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<i>Dee Dee,</i>
<i>I understand if you are sick.</i>

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<i>Please call me back</i>
<i>or answer the phone.</i>

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<i>Tell me if everything is ok.</i>

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SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
October 2005

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Well, this room is empty.

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<i>It was a kind of exchange of roles</i>
<i>for these first responders.</i>

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<i>Instead of treating</i>
<i>from medical calls,</i>

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<i>this team spent the afternoon</i>
<i>moving boxes and furniture</i>

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<i>to this house of Aurora.</i>

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<i>And it's everything for this family.</i>
<i>Dee Dee Blanchard</i>

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<i>and her 12-year-old daughter,</i>
<i>Gypsy Rose.</i>

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It's been a blessing.
People have been so nice.

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It feels like we've come home,
finally.

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It's fantastic!
It's so beautiful, happy and welcoming.

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<i>A house from which this family</i>
<i>I desperately needed it.</i>

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<i>The journey to the Ozarks has begun </i>
<i>when a medical team...</i>

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During Hurricane Katrina,

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Dee Dee and Gypsy's house
was destroyed.

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Basically,
they lost everything they had.

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It was a real wash.

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Therefore, they were resettled
in Missouri,

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and basically, they came here
to start from square one.

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We left there.

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When we were told
to leave, we went.

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<i>After weeks in the hospital,</i>

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<i>Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose were taken</i>
<i>to St. John's in Springfield.</i>

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<i>The team leader...</i>

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The better I got to know
to Dee Dee and Gypsy,

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I got to know better
Gypsy's illnesses.

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He had muscular dystrophy,

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had a feeding tube.

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He had severe migraines
and took a lot of medicine.

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She couldn't walk.

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I caught her myself
and carried it

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between sofas, beds and cars.

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When I met her,
She was about 11 or 12 years old.

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But Dee Dee told me
who had a four-year-old mentality,

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around that.

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It wasn't as developed
as it seemed.

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<i>Without a home, and with Gypsy struggling</i>
<i>muscular dystrophy and leukemia,</i>

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<i>John's St. Aurora Team</i>
<i>got to work,</i>

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<i>and assured them and cleansed them</i>
<i>this house is rent-free.</i>

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It's overwhelming...

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We would never imagine

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that so many people helped us
so generously,

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that they loved us
and welcomed us so well.

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<i>To Gypsy Rose and her mother,</i>
<i>change brings new security,</i>

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<i>a new city and a new home</i>
<i>who welcomed them with open arms.</i>

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It's proof that happy endings
They don't just exist in fairy tales.

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They are true,
and they also happen in real life.

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I wouldn't go back to Louisiana
even if they forced me to.

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I'm here to stay.
We are at home.

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Dee Dee treated everyone
like family,

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which made it even funnier
we have the same surname.

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We didn't have
any kinship relationship,

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but she made me feel
that we had.

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Whenever we see them,
they were happy and wanted to help,

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and we also wanted to help them.

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Dee Dee had a lot of difficulties
to ask for help,

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but many things were given to them.

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Trips to Disney World,
 � Disneyland,

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got a house
from Habitat for Humanity,

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with furniture and everything.

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We have a fantastic bathtub.

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It's a Jacuzzi tub
fit for my muscles

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and we have a wonderful ramp,
to be able to go up and down alone.

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Now I can get there
to light switches.

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I have wider doors
so my chair can pass.

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They gave them the van,

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and when the van broke down,
they gave them another similar car.

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- Here are the keys to the house.
- Thanks.

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And here are the car keys
that was donated to you.

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They also gave them other things
like free flights

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for consultations or conferences
from Gypsy.

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As for Gypsy's condition,
He almost looked like he wasn't sick.

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Many people who had
much less problems

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they probably would have done
a much greater fanfare.

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Here she is,
receiving tubes in the body,

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getting needle sticks
and treatments

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and it was very inspiring to see
how Gypsy reacted to all of this.

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It was surreal.

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Hello everyone. I'm Gypsy Rose,
and I speak from Aurora, Missouri.

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I'm going to throw myself off our porch
to the snowdrift.

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Ready?

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Gypsy had a voice
very soft to sharp,

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which made us feel really good.

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The level of normality
that a child like Gypsy

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could enjoy
it felt very limited.

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Hello everyone.
I'm in Cinderella's castle

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and I'm eating mashed potatoes.

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It's good.

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It was very important to Dee Dee

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Gypsy has a life
very fulfilled before he passed away.

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I thought their relationship was unique

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because of everything
what they did together.

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They had an account together on Facebook
called "Dee Gyp Blanchard"

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and that was when Dee Dee
gave news about Gypsy's health

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and published photographs of her
at the hospital or at Disney World.

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It was the dream relationship
between mother and daughter.

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But I felt that Gypsy
I missed going to school,

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to be able to make friends,

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because it was clear that she wanted
have a life outside the home.

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So I had to live
through fantasy.

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She took advantage of any opportunity
to mask yourself.

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If they were at Comic-Con
or at the premiere of a film,

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She dressed like the characters.

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I felt that she liked being
someone else for a while.

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Mainly when it came to
to hair,

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because she never had hair,
so I could wear beautiful wigs

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and wore someone's skin
that could never be.

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we were friends
and very friendly with each other

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but we didn't know each other
on a deeper level of friendship,

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until she starts
sending me messages.

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HI ALEAH, IT'S GYPSY.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

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HELLO, GIRL.
I AM GOOD AND YOU?

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Gypsy created a secret account
on Facebook,

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so we can talk
and she can vent

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without needing to be filtered
or censored by the mother,

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because the mother was always present
when we were together.

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MY MOTHER IS VERY PROTECTIVE
AND YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT.

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"Emma Rose" was her nickname
that she used.

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I'M BAD,
I NEED A FRIEND

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WHAT'S GOING ON?

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She turned to me
like an older friend,

125
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because throughout his life,
He only had his mother.

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I'M PASSING
A BAD TIME

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I'M SORRY, GYPSY

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And I thought I could be that friend,
I could hear her

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and share secrets.

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I KNOW YOU MOVED HOUSE

131
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YES, I CAME TO EVERTON
WITH MY BOYFRIEND

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She started calling me
"older sister"

133
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and I started calling him
"younger sister".

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THIS IS GREAT
WHO I WISH I WAS YOU

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WHY?

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SUNDAY
JUNE 14, 2015, 2:40 PM

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The Sunday it all started
It was a pretty typical Sunday.

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But later,
I saw a certain publication.

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THAT GOAT IS DEAD

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It was a publication
from the account Dee Gyp Blanchard.

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It was a shocking moment.

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I found it very strange.

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I thought someone had broken in
their account

144
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and I was playing with them.

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And then, there was another publication.

146
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I HIT THAT FAT NUT
AND I VIOLATED THE INNOCENT DAUGHTER.

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SHE SCREAMED SO LOUD

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I called their phone
and they didn't answer.

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At that time, I told Kim
to go to their house.

150
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I left them messages
on the phone.

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"Dee Dee, please
call me back

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or answer the phone.
Tell me if everything is okay."

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When we got home
by Dee Dee and Gypsy,

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the car was parked
at the entrance.

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Something wasn't right.

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We started knocking on the door,
but no one responded.

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I knocked on the windows
and we shouted their names.

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I started to feel
a little anxious,

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So I asked Kim
to call the police

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to come see
if everything was ok.

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When the police showed up,

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we noticed that the kitchen window
it was unlocked.

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The Police explained that as it seemed
there will be no break-ins,

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legally, they had no reason
to enter the property.

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I asked if there was any reason
so I can't enter

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and they said
that there was no problem.

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4:50 p.m.

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The first thing I noticed,
besides being dark,

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It was very cold.

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As if the air conditioning
was at maximum and always on.

