy Godejohn enough to carry out the killing.
In June 2015, Godejohn arrived at Gypsy's house and stabbed Dee Dee while she was in bed. Gypsy, in the bathroom at the time, heard her mother's cries for help but was unable to intervene.
Later in the interview, Gypsy Rose said she "couldn't stand" Godejohn anymore. She admitted that she wishes the murder never took place and that Godejohn, instead, chose to help her responsibly.
Gypsy Rose is set to be released from prison on December 28.