Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the famed victim of Munchausen by proxy who's set for early release from prison on Dec. 28, opens up to PEOPLE about what she's learned after eight years behind bars.
Fuck that, her mother deserved it and I’m glad that Gypsy will finally be free. What she did was self defense through and through. It’s heart breaking that her (now ex) boyfriend is in jail for life because of this.
Agreed, any mother that would medically torture their own child for years is irredeemable in my book. That being said, I’m glad Gypsy Rose is being released because she should not have been jailed in the first place. She was painted into a corner by her mother when she was “declared unfit” if she called the police they would have likely assumed she’s an unreliable witness. That being said, it’s awful that her ex is paying the price for her freedom. This to me seems like an open and shut case of “crime of passion” and the sentence doesn’t reflect that, at all. It’s a terrible situation all around.
She did deserve it. It would have been better if they would have gone through the proper criminal procedure process, and that would not have left the former boyfriend in prison. But what happened is better than the situation she was in continuing until she died.
About12 hours ago as I’m posting this I was driving home from work with my parents a few minutes behind me, were gonna do Xmas this weekend. It’s raining hard.
Someone with no lights on is barreling down my lane, I almost don’t see him in time to swerve and honk. As I do so he very clearly swerves out and then back in (like he’s trying to PIT me) and then returns to my lane once he misses me
I immediately dial 911 and after being on hold for 6 minutes all they said was “well get someone to that intersection”
Like, did you not fucking hear me? The guys doing 70, he’s not at this intersection anymore!
“Well tell patrol, good night”
Parents confirmed he was still trying to kill people as he went down the road
She was 24. I’m suggesting she fuckin leaves instead. He could have picked her up and cut contact while they sorted it out. They could have contacted an abuse center or a women’s shelter. But no, they had to kill her I guess.
She had a psychologically abusive childhood so I gave her a pass but he didn’t. He has no excuse for thinking first degree murder was the only option. You’re all crazy for defending him.
Her decision to have Dee Dee killed came after she’d tried to run away ahead of yet another needless procedure, this time on her larynx. “I just wasn’t having it,” says Gypsy, who claims she fled her home, only to be tracked down within hours. “She found me, brought me back and put in place paperwork saying I was incompetent and she had power of attorney over me.”
I did read the article. Hence why I said her boyfriend should pick her up. Her mom found her within HOURS. Teenagers successfully runaway without help all the time.
What a mess of a comment. Growing up is realizing that murder isn’t the only solution, not killing your girlfriend’s mom. She wasn’t being held at gunpoint.
There’s a documentary and a dramatized show about her life on Netflix. CPS had been there. Doctors had suspected Munchausen’s but couldn’t do anything. Their neighbors knew something was wrong but couldn’t prove anything. What she did isn’t necessarily justifiable. But “they should have gone to the cops” is ignorant af.
He was acting in defense of another, which is morally equivalent. She was used to being mistreated by authority figures (her mother, every single doctor…) - why would she trust armed authority figures?
She wasn’t acting in self defence either. With his help they were fully capable of just running away. If they needed something from the house they could have just robbed her. There need to be some good faith effort to escape a situation before resorting to murder, but they chose to kill her out of hate and that should land you in jail or we all go mad max.
Finally someone with some sense in this thread. I was being generous giving her a pass for sure but I was trying to differentiate the situations - she was abused but the boyfriend has NO excuse for committing murder. It’s crazy to defend him.
Fuck that, her mother deserved it and I’m glad that Gypsy will finally be free. What she did was self defense through and through. It’s heart breaking that her (now ex) boyfriend is in jail for life because of this.
Agreed, any mother that would medically torture their own child for years is irredeemable in my book. That being said, I’m glad Gypsy Rose is being released because she should not have been jailed in the first place. She was painted into a corner by her mother when she was “declared unfit” if she called the police they would have likely assumed she’s an unreliable witness. That being said, it’s awful that her ex is paying the price for her freedom. This to me seems like an open and shut case of “crime of passion” and the sentence doesn’t reflect that, at all. It’s a terrible situation all around.
She did deserve it. It would have been better if they would have gone through the proper criminal procedure process, and that would not have left the former boyfriend in prison. But what happened is better than the situation she was in continuing until she died.
It’s not heartbreaking…they had the option to go the police and instead chose murder. HE wasn’t acting in self defense
You’ve never gone to the cops with a problem before, have you?
“Thanks. We’ll send extra patrols. Sorry that happened. Have a good day!”
“Look, what do you expect us to do about it? We’re really busy and your complaint isn’t going to boost our revenue at all.”
About12 hours ago as I’m posting this I was driving home from work with my parents a few minutes behind me, were gonna do Xmas this weekend. It’s raining hard.
Someone with no lights on is barreling down my lane, I almost don’t see him in time to swerve and honk. As I do so he very clearly swerves out and then back in (like he’s trying to PIT me) and then returns to my lane once he misses me
I immediately dial 911 and after being on hold for 6 minutes all they said was “well get someone to that intersection”
Like, did you not fucking hear me? The guys doing 70, he’s not at this intersection anymore!
“Well tell patrol, good night”
Parents confirmed he was still trying to kill people as he went down the road
If you’re lucky. If you’re not, you get Jeffery Dahmer’d.
You’re right, the solution was murder
Sadly yes, when the law fails. See Jeffery Dahmer for when someone in need tried to rely on the police for help.
Recently a domestic abuse victim was shot by the cops. Maybe the person you’re replying to is just suggesting this victim just fucking dies instead?
They didn’t try that before calling the cops!
She was 24. I’m suggesting she fuckin leaves instead. He could have picked her up and cut contact while they sorted it out. They could have contacted an abuse center or a women’s shelter. But no, they had to kill her I guess.
She had a psychologically abusive childhood so I gave her a pass but he didn’t. He has no excuse for thinking first degree murder was the only option. You’re all crazy for defending him.
I see you didn’t read the article
I did read the article. Hence why I said her boyfriend should pick her up. Her mom found her within HOURS. Teenagers successfully runaway without help all the time.
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What a mess of a comment. Growing up is realizing that murder isn’t the only solution, not killing your girlfriend’s mom. She wasn’t being held at gunpoint.
There’s a documentary and a dramatized show about her life on Netflix. CPS had been there. Doctors had suspected Munchausen’s but couldn’t do anything. Their neighbors knew something was wrong but couldn’t prove anything. What she did isn’t necessarily justifiable. But “they should have gone to the cops” is ignorant af.
He was acting in defense of another, which is morally equivalent. She was used to being mistreated by authority figures (her mother, every single doctor…) - why would she trust armed authority figures?
She wasn’t acting in self defence either. With his help they were fully capable of just running away. If they needed something from the house they could have just robbed her. There need to be some good faith effort to escape a situation before resorting to murder, but they chose to kill her out of hate and that should land you in jail or we all go mad max.
Finally someone with some sense in this thread. I was being generous giving her a pass for sure but I was trying to differentiate the situations - she was abused but the boyfriend has NO excuse for committing murder. It’s crazy to defend him.
Everyone is the punisher when behind a keyboard.
I’ll bet it the mom was on trial, none of these people would be advocating for the death penalty.