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The house looked normal.
I was seeing if I could find anyone,

172
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or something that seemed strange to me,

173
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like upside-down furniture
or broken things.

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Gypsy's wheelchair
was in the room.

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The electric wheelchair
I was in the bathroom,

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i.e. all wheelchairs
that she had were at home.

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Gypsy's room
it was a typical children's room.

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Dee Dee's bed was not made,
there were lots of blankets,

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but nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

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When Dave told the cop
what was in the house,

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which included all three
Gypsy wheelchairs,

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I knew right away
that something wrong was happening.

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The Missouri Police
launched an alert for the entire state

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due to a mother and daughter
who disappeared from Springfield.

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Gypsy Blanchard, 19,
and Claudine Blanchard, 48,

186
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were last seen
on June 10th.

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If you know his whereabouts,
call the Police immediately.

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I saw a crowd of neighbors

189
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and that's when I knew
of the publication on Facebook.

190
00:13:12,485 --> 00:13:16,085
I thought maybe someone
had hacked their account,

191
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but what was strange
It's just that no one has seen them for days

192
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and no one could contact them.

193
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Kim and I think the police
he was doing what he was supposed to do

194
00:13:27,046 --> 00:13:29,485
and trying to understand
where were Dee Dee and Gypsy,

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so we went home.

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MONDAY
JUNE 15, 2015, 01:00

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I woke up to the phone call
of a detective

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who said he wanted
ask some questions.

199
00:14:00,525 --> 00:14:04,165
I was surprised by him
want to come immediately,

200
00:14:04,366 --> 00:14:07,845
but I knew it had to be
quite serious.

201
00:14:16,366 --> 00:14:19,205
He asked me how well
I knew Gypsy,

202
00:14:19,405 --> 00:14:22,445
how well I knew Dee Dee,
if there were conflicts between them,

203
00:14:22,885 --> 00:14:26,485
but of course I said
that there was nothing bad between them

204
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and that they were very close.

205
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He ended up getting a call.

206
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It was very short
and as soon as he hung up,

207
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I realized what had happened
something wrong.

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05:00

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I wake up and turn on the news channel.

210
00:15:02,205 --> 00:15:04,366
Greene County Sheriff
has new information

211
00:15:04,445 --> 00:15:07,165
about a mother murdered at home
and his missing daughter.

212
00:15:07,245 --> 00:15:09,046
We are live, in the neighborhood.

213
00:15:09,606 --> 00:15:11,726
Dee Dee Blanchard's body,
48 years old,

214
00:15:11,805 --> 00:15:13,805
was found in his home
on Sunday night.

215
00:15:13,885 --> 00:15:17,765
The sheriff doesn't say how he died,
but says the death was violent.

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The detectives continued
Looking for your daughter,

217
00:15:20,405 --> 00:15:22,525
Gypsy, 19 years old,
during the night.

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Something that worried friends
and helped the detectives...

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I was in shock.

220
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I couldn't understand.

221
00:15:30,765 --> 00:15:34,805
I've been in the house,
How did something like that escape me?

222
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The general feeling
it was numb.

223
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I didn't want to believe anything.

224
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I just wanted it to be
anyone but Dee Dee.

225
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Dee Dee was stabbed
several times on the back,

226
00:15:57,085 --> 00:15:59,565
on the back of the neck,

227
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and she was dead and home alone
It's been a few days now.

228
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This poor woman didn't do anything
but to give his life for his daughter

229
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and did nothing but love
everyone around her.

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I didn't think of anyone
who wanted to do harm

231
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� Dee Dee and � Gypsy.

232
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There was no suspect,

233
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there was no one who knew
be related to this

234
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and all signs pointed
to a random killer.

235
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There are still many questions
in regards to Dee Dee's death,

236
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but friends ask
to everyone in the area

237
00:16:43,406 --> 00:16:46,526
to think and pray
by Dee Dee and Gypsy,

238
00:16:46,606 --> 00:16:49,166
while this investigation progresses.

239
00:16:52,166 --> 00:16:54,366
I just started sobbing.

240
00:16:54,846 --> 00:16:56,806
Facebook posts
they were real.

241
00:16:56,886 --> 00:16:59,886
Dee Dee was dead,
i.e. Gypsy too,

242
00:16:59,966 --> 00:17:02,286
and it was just a matter of time
until it is found.

243
00:17:05,966 --> 00:17:11,086
At that time, I just wanted
for Gypsy to return home.

244
00:17:13,966 --> 00:17:17,726
The detective told me he needed
for more information.

245
00:17:18,246 --> 00:17:21,686
I told you about the messages
between me and Gypsy.

246
00:17:21,926 --> 00:17:24,966
I didn't know if there was any information
that would be useful to you.

247
00:17:26,766 --> 00:17:29,326
DO YOU WANT TO GO TO THE CINEMA
ON THURSDAY, AT 8:05 PM?

248
00:17:31,606 --> 00:17:33,366
OF COURSE, IT LOOKS GOOD TO ME

249
00:17:33,566 --> 00:17:37,006
First, our conversations
they were very innocent.

250
00:17:37,086 --> 00:17:38,646
WHAT WILL YOU WEAR?

251
00:17:38,726 --> 00:17:40,886
I'LL TAKE THE DRESS
AND THE RED SHOES

252
00:17:40,966 --> 00:17:43,766
And little by little, she began
opening up more about boys,

253
00:17:43,846 --> 00:17:47,126
and wanted love advice
and about how to kiss,

254
00:17:47,206 --> 00:17:49,086
because I had never given
your first kiss.

255
00:17:49,206 --> 00:17:51,206
I NEED YOUR ADVICE
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO KISS

256
00:17:51,286 --> 00:17:54,566
It shocked me a little,
because I wasn't expecting it.

257
00:17:54,966 --> 00:17:57,526
But at the same time,
she was growing

258
00:17:57,606 --> 00:18:00,126
and I was already 15, 16 years old

259
00:18:00,886 --> 00:18:04,846
and a girl seemed normal
that age to ask that.

260
00:18:04,926 --> 00:18:06,926
I HAVE NEWS.
I MET AN AMAZING GUY

261
00:18:07,246 --> 00:18:11,686
We started talking
of her romantic interest.

262
00:18:12,046 --> 00:18:13,766
MY BOYFRIEND NICK
YOU ARE 24 YEARS OLD

263
00:18:13,846 --> 00:18:16,526
HE IS MY SOULMATE.
WRITE ME POEMS AND EVERYTHING

264
00:18:16,646 --> 00:18:20,446
Gypsy couldn't hang out with boys.
I could have friends.

265
00:18:20,526 --> 00:18:22,006
HE LIVES IN WISCONSIN

266
00:18:22,086 --> 00:18:24,686
But having boyfriends
it was out of the question.

267
00:18:25,966 --> 00:18:29,166
Started talking
how they planned to get married

268
00:18:29,246 --> 00:18:32,046
and they were going to get married
in a snowy gazebo.

269
00:18:32,286 --> 00:18:35,486
IF WE HAVE A SON
IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED NICK

270
00:18:35,566 --> 00:18:39,166
That's when I got to know
Nicholas Godejohn.

271
00:18:39,926 --> 00:18:42,286
ME AND NICK ARE GOING
MEET US IN MARCH

272
00:18:42,366 --> 00:18:45,646
I told him to be careful,
to be smart.

273
00:18:45,726 --> 00:18:49,326
LET'S WATCH THE CINDERELLA MOVIE
AND I'M GOING TO GIVE MY FIRST KISS

274
00:18:49,406 --> 00:18:51,966
Told you not to run away
with no stranger.

275
00:18:52,206 --> 00:18:55,006
BE CAREFUL
THERE ARE MANY EVIL PEOPLE

276
00:18:55,086 --> 00:18:58,766
MANY BOYS ARE NOT
WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE

277
00:18:58,846 --> 00:19:03,566
But honestly,
like he was from Wisconsin,

278
00:19:03,966 --> 00:19:06,806
I never thought
that something was going to happen.

