Nicholas Godejohn and Gypsy Rose Blanchard are both doing time for the murder of her mother Clauddine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard. Gypsy often wore wigs, apparently to give off the appearance of having leukemia.īut, in reality, Gypsy wasn’t sick at all - and it would lead to Dee Dee's murder, when Gypsy met a boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, online, and convinced him to help her kill her mother so she could be free of her.
She claimed that Gypsy couldn’t walk and required a wheelchair, and even insisted Gypsy suffered from leukemia, muscular dystrophy, and mental retardation, amongst other ailments. So what exactly happened to Gypsy Rose, and how is it similiar to this upcoming movie?įrom a young age, Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother Clauddine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard pretended that Gypsy was disabled and forced her to undergo unnecessary medical treatments. The fictionalized movie, which stars Marcia Gay Harden of “50 Shades” and “Mystic River” fame, is inspired to some degree by the terrifying and tragic tale of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who murdered her own mother after she was forced to fake being sick since she was practically a baby. Later this month, Lifetime will be airing “Love You to Death,” a film based on a story so shocking, it’s hard to believe it actually happened. But for some, it's a dream come true - one they'll go to horrifying lengths to make happen. For most women, a child becoming ill is a nightmare.
