Gypsy Rose Blanchard did not physically carry out the stabbing herself; her then‑boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, killed her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, in the early hours of June 2015 after the two had planned the murder together.

What happened and when

  • Dee Dee Blanchard was found dead in her home in Springfield, Missouri, in June 2015 after neighbors became concerned and called the police.
  • A detailed case timeline notes that the killing took place on the night of June 9, 2015, when Godejohn came to Missouri and, with Gypsy’s help and encouragement, carried out the stabbing while Dee Dee slept.
  • Because Gypsy helped plan the crime and let him into the house, she was convicted for her role in the murder even though she did not wield the knife herself.

Context around the case

  • For years before the killing, Dee Dee subjected Gypsy to severe medical abuse consistent with Munchausen syndrome by proxy, falsely presenting her as gravely ill and disabled.
  • Gypsy and Godejohn met online and eventually began planning to kill Dee Dee rather than attempting further escape after earlier attempts to run away failed and led to harsher control.
  • The case has remained a trending true‑crime topic, especially after documentaries and dramatizations, with many forum discussions debating how much responsibility Gypsy should bear given her lifelong abuse.

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