279
00:19:06,886 --> 00:19:08,566
I WILL INTRODUCE YOU
IT'S MY MOTHER IN MARCH

280
00:19:08,646 --> 00:19:11,286
I thought her mother
had control over the situation,

281
00:19:11,366 --> 00:19:15,366
that there was not, at all,
reason to worry.

282
00:19:15,446 --> 00:19:17,886
MY MOTHER
YOU DON'T WANT ME TO DATE

283
00:19:17,966 --> 00:19:20,846
BUT I HOPE IT GOES WELL
AND MAY SHE ACCEPT IT

284
00:19:27,406 --> 00:19:30,086
The Police associated the IP
from the Facebook post

285
00:19:30,166 --> 00:19:32,926
made through the account
by Dee Dee and Gypsy

286
00:19:33,006 --> 00:19:35,846
to a residential area
in Big Bend, Wisconsin,

287
00:19:36,206 --> 00:19:37,606
in Waukesha County,

288
00:19:37,806 --> 00:19:41,046
and the police discovered
which was Nicholas's parents' house.

289
00:19:41,646 --> 00:19:43,566
GODEJOHN FAMILY HOUSE

290
00:19:43,646 --> 00:19:47,166
When they realized it had been
in Waukesha County,

291
00:19:47,366 --> 00:19:49,486
there was no way
to get there on time,

292
00:19:49,566 --> 00:19:51,926
because they were eight
or nine hours away,

293
00:19:52,126 --> 00:19:56,206
Therefore, they asked the local police
to go to the residence

294
00:19:56,286 --> 00:19:57,806
to see if Gypsy was there.

295
00:20:01,406 --> 00:20:05,046
They sent a large group
of police officers

296
00:20:05,446 --> 00:20:08,526
and broke into the house,
prepared for anything.

297
00:20:12,326 --> 00:20:16,366
I thought we were going to find Gypsy

298
00:20:16,446 --> 00:20:18,446
in a condition
similar to Dee Dee.

299
00:20:32,406 --> 00:20:35,126
<i>This is a special report.</i>

300
00:20:35,206 --> 00:20:38,126
A great discovery
in this homicide investigation.

301
00:20:38,206 --> 00:20:41,406
We now know that Gypsy Rose
Blanchard, 19,

302
00:20:41,486 --> 00:20:43,526
was found safe,
It's fine.

303
00:20:43,606 --> 00:20:48,806
It was found in another state
and there is a suspect in custody.

304
00:20:48,886 --> 00:20:51,326
Detectives now head
for that State,

305
00:20:51,406 --> 00:20:55,206
to talk to Gypsy Rose
and with the suspect.

306
00:20:55,486 --> 00:20:59,406
We will have more updates <i>online</i>
and live reports...

307
00:21:00,686 --> 00:21:03,366
Knowing that she was found...

308
00:21:04,406 --> 00:21:08,486
...in Wisconsin,
alive, unharmed...

309
00:21:09,646 --> 00:21:12,926
... it was a ray of hope.

310
00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:16,886
I was relieved
because she was found,

311
00:21:16,966 --> 00:21:18,686
but what condition was it in?

312
00:21:19,606 --> 00:21:21,966
What happened to him?

313
00:21:23,646 --> 00:21:27,006
It says "Nicholas".
They call you "Nick", "Nicholas"...?

314
00:21:27,926 --> 00:21:30,166
I prefer...

315
00:21:30,486 --> 00:21:32,686
my family
He usually calls me "Nicholas",

316
00:21:32,766 --> 00:21:35,646
but my friends and other people
they call me "Nick".

317
00:21:35,726 --> 00:21:37,646
What would you prefer me to call you?

318
00:21:37,726 --> 00:21:39,166
- Nick.
- Nick, very good.

319
00:21:40,446 --> 00:21:43,806
It was the first time your mother
Did you meet your girlfriend?

320
00:21:43,886 --> 00:21:45,166
Yes.

321
00:21:45,246 --> 00:21:47,286
- I assume it's your girlfriend.
- Yes, she's my girlfriend.

322
00:21:47,366 --> 00:21:49,406
- Do you love her?
- Yes, I love her very much.

323
00:21:49,486 --> 00:21:52,566
Now, let's move on
two ways, right?

324
00:21:53,166 --> 00:21:55,726
And you're going to have to be honest with me,

325
00:21:55,886 --> 00:21:58,806
because if you love her,
if you love Gypsy,

326
00:21:59,206 --> 00:22:01,886
You won't let Gypsy
have problems

327
00:22:02,046 --> 00:22:05,286
- without you helping her, yes?
- I understand.

328
00:22:06,166 --> 00:22:10,206
Your mother is dead.
What I want to ask you...

329
00:22:10,286 --> 00:22:13,446
- Wait... What?
- Your mother died.

330
00:22:13,526 --> 00:22:17,126
- He passed away.
- No, no...

331
00:22:19,246 --> 00:22:24,126
Want to do right by Gypsy
if you love her?

332
00:22:24,686 --> 00:22:27,286
- In fact, I idolize her.
- I know so.

333
00:22:27,366 --> 00:22:30,526
- I would never stop honoring her.
- I know.

334
00:22:31,006 --> 00:22:34,646
- No, no...
- Listen to me for a second, will you?

335
00:22:36,446 --> 00:22:38,886
The police carried out a search
to Nicholas's room

336
00:22:40,046 --> 00:22:42,926
and found
a large amount of money

337
00:22:43,006 --> 00:22:45,286
that had been stolen
from Dee Dee's room

338
00:22:45,926 --> 00:22:50,086
and an envelope that had been
sent from Springfield,

339
00:22:50,286 --> 00:22:52,606
with the murder weapon
inside.

340
00:22:54,646 --> 00:22:56,806
The truth is...
I admit it.

341
00:22:56,886 --> 00:22:59,166
In fact...

342
00:23:00,606 --> 00:23:03,246
- ... I stabbed her mother, I admit it.
- I know.

343
00:23:03,566 --> 00:23:05,406
What happened to your mother
that night?

344
00:23:05,486 --> 00:23:07,606
I don't know what happened
with my mother.

345
00:23:07,686 --> 00:23:09,606
Please tell me.

346
00:23:09,766 --> 00:23:13,126
I only did it for me and for her.
It was the only reason.

347
00:23:13,206 --> 00:23:15,806
I would never do it
if not for me and for her.

348
00:23:16,486 --> 00:23:19,406
- I love my mother.
- I know so.

349
00:23:19,646 --> 00:23:22,246
Baby, I have no doubt
that you love your mother.

350
00:23:24,446 --> 00:23:26,046
But why did Nick hurt her?

351
00:23:46,046 --> 00:23:47,286
Hello, Dee Dee.

352
00:23:51,446 --> 00:23:55,086
Dee Dee's full name
it was Claudine Ann Pitre,

353
00:23:55,846 --> 00:23:57,326
but everyone
called her "Dee Dee".

354
00:24:01,686 --> 00:24:03,126
There were six of us.

355
00:24:03,406 --> 00:24:06,566
Three older brothers
and my older sister.

356
00:24:06,646 --> 00:24:11,086
I was the fifth daughter
and Dee Dee was the sixth daughter,

357
00:24:11,166 --> 00:24:12,766
she was considered the baby.

358
00:24:15,406 --> 00:24:19,846
Dee Dee did it all
to be different,

359
00:24:19,966 --> 00:24:24,406
alone, lonely
and that's what she liked.

360
00:24:24,646 --> 00:24:28,526
You can't see it, but she's wearing shorts.
He has the coat, but he's wearing shorts.

