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Gypsy Rose Blanchard is serving time for the 2015 murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard
Springfield News-Leader
Gypsy Blanchard as she appeared on the "Dr. Phil" show Nov. 21 and 22, 2017.
Dr. PhilGypsy Blanchard appeared on the "Dr. Phil" Nov. 21 and 22, 2017.
Dr. Phil![Rod and Kristy Blanchard, Gypsy's father and stepmother, are featured in the HBO documentary "Mommy Dead and Dearest." They say Dee Dee Blanchard convinced them Gypsy had health problems and refused to let Gypsy be alone with them.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2017/05/10/Springfield/Springfield/636300313543310162-mommydead07.jpg?width=660&height=407&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Rod and Kristy Blanchard, Gypsy's father and stepmother, are featured in the HBO documentary "Mommy Dead and Dearest." They say Dee Dee Blanchard convinced them Gypsy had health problems and refused to let Gypsy be alone with them.
Submitted Photo!["Mommy Dead and Dearest," a documentary about Dee Dee and Gypsy Blanchard, aired on HBO in May 2017.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2017/05/10/Springfield/Springfield/636300311702630765-Mommy-Dead-and-Dearest-Poster-1-.jpg?width=446&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
"Mommy Dead and Dearest," a documentary about Dee Dee and Gypsy Blanchard, aired on HBO in May 2017.
Submitted Photo![On July 5, 2016, Gypsy Blanchard, 24, received a plea agreement in her mother's slaying that includes only 10 years in prison — the minimum sentence for a second-degree murder charge.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2016/07/05/Springfield/Springfield/636033153904659224-Blanchard1.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
On July 5, 2016, Gypsy Blanchard, 24, received a plea agreement in her mother's slaying that includes only 10 years in prison — the minimum sentence for a second-degree murder charge.
News-Leader File Photo![Gypsy Blanchard raises her right hand and swears an oath while pleading guilty to murder in the second degree during her court appearance on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2016/07/05/Springfield/Springfield/636033153894831161-Blanchard2.jpg?width=660&height=417&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gypsy Blanchard raises her right hand and swears an oath while pleading guilty to murder in the second degree during her court appearance on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.
Andrew Jansen/News-Leader![Gypsy Blanchard along with her attorneys, Mike Stanfield, right, and Clate Baker, listen as the prosecuting attorney speaks during her court appearance on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2016/07/05/Springfield/Springfield/636033153908091246-Blanchard3.jpg?width=660&height=449&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gypsy Blanchard along with her attorneys, Mike Stanfield, right, and Clate Baker, listen as the prosecuting attorney speaks during her court appearance on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.
Andrew Jansen/News-Leader![Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott gives an update into the homicide investigation of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, who was found dead in her home on June 14, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699681222081247-tPresser0010.jpg?width=660&height=430&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott gives an update into the homicide investigation of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, who was found dead in her home on June 14, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott delivers information related to the Blanchard case on June 15, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699681225981372-tPresser0040.jpg?width=660&height=450&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott delivers information related to the Blanchard case on June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![The home of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde, 48, and her daughter, Gypsy Blanchard, then believed to be 19, on Monday, June 15, 2015. Claudinnea was found dead in the home near Springfield on Sunday evening, and Gypsy was missing but later located in another state.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699681233469612-tPresser0051.jpg?width=660&height=446&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The home of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde, 48, and her daughter, Gypsy Blanchard, then believed to be 19, on Monday, June 15, 2015. Claudinnea was found dead in the home near Springfield on Sunday evening, and Gypsy was missing but later located in another state.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699681242985917-tPresser0067.jpg?width=660&height=433&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![The home of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde, 48, and her daughter, Gypsy Blanchard, then believed to be 19 years old, on Monday, June 15, 2015. Claudinnea was found dead in the home on Sunday evening, and Gypsy was missing but later located in another state.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699681242829912-tPresser0071.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The home of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde, 48, and her daughter, Gypsy Blanchard, then believed to be 19 years old, on Monday, June 15, 2015. Claudinnea was found dead in the home on Sunday evening, and Gypsy was missing but later located in another state.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699681236121697-tPresser0078.jpg?width=660&height=404&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea
"Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader"Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.
