Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
Gypsy Rose Blanchard | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1991 Raceland, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Known for | Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard |
| Criminal status | Released on parole December 28 2023; sentence since completed |
| Spouse |
Ryan Anderson
(m. 2022; div. 2024) |
| Parent(s) | Rod Blanchard Jr. (father) and Clauddine Blanchard (mother) |
| Conviction | Second-degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | 10 years imprisonment |
Date apprehended | June 15, 2015 |
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 she later pled 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.
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.