361
00:24:29,846 --> 00:24:31,366
She has the fire in her!

362
00:24:32,566 --> 00:24:35,206
Today is Friday,
go looking for boys.

363
00:24:37,446 --> 00:24:38,926
And this is our father, of course.

364
00:24:41,166 --> 00:24:44,886
One night, I was at <i>bowling,</i>
I went there to see a band,

365
00:24:44,966 --> 00:24:49,766
and I saw a girl
which looked a little different.

366
00:24:49,846 --> 00:24:51,646
It didn't look like it was from a dog.

367
00:24:52,086 --> 00:24:54,926
Hello, I'm Dee Dee
and I'm going to leave now

368
00:24:55,006 --> 00:24:58,326
with Suzette, the LJ,
Michelle and Titania

369
00:24:59,086 --> 00:25:01,366
and we will do
some mischief.

370
00:25:01,846 --> 00:25:04,606
Today, we will not give
sweets to no one.

371
00:25:04,686 --> 00:25:07,206
- That's my suit.
- Take a walk.

372
00:25:07,886 --> 00:25:09,966
The way he dressed
and behaved.

373
00:25:10,046 --> 00:25:11,566
Created by Dee Dee.

374
00:25:12,646 --> 00:25:15,486
Without a doubt, it stood out
in the middle of a crowd.

375
00:25:15,686 --> 00:25:17,526
Are you the bad witch or the good witch?

376
00:25:17,646 --> 00:25:19,486
She is the good witch
and I am the evil witch.

377
00:25:19,566 --> 00:25:22,126
We have already established these things.

378
00:25:22,886 --> 00:25:27,366
I was 17 years old,
he was a savage.

379
00:25:28,686 --> 00:25:31,726
She was older than me,
but I got her number

380
00:25:32,366 --> 00:25:34,046
and we started dating
after that.

381
00:25:38,486 --> 00:25:42,926
One morning, she tells me
that there is news, that she is pregnant.

382
00:25:43,926 --> 00:25:46,806
I was like, "Really?"

383
00:25:47,166 --> 00:25:50,926
I immediately told him that in that case,
we were going to get married.

384
00:25:55,406 --> 00:25:59,206
She was the perfect southern wife,
a good girl.

385
00:25:59,966 --> 00:26:02,326
Very polite, very generous,

386
00:26:02,606 --> 00:26:06,606
but I never developed
feelings for her.

387
00:26:07,446 --> 00:26:10,886
I woke up on my birthday,
I had turned 18,

388
00:26:10,966 --> 00:26:12,486
and I thought, "Wow...

389
00:26:13,286 --> 00:26:14,846
What am I doing here?"

390
00:26:15,046 --> 00:26:17,126
I started to pack my things,
She woke up and said:

391
00:26:17,206 --> 00:26:19,646
"What are you doing?"
And I said, "Dee Dee, I can't do it."

392
00:26:20,326 --> 00:26:23,286
I said, "I'm really sorry.
I made a big mistake.

393
00:26:23,446 --> 00:26:27,526
"I just want to do the right thing,
but I have to leave.

394
00:26:27,606 --> 00:26:31,486
I don't love you, I'm not in love.
I'm really sorry."

395
00:26:32,326 --> 00:26:34,646
She was very upset.
He took the marriage certificate,

396
00:26:34,726 --> 00:26:37,846
threw it to the ground, broke it
and began to scream.

397
00:26:38,646 --> 00:26:40,406
We were only married
for three months.

398
00:26:41,566 --> 00:26:46,286
I promised him I would do everything
to take care of her and the child.

399
00:26:46,486 --> 00:26:49,166
Who would do everything he could
financially and mentally,

400
00:26:49,246 --> 00:26:50,686
but I couldn't...

401
00:26:51,966 --> 00:26:53,646
I couldn't stay.

402
00:27:06,606 --> 00:27:08,766
We call her Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

403
00:27:09,606 --> 00:27:14,806
Could be a little small,
but she was a normal baby.

404
00:27:15,166 --> 00:27:18,766
I gave him the nickname "Possum",
because she looked like a skunk.

405
00:27:19,046 --> 00:27:20,726
He had opossum eyes,

406
00:27:20,926 --> 00:27:24,846
he had very blonde hair
that was always in the air.

407
00:27:25,446 --> 00:27:27,046
It was so tiny!

408
00:27:28,566 --> 00:27:32,646
As soon as I saw her, I knew that my life
would change forever,

409
00:27:33,126 --> 00:27:36,206
but I had no idea
of what he was about to face.

410
00:27:36,686 --> 00:27:39,006
Hello, Gypsy.
I love you!

411
00:27:39,406 --> 00:27:41,206
As it grew,

412
00:27:41,286 --> 00:27:45,246
Dee Dee told me she needed
of a heart monitor

413
00:27:45,326 --> 00:27:49,326
that had to be used at night,
because I stopped breathing

414
00:27:49,406 --> 00:27:52,646
and had epileptic seizures
in the middle of the night,

415
00:27:52,846 --> 00:27:55,966
and told me he was going
test it and everything

416
00:27:56,526 --> 00:27:58,726
and that she had sleep apnea.

417
00:27:59,126 --> 00:28:00,846
She was so scared!

418
00:28:02,206 --> 00:28:04,286
She didn't want anyone watching her.

419
00:28:04,366 --> 00:28:08,206
I only left my parents
take care of Gypsy.

420
00:28:08,926 --> 00:28:12,286
Even I couldn't take care of her,
because she was sick.

421
00:28:14,286 --> 00:28:16,206
Gypsy. Gypsy?

422
00:28:17,246 --> 00:28:18,766
Do you want to go play outside?

423
00:28:20,686 --> 00:28:23,606
She wouldn't even let me
be with her for an hour.

424
00:28:23,686 --> 00:28:25,486
She was always with her.

425
00:28:25,926 --> 00:28:27,446
How old are you?

426
00:28:28,046 --> 00:28:30,886
Do you have a year?
And where is your skull?

427
00:28:31,486 --> 00:28:33,966
Very good.
And where are the fingers?

428
00:28:34,566 --> 00:28:37,646
Yes, very well.

429
00:28:38,406 --> 00:28:39,926
Dee Dee was a great mother.

430
00:28:40,686 --> 00:28:43,166
I was always telling you
who didn't know how to do it.

431
00:28:43,246 --> 00:28:46,566
Taking care of Gypsy every day,
Always there for her.

432
00:28:47,846 --> 00:28:50,486
Hello, we are winding the snail.
Just a little.

433
00:28:51,646 --> 00:28:53,646
This is Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

434
00:28:58,206 --> 00:29:01,966
Gypsy is four years old
and lives in Golden Meadow.

435
00:29:04,486 --> 00:29:07,566
I thought she was
the best mother in the world.

436
00:29:09,686 --> 00:29:11,886
I'm getting closer to your face.

437
00:29:12,646 --> 00:29:15,566
Smile, so I can see your face.

438
00:29:16,846 --> 00:29:19,926
When Gypsy had
about four, five, six years,

439
00:29:20,246 --> 00:29:24,326
Dee Dee started telling me
that she had eye problems,

440
00:29:24,726 --> 00:29:28,886
epileptic seizures,
that the attacks affected his eyes,

441
00:29:28,966 --> 00:29:32,246
and they performed surgery on him
to straighten your eye,

442
00:29:32,846 --> 00:29:35,926
and then, I had another attack
and the eye crooked again.

443
00:29:36,486 --> 00:29:39,406
It feels like you're right here,
in the chamber.

444
00:29:40,806 --> 00:29:43,006
Now I only see your glasses.

445
00:29:44,286 --> 00:29:46,686
Dee Dee told me
that when she had the attacks,

446
00:29:46,766 --> 00:29:51,446
It made her mentally go back
a few years.