![The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699681242829912-tPresser0086.jpg?width=660&height=415&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699681234717652-tPresser0090.jpg?width=457&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699681242673907-tPresser0097.jpg?width=430&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Greene County Sheriff Department investigates the homicide of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, on Monday, June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-LeaderThe Blanchard house near Springfield, photographed June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-LeaderThe Blanchard house near Springfield, photographed June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-LeaderThe Blanchard house near Springfield, photographed June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-LeaderThe Blanchard house near Springfield, photographed June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-LeaderThe Blanchard house near Springfield, photographed June 15, 2015.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. for a preliminary hearing on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556403046344-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-09.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. for a preliminary hearing on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Prosecuting attorney Dan Patterson introduces an evidence disc into his computer during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556427382500-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-08.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Prosecuting attorney Dan Patterson introduces an evidence disc into his computer during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Gypsy Blanchard listens to hear attorney Michael Stanfield during her appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556283081575-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-07.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gypsy Blanchard listens to hear attorney Michael Stanfield during her appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Judge J. Ron Carrier is handed state exhibits by prosecuting attorney Dan Patterson during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556428318506-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-06.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Judge J. Ron Carrier is handed state exhibits by prosecuting attorney Dan Patterson during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Stan Hancock, the state's second witness, of the Greene County Sheriff's Office points to an image of state evidence during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556368882125-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-05.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Stan Hancock, the state's second witness, of the Greene County Sheriff's Office points to an image of state evidence during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556089172332-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-04.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Jim Stanleyof the Greene County Sheriff's Office, the state's first witness, points to an image of state evidence during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556215689143-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-03.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jim Stanleyof the Greene County Sheriff's Office, the state's first witness, points to an image of state evidence during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Gypsy Blanchard enters court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556084180300-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-01.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gypsy Blanchard enters court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556081528283-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-02.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. for a preliminary hearing on July 24, 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/24/Springfield/Springfield/635733556501326974-Hernandez-BlanchardHearing-10.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. for a preliminary hearing on July 24, 2015.
Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader![Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/13/Springfield/Springfield/635723963395381189-tGodejohn-hearing0048.jpg?width=449&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/13/Springfield/Springfield/635723963407393266-tGodejohn-hearing0067.jpg?width=660&height=424&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/13/Springfield/Springfield/635723963396785198-tGodejohn-hearing0055.jpg?width=660&height=431&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/13/Springfield/Springfield/635723963377285073-tGodejohn-hearing0018.jpg?width=660&height=433&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![Nicholas Godejohn enters the courtroom during an arraignment on Monday, July 13, 2015. Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/13/Springfield/Springfield/635723963499433856-tGodejohn-hearing0010.jpg?width=660&height=476&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Nicholas Godejohn enters the courtroom during an arraignment on Monday, July 13, 2015. Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.
Nathan Papes, Nathan Papes/News-Leader![Nicholas Godejohn enters the courtroom during an arraignment on Monday, July 13, 2015. Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/13/Springfield/Springfield/635723963373073046-tGodejohn-hearing0008.jpg?width=660&height=490&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Nicholas Godejohn enters the courtroom during an arraignment on Monday, July 13, 2015. Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.
Nathan Papes, Nathan Papes/News-Leader![Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/07/13/Springfield/Springfield/635723963385709127-tGodejohn-hearing0035.jpg?width=660&height=436&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.
Nathan Papes/News-Leader![Gypsy Rose Blanchard raises her hammer during the dedication of her family's new home.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699807168349857-snldc5-5kbs7xfckxjvrprte5u-original.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard raises her hammer during the dedication of her family's new home.
News-Leader File Photo![Clauddine Blanchard helps her daughter, Gypsy Rose, hammer a nail.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699806751192487-snldc5-5kbs7x8jvv41lxc24e5u-original.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Clauddine Blanchard helps her daughter, Gypsy Rose, hammer a nail.
News-Leader File Photo![The News-Leader found this post on a Facebook page associated with Gypsy Blanchard not long after the case began making headlines in 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2015/06/15/Springfield/Springfield/635699598185923917-Slide1.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The News-Leader found this post on a Facebook page associated with Gypsy Blanchard not long after the case began making headlines in 2015.
Facebook![Dee Dee Blanchard convinced neighbors and Gypsy's doctors that Gypsy suffered from various ailments, including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and seizures.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2017/05/10/Springfield/Springfield/636300311706998849-mommydead02.jpg?width=660&height=427&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Dee Dee Blanchard convinced neighbors and Gypsy's doctors that Gypsy suffered from various ailments, including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and seizures.
Submited![Dee Dee Blanchard managed to convince doctors and neighbors that her daughter Gypsy had several health problems including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and limited mental capabilities. In return, they were given many types of donations. Gypsy is now serving a 10-year prison sentence for her role in Dee Dee Blanchard's death in 2015.](/https/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2017/05/10/Springfield/Springfield/636300311750835692-mommydead01.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Dee Dee Blanchard managed to convince doctors and neighbors that her daughter Gypsy had several health problems including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and limited mental capabilities. In return, they were given many types of donations. Gypsy is now serving a 10-year prison sentence for her role in Dee Dee Blanchard's death in 2015.
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