447
00:29:54,006 --> 00:29:56,366
- Dear!
- He slipped and fell!

448
00:29:56,566 --> 00:29:57,926
Can I get up?

449
00:29:58,006 --> 00:30:02,446
As Gypsy's uncle,
I always wanted the best.

450
00:30:03,006 --> 00:30:06,126
I'm sad, I want her to have
a normal and healthy life,

451
00:30:06,846 --> 00:30:09,486
but with Gypsy,
that never happened.

452
00:30:09,566 --> 00:30:13,406
Turn around, let us see you.
It's so sweet!

453
00:30:13,486 --> 00:30:15,166
It just got worse and worse.

454
00:30:16,366 --> 00:30:18,606
Dee Dee started telling me
who were doing tests,

455
00:30:18,686 --> 00:30:20,806
that they were trying to find out
what was going on.

456
00:30:21,006 --> 00:30:22,846
She had a lot of problems.

457
00:30:25,006 --> 00:30:30,046
He had hearing problems,
he had to put tubes in his ears.

458
00:30:30,566 --> 00:30:32,846
There was a reflux problem,

459
00:30:33,086 --> 00:30:37,046
so, at the age of seven or eight,
had to put in a feeding tube

460
00:30:37,646 --> 00:30:41,806
and was powered by a machine,
via a button.

461
00:30:42,046 --> 00:30:43,086
Here, honey.

462
00:30:43,166 --> 00:30:46,246
Dee Dee started taking over
from Gypsy 24 hours a day,

463
00:30:46,326 --> 00:30:48,366
So he stopped working.

464
00:30:50,046 --> 00:30:53,686
I promised him I would always pay
child and alimony benefits,

465
00:30:53,766 --> 00:30:58,086
and cover medical expenses
and Gypsy's health insurance.

466
00:30:58,606 --> 00:31:00,926
I paid Dee Dee
until the day he died.

467
00:31:04,926 --> 00:31:06,806
When Gypsy was about seven years old,

468
00:31:07,566 --> 00:31:09,486
It was the first time I saw her
in a wheelchair.

469
00:31:09,566 --> 00:31:12,006
They both came to visit me,
She and Dee Dee.

470
00:31:12,086 --> 00:31:14,566
I asked him:
"What's with her legs?

471
00:31:15,086 --> 00:31:17,566
Is it that bad?
What is the diagnosis?"

472
00:31:18,486 --> 00:31:22,766
Dee Dee told me
that she had muscular dystrophy

473
00:31:23,326 --> 00:31:28,646
and that the leg muscles
will stop working.

474
00:31:31,126 --> 00:31:33,886
It's terrifying to hear that
in relation to a child.

475
00:31:37,566 --> 00:31:39,366
After that first time
I saw her in the wheelchair,

476
00:31:39,446 --> 00:31:41,326
I never saw her walking again.

477
00:31:44,286 --> 00:31:46,526
When she told me
that she had leukemia, I was...

478
00:31:49,966 --> 00:31:52,006
I was surprised, it was...

479
00:31:52,446 --> 00:31:56,926
It was the scariest thing
that she had already told me.

480
00:31:58,286 --> 00:31:59,886
I almost didn't believe it.

481
00:32:00,326 --> 00:32:05,166
At that point, I was just thinking:
"What else is missing?

482
00:32:05,246 --> 00:32:10,126
"Are you going to get hit by lightning?
He is the unluckiest child of all time,

483
00:32:10,326 --> 00:32:12,606
to have so many things wrong."

484
00:32:14,726 --> 00:32:17,966
But in the midst of all illnesses,
She has always been a warrior.

485
00:32:18,406 --> 00:32:21,086
She always smiled immensely,

486
00:32:21,646 --> 00:32:23,806
you can see all the photos
that we have.

487
00:32:24,526 --> 00:32:26,886
There are not many photographs
of sad Gypsy.

488
00:32:27,006 --> 00:32:28,446
She always has a smile.

489
00:32:34,366 --> 00:32:37,006
They moved to Thibodaux,
45 minutes away.

490
00:32:38,366 --> 00:32:40,526
Two years later,
moved to New Orleans,

491
00:32:40,926 --> 00:32:42,366
two hours away.

492
00:32:43,446 --> 00:32:47,326
As it grew,
they went further and further away.

493
00:32:47,406 --> 00:32:49,966
It was increasingly difficult to see her.

494
00:32:52,366 --> 00:32:56,806
I went to their house to visit them,
for a few hours, we were together,

495
00:32:57,526 --> 00:33:01,686
but when me and Gypsy
we started to get closer,

496
00:33:01,766 --> 00:33:03,206
creating a connection,

497
00:33:03,286 --> 00:33:06,086
three or four months passed
until we are together again

498
00:33:06,166 --> 00:33:07,806
and we can rebuild everything
from then on.

499
00:33:09,686 --> 00:33:15,166
Dee Dee wouldn't leave us
build a father-daughter relationship,

500
00:33:15,246 --> 00:33:17,766
that we are supposed to have
with our children.

501
00:33:20,086 --> 00:33:23,046
And in 2005,
there was Hurricane Katrina,

502
00:33:23,966 --> 00:33:26,566
and they moved to Missouri.

503
00:33:27,246 --> 00:33:30,446
It is 11 hours away.

504
00:33:33,006 --> 00:33:37,366
She let me talk to Gypsy
on the phone whenever you want,

505
00:33:37,806 --> 00:33:40,446
but he said he would visit her
it was out of the question.

506
00:33:42,526 --> 00:33:45,766
I never got up
many questions is Dee Dee,

507
00:33:46,206 --> 00:33:49,366
because she let us talk
when I called

508
00:33:49,926 --> 00:33:52,366
and let us keep
some kind of relationship.

509
00:33:53,526 --> 00:33:56,806
I knew you would get up
any question or problem,

510
00:33:57,646 --> 00:33:59,686
she was going to exclude me immediately.

511
00:34:00,926 --> 00:34:04,166
Our relationship was based
in phone calls,

512
00:34:04,246 --> 00:34:06,566
gifts, birthday cards,
things like that.

513
00:34:08,046 --> 00:34:10,046
I just wanted her to feel...

514
00:34:10,726 --> 00:34:12,926
...that I would be there forever,
Wait.

515
00:34:13,046 --> 00:34:17,646
One day, you're going to call me and say:
"Hi, Dad, it's Gypsy.

516
00:34:17,926 --> 00:34:21,326
Can you come see me?"

517
00:34:21,406 --> 00:34:26,446
I've always been waiting for this day,
but it never happened.

518
00:34:30,246 --> 00:34:32,126
What happened to your mother
that night?

519
00:34:33,166 --> 00:34:36,126
I don't know what happened
with my mother.

520
00:34:36,246 --> 00:34:37,966
Please tell me.

521
00:34:38,086 --> 00:34:41,406
Gypsy knew
that you were going to kill her mother?

522
00:34:44,086 --> 00:34:45,926
Listen to me, baby.

523
00:34:46,326 --> 00:34:48,526
You know what happened
with your mother.

524
00:34:48,606 --> 00:34:50,046
And I know that you know.

525
00:34:51,726 --> 00:34:55,686
Sincerely,
She asked me to do it.

526
00:35:02,686 --> 00:35:05,846
DEPT. FROM THE SHERIFF OF WAUKESHA
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015

527
00:35:06,926 --> 00:35:09,366
So Gypsy knew
that you were going to kill her mother,

528
00:35:09,446 --> 00:35:11,326
- because she asked you to.
- Yes.

529
00:35:11,406 --> 00:35:13,126
Why did she ask you
for you to do this?

530
00:35:13,486 --> 00:35:15,846
- Did you kill your mother?
- No, no, sir.

531
00:35:15,926 --> 00:35:18,246
You helped Nicholas
killing your mother?

532
00:35:18,326 --> 00:35:19,446
No, sir.

533
00:35:20,886 --> 00:35:22,006
No, sir.

534
00:35:23,246 --> 00:35:25,886
Did you know that Nicholas
I was going to kill your mother

535
00:35:26,006 --> 00:35:28,286
- before you did this?
- No, sir.

536
00:35:38,606 --> 00:35:40,126
Good morning.

537
00:35:41,606 --> 00:35:44,686
I want to specify, at the beginning
of this press conference,

538
00:35:44,766 --> 00:35:46,926
that this investigation
is still occurring.

539
00:35:48,006 --> 00:35:50,566
The accusation
filed a complaint this morning

540
00:35:51,126 --> 00:35:54,046
for first-degree murder.
There are two suspects.

541
00:35:56,286 --> 00:35:59,606
We are still investigating
the dimension of the relationship,

542
00:35:59,686 --> 00:36:02,806
but were referred
as being lovers.

543
00:36:04,926 --> 00:36:06,326
I was left with my mouth open.

544
00:36:07,166 --> 00:36:10,326
Never in my life would I think...

545
00:36:11,406 --> 00:36:13,926
... that she was associated
to something like that.

546
00:36:14,566 --> 00:36:16,966
For any type of crime,

547
00:36:17,046 --> 00:36:19,646
but mainly
to the murder of his own mother.

548
00:36:21,406 --> 00:36:24,846
I was like:
"What's going on here?"

549
00:36:26,686 --> 00:36:30,646
As far as I knew, they had
the perfect mother and daughter relationship.

550
00:36:30,806 --> 00:36:33,726
They were the perfect happy family.

551
00:36:34,486 --> 00:36:37,606
The police should have got it wrong
someone's story

552
00:36:37,686 --> 00:36:41,246
or someone wasn't
to tell the truth,

553
00:36:41,326 --> 00:36:43,086
but it couldn't be Gypsy.

554
00:36:43,286 --> 00:36:46,926
<i>Nicholas Godejohn, 26 years old,</i>
<i>was in a Waukesha court.</i>

555
00:36:47,006 --> 00:36:49,326
<i>Appealed to his rights</i>
<i>an extradition hearing.</i>

556
00:36:49,486 --> 00:36:53,246
<i>� accused of murder</i>
<i>in Missouri by Dee Dee Blanchard.</i>

557
00:36:53,406 --> 00:36:56,166
<i>The prosecution says he</i>
<i>stabbed his wife to death</i>

558
00:36:56,246 --> 00:37:00,086
<i>after supposedly</i>
<i>your daughter Gypsy asked.</i>

559
00:37:00,406 --> 00:37:02,686
Godejohn also has
a criminal history.

560
00:37:02,766 --> 00:37:07,046
In 2013, he was arrested and detectives
They said I was watching pornography

561
00:37:07,126 --> 00:37:10,646
and masturbating at McDonald's
for nine hours

562
00:37:10,886 --> 00:37:13,846
and the police found a knife
during detention.

563
00:37:14,046 --> 00:37:17,646
Everyone assumed
that he was an Internet predator

564
00:37:17,726 --> 00:37:20,086
who had chosen Gypsy
as your prey,

565
00:37:20,166 --> 00:37:22,366
especially taking into account
the circumstances.

566
00:37:23,126 --> 00:37:26,006
I want to talk to you
about what's going on.

567
00:37:26,766 --> 00:37:29,726
As you know, Nicholas was accused
first degree homicide

568
00:37:30,166 --> 00:37:32,526
and armed crime.

569
00:37:32,766 --> 00:37:34,726
And what did he...

570
00:37:35,926 --> 00:37:39,046
What happened is he bought
a bus ticket

571
00:37:39,286 --> 00:37:42,126
and came to Springfield,
which is where I live and work.

572
00:37:42,446 --> 00:37:44,286
And he...

573
00:37:44,486 --> 00:37:47,526
He and Gypsy conspired
to kill her mother.

574
00:37:50,126 --> 00:37:53,366
He stabbed her several times
on the back,

575
00:37:53,446 --> 00:37:55,726
- while she slept.
- My God.

576
00:37:56,686 --> 00:38:00,126
- What do you think of this?
- I don't know...

577
00:38:00,246 --> 00:38:03,326
I know that once
he started going there.

578
00:38:03,446 --> 00:38:05,726
We always watched him closely,

579
00:38:05,806 --> 00:38:08,766
because he has autism,
Asperger's.

580
00:38:09,006 --> 00:38:12,686
He was diagnosed with autism
and Asperger's?

581
00:38:12,766 --> 00:38:14,166
- Yes.
- Right.

582
00:38:14,246 --> 00:38:16,566
The last doctor said
that his mind

583
00:38:16,686 --> 00:38:19,406
probably wouldn't pass
15, 16 years old.

584
00:38:19,846 --> 00:38:23,286
He never did anything like this.
Nothing violent.

585
00:38:23,366 --> 00:38:25,046
That's why I'm in shock.

586
00:38:26,606 --> 00:38:29,486
He knows what he did is wrong.

587
00:38:30,006 --> 00:38:34,086
He knows that.
He says he would never hurt anyone,

588
00:38:34,166 --> 00:38:38,486
if it weren't for Gypsy
and for your love for her.

589
00:38:40,166 --> 00:38:43,246
- He says she asked him to do it.
- My God.

590
00:38:44,566 --> 00:38:46,966
But he's fine.
He cried a lot...

591
00:38:48,526 --> 00:38:50,686
...today,
when I spoke briefly with him.

592
00:38:51,806 --> 00:38:55,086
I had to tell him about the warrant
and he cried a lot.

593
00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:58,486
And it wasn't necessarily
by the accusation.

594
00:38:58,726 --> 00:39:00,766
He seems to take it well,

595
00:39:00,846 --> 00:39:03,726
but the part about never seeing again
Gypsy or you...

596
00:39:03,806 --> 00:39:07,326
She really got it
give it back.

597
00:39:07,726 --> 00:39:09,806
I think he is
madly in love with her.

598
00:39:09,886 --> 00:39:11,326
I know, I know.

599
00:39:12,046 --> 00:39:17,886
I remember thinking that this
It was all Godejohn's plan,

600
00:39:19,246 --> 00:39:22,606
but little by little,
was revealed,

601
00:39:23,366 --> 00:39:27,806
when talking to detectives
and when you see the news,

602
00:39:27,886 --> 00:39:31,686
that there was much more
that we didn't know.

603
00:39:32,126 --> 00:39:36,886
At some point
throughout this situation,

604
00:39:36,966 --> 00:39:40,286
Gypsy had to be
in a wheelchair?

605
00:39:41,446 --> 00:39:43,526
- Yes.
- Very good. When?

606
00:39:43,886 --> 00:39:46,446
It was just when she was
living at home.

607
00:39:46,526 --> 00:39:48,726
- Right.
- Other than that, she could walk.

608
00:39:51,086 --> 00:39:53,926
While she was with you,
Didn't need the wheelchair?

609
00:39:54,006 --> 00:39:55,046
No.

610
00:39:55,926 --> 00:39:58,606
We also know that she
can walk

611
00:39:58,686 --> 00:40:00,886
without the help
of a wheelchair.

612
00:40:02,966 --> 00:40:04,486
And he manages to do it quite well.

613
00:40:05,006 --> 00:40:08,566
State of Wisconsin
against Gypsy Blanchard, case 15,

614
00:40:08,766 --> 00:40:11,206
attributed to Judge Boyd.

615
00:40:13,446 --> 00:40:15,366
When I saw her walking into the courtroom,

616
00:40:16,286 --> 00:40:18,246
I was in shock,
I was terrified.

617
00:40:20,166 --> 00:40:21,446
I couldn't believe it.

618
00:40:22,406 --> 00:40:25,246
I shook my head and thought:
"It's not her."

619
00:40:25,486 --> 00:40:30,766
I had to replay the video
several times

620
00:40:30,846 --> 00:40:35,006
to be able to mentalize
that she was actually walking

621
00:40:35,806 --> 00:40:38,366
through the courtroom
up to the podium.

622
00:40:39,566 --> 00:40:41,166
It didn't seem real.

623
00:40:41,486 --> 00:40:43,606
What is the current address
Miss Blanchard's?

624
00:40:44,846 --> 00:40:48,606
2103 West Volunteer Way

625
00:40:48,766 --> 00:40:52,446
Springfield, Missouri 65803.

626
00:40:54,886 --> 00:40:57,566
I spent so much time
worried about her

627
00:40:58,606 --> 00:41:00,326
and with her condition.

628
00:41:06,006 --> 00:41:08,126
And I never knew
that she could walk.

629
00:41:11,886 --> 00:41:14,246
And there she was,
walking on television.

630
00:41:16,846 --> 00:41:18,126
And it was great.

631
00:41:20,206 --> 00:41:23,126
It is alleged that the individual
conspired with Nicholas Godejohn

632
00:41:23,446 --> 00:41:27,366
to stab his mother to death
so they can be together.

633
00:41:28,846 --> 00:41:33,206
I refused to believe
that this was happening.

634
00:41:34,326 --> 00:41:35,926
It wasn't my Gypsy.

635
00:41:36,366 --> 00:41:40,606
I never saw her out of the wheelchair.
It's something never seen before.

636
00:41:40,726 --> 00:41:42,846
Let's just say she was very good
to represent.

637
00:41:43,046 --> 00:41:47,446
I really thought
that she had a disability.

638
00:41:47,646 --> 00:41:51,366
I started to doubt everything
what he knew about them.

639
00:41:51,926 --> 00:41:55,446
At this moment, she faces,
just like Mr. Godejohn,

640
00:41:55,526 --> 00:41:56,926
two counts of crime,

641
00:41:57,006 --> 00:41:59,686
being the most important
of first degree homicide,

642
00:41:59,766 --> 00:42:02,006
whose sentence is life imprisonment
or death.

643
00:42:02,086 --> 00:42:04,246
The court requires a deposit
of a million dollars.

644
00:42:04,366 --> 00:42:10,046
The condition is that the defendant has no contact
with Nicholas Godejohn.

645
00:42:10,846 --> 00:42:13,526
They began to emerge
many questions in my head

646
00:42:13,646 --> 00:42:17,966
about what would be real
in the last 23 years of her life.

647
00:42:18,686 --> 00:42:23,726
It's like a trail we follow
to see if something is true.

648
00:42:24,046 --> 00:42:26,046
<i>Until they get answers</i>
<i>for your questions,</i>

649
00:42:26,126 --> 00:42:27,846
<i>people will continue</i>
<i>to be questioned</i>

650
00:42:27,926 --> 00:42:30,566
<i>who they really were</i>
<i>this mother and daughter.</i>

651
00:42:30,686 --> 00:42:32,766
I thought
who knew them so well.

652
00:42:32,926 --> 00:42:35,926
<i>Up to true age</i>
<i>Blanhard's is a mystery.</i>

653
00:42:36,126 --> 00:42:40,166
If she could walk,
I knew I could walk.

654
00:42:45,366 --> 00:42:47,486
How far was the lie?

655
00:42:59,966 --> 00:43:02,486
I started thinking
in all the people I knew,

656
00:43:05,046 --> 00:43:07,686
I only thought about their faces

657
00:43:08,646 --> 00:43:10,646
and how hurt
should have stayed

658
00:43:12,366 --> 00:43:17,406
upon discovering that these two people
who they cared so much about

659
00:43:18,206 --> 00:43:19,766
They weren't who they thought they were.

660
00:43:27,526 --> 00:43:30,806
I would describe the relationship
with my mother as complicated.

661
00:43:35,926 --> 00:43:38,286
When I was younger,
it was much better,

662
00:43:38,926 --> 00:43:41,686
because she was
like a best friend to me.

663
00:43:42,166 --> 00:43:46,286
Do you want to send me a kiss?
Very good.

664
00:43:46,726 --> 00:43:48,326
I love you.

665
00:43:49,006 --> 00:43:51,526
We were always
doing things together.

666
00:43:52,326 --> 00:43:55,406
We went to the cinema,
to the park, to the zoo.

667
00:43:57,806 --> 00:43:59,966
When I was about five
or six years,

668
00:44:00,046 --> 00:44:03,446
my mother told me
that I had epilepsy

669
00:44:03,526 --> 00:44:07,486
and was paralyzed
from the waist down.

670
00:44:09,806 --> 00:44:13,766
She told me I had cancer
and that he was going to shave my hair,

671
00:44:14,006 --> 00:44:16,566
that he was going to fall anyway,

672
00:44:16,646 --> 00:44:18,406
so we had to keep it
beautiful and neat.

673
00:44:19,366 --> 00:44:22,766
I also said I couldn't eat
and that he needed a tube.

674
00:44:23,566 --> 00:44:26,686
So I started eating
through the supply tube

675
00:44:26,766 --> 00:44:29,606
and also received medication
through the tube.

676
00:44:31,886 --> 00:44:34,166
I don't know the names
of all medicines

677
00:44:34,246 --> 00:44:36,206
that my mother made me take,

678
00:44:36,486 --> 00:44:42,446
but there were many
that left me sedated.

679
00:44:47,326 --> 00:44:49,566
medication affected me
the teeth.

680
00:44:49,726 --> 00:44:52,246
Started to deteriorate

681
00:44:52,326 --> 00:44:55,086
and some had
to be extracted.

682
00:44:55,846 --> 00:44:57,366
Where are you going today?

683
00:44:57,766 --> 00:45:03,286
I'm going to Children's Mercy Hospital,
to go to the dentist,

684
00:45:04,166 --> 00:45:05,726
because of my teeth.

685
00:45:05,886 --> 00:45:08,206
I had many, many surgeries.

686
00:45:08,406 --> 00:45:09,806
And we'll be back soon!

687
00:45:09,926 --> 00:45:12,886
They removed me
the salivary glands,

688
00:45:13,446 --> 00:45:16,486
because my mother said
that I drooled.

689
00:45:17,206 --> 00:45:20,766
They inserted a feeding tube
in the belly,

690
00:45:20,846 --> 00:45:24,846
I had several eye surgeries,
to the left and right.

691
00:45:26,366 --> 00:45:27,806
Ear surgeries.

692
00:45:28,886 --> 00:45:31,326
A muscle biopsy
to discover

693
00:45:31,406 --> 00:45:33,446
Why are my legs
they didn't work

694
00:45:33,526 --> 00:45:38,166
and surgery
to stop vomiting.

695
00:45:43,806 --> 00:45:45,886
I believed I had
all these diseases,

696
00:45:45,966 --> 00:45:48,206
except the fact that he knew
who could walk

697
00:45:48,366 --> 00:45:50,046
and I knew I could eat.

698
00:45:53,486 --> 00:45:56,286
I only knew when I saw my lawyer
for the first time

699
00:45:56,486 --> 00:46:00,046
and he told me there is no
medical records

700
00:46:00,126 --> 00:46:03,486
that indicate that I have cancer,
and I was shocked.

701
00:46:05,766 --> 00:46:07,686
I don't have cancer?

702
00:46:08,246 --> 00:46:10,246
I was very confused.

703
00:46:11,646 --> 00:46:14,606
So,
What other diseases do I not have?

704
00:46:16,006 --> 00:46:19,446
He tells me that, generally speaking,
I'm perfectly healthy

705
00:46:19,966 --> 00:46:23,126
and that many of these things
were invented.

706
00:46:24,326 --> 00:46:27,406
I was happy to know
that was healthy

707
00:46:27,726 --> 00:46:29,886
but at the same time,
hurt me,

708
00:46:29,966 --> 00:46:33,846
because it was like my world
be completely the opposite

709
00:46:34,046 --> 00:46:37,326
and I realized that my mother
It wasn't who I thought.

710
00:46:37,446 --> 00:46:39,806
<i>� the latest development</i>
<i>in the case of homicide</i>

711
00:46:39,886 --> 00:46:43,406
<i>against Gypsy Blanchard</i>
<i>and boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn.</i>

712
00:46:43,646 --> 00:46:46,606
<i>Apparently, Gypsy's mother</i>
<i>kept her in a wheelchair,</i>

713
00:46:46,686 --> 00:46:49,246
<i>inventing your illnesses</i>
<i>and deficiencies.</i>

714
00:46:49,366 --> 00:46:54,046
Gypsy's mother abused her
physically and medically,

715
00:46:54,166 --> 00:46:56,286
gave him medication
that she didn't need,

716
00:46:56,486 --> 00:46:59,046
subjected her to operations
that I didn't need,

717
00:46:59,126 --> 00:47:02,286
to the point that most teeth
of Gypsy are no longer hers,

718
00:47:02,366 --> 00:47:05,006
because of the medication
that his mother gave him

719
00:47:05,086 --> 00:47:07,326
and that it was not appropriate.

720
00:47:07,406 --> 00:47:09,406
She pleads innocent.

721
00:47:09,486 --> 00:47:14,246
I remember feeling nauseous.

722
00:47:16,366 --> 00:47:20,006
I just wanted to get away from it all
and vomit.

723
00:47:21,086 --> 00:47:25,286
I felt empty, I felt cold,
I felt numb,

724
00:47:25,526 --> 00:47:27,446
I felt guilty,
I felt...

725
00:47:28,286 --> 00:47:30,126
I felt everything, literally.

726
00:47:30,406 --> 00:47:34,246
We are trying to understand
The Big Picture

727
00:47:34,326 --> 00:47:40,126
and realize the extent of control
from the mother about Gypsy.

728
00:47:41,366 --> 00:47:44,766
As soon as I found out about the case,
I started searching online

729
00:47:44,846 --> 00:47:47,286
and trying to collect
all possible information.

730
00:47:48,366 --> 00:47:52,286
It was one of the cases I've seen
easier to determine

731
00:47:52,366 --> 00:47:55,366
that it was a syndrome
of Munchausen by Proxy,

732
00:47:55,446 --> 00:48:00,566
which is when someone returns
a sick person under your control,

733
00:48:00,646 --> 00:48:04,126
or lie about your illness
or exaggerates your illness,

734
00:48:04,366 --> 00:48:08,606
just to get some
emotional gratification for yourself.

735
00:48:08,926 --> 00:48:11,086
Welcome
 � cancer survivor

736
00:48:11,166 --> 00:48:14,646
and girl in love,
Gypsy Rose Blanchard

737
00:48:14,886 --> 00:48:18,686
and his mother, Dee Dee Blanchard,
from Springfield, Missouri.

738
00:48:19,686 --> 00:48:23,286
Dee Dee was a woman
of few achievements.

739
00:48:23,606 --> 00:48:28,606
There were few things that set her apart
of common people,

740
00:48:28,846 --> 00:48:30,566
and she didn't like it very much,

741
00:48:30,726 --> 00:48:34,846
therefore, having a sick daughter
gave him a sense of identity,

742
00:48:35,086 --> 00:48:39,366
that of a tireless caregiver
and heroic,

743
00:48:39,526 --> 00:48:44,646
that left others breathless
with the education he gave his daughter.

744
00:48:45,006 --> 00:48:49,206
I always said you're the reason
for which I was born, to be your mother.

745
00:48:50,926 --> 00:48:53,526
Now, it all makes sense.

746
00:48:53,646 --> 00:48:57,126
Why I kept Gypsy
away from me all these years,

747
00:48:57,206 --> 00:48:58,966
why they went
so far away.

748
00:49:00,886 --> 00:49:03,966
She didn't want Gypsy
develop a relationship

749
00:49:04,046 --> 00:49:06,886
with someone who could take her away from her.

750
00:49:08,046 --> 00:49:10,126
I felt so stupid.

751
00:49:20,006 --> 00:49:23,766
At this point,
I've seen hundreds of cases.

752
00:49:23,966 --> 00:49:27,166
But every now and then,
we see a case that transforms

753
00:49:27,246 --> 00:49:29,926
in what we call
"pretense by proxy",

754
00:49:30,006 --> 00:49:34,566
in which the aggressor seeks
financial remuneration,

755
00:49:34,846 --> 00:49:37,606
and I think, in this case,
were combined.

756
00:49:38,486 --> 00:49:40,606
<i>Over the years,</i>
<i>Dee Dee and Gypsy Blanchard</i>

757
00:49:40,686 --> 00:49:44,886
<i>received money and help</i>
<i>from many charities.</i>

758
00:49:45,006 --> 00:49:47,646
<i>Churches in your hometown</i>
<i>from Thibodaux, Louisiana,</i>

759
00:49:47,726 --> 00:49:48,806
<i>they held fundraisers.</i>

760
00:49:52,206 --> 00:49:54,966
That's where I started
to get angry.

761
00:49:55,526 --> 00:49:57,566
At that time,
I realized it had been...

762
00:49:59,886 --> 00:50:03,526
... deceived
for many years, and...

763
00:50:07,646 --> 00:50:09,886
I felt like they took advantage of me.

764
00:50:11,646 --> 00:50:14,446
The money that Dee Dee
mocked people,

765
00:50:14,526 --> 00:50:16,286
to various organizations,

766
00:50:16,406 --> 00:50:19,446
has certainly arrived
to several thousand dollars.

767
00:50:20,046 --> 00:50:24,166
Dee Dee cheated on me
at least US$150 thousand,

768
00:50:24,566 --> 00:50:29,006
on unnecessary medical expenses
and pensions

769
00:50:29,086 --> 00:50:31,526
that I kept paying
after she turned 18.

770
00:50:34,846 --> 00:50:37,006
Dee Dee was no layman
when it came to the Law.

771
00:50:37,286 --> 00:50:39,246
She used to shoplift,

772
00:50:39,326 --> 00:50:42,326
was wanted to pass
fake checks.

773
00:50:42,966 --> 00:50:45,926
She stole from many people.

774
00:50:46,446 --> 00:50:50,326
Arranged credit cards
in the name of my deceased mother

775
00:50:50,806 --> 00:50:53,086
and spent the money
like crazy.

776
00:50:53,526 --> 00:50:56,646
She did whatever,
in whatever way

777
00:50:56,766 --> 00:50:58,046
to take yours forward.

778
00:50:59,686 --> 00:51:03,406
All this combined
It altered the way I saw Dee Dee.

779
00:51:03,846 --> 00:51:08,766
When I started to realize
the size of her actions,

780
00:51:08,846 --> 00:51:10,446
I started to understand...

781
00:51:11,726 --> 00:51:15,606
...how cruel she was
and how...

782
00:51:16,686 --> 00:51:19,846
... allowed his daughter
was basically tortured,

783
00:51:20,726 --> 00:51:23,126
constantly,
throughout your life.

784
00:51:26,646 --> 00:51:31,286
Dee Dee studied for a few years
to be a nurse,

785
00:51:31,606 --> 00:51:33,966
and worked in a hospital.

786
00:51:35,406 --> 00:51:37,726
She searched
about whatever...

787
00:51:38,766 --> 00:51:42,686
... the disease I was going to invent
for Gypsy.

788
00:51:44,526 --> 00:51:46,886
There's something wrong
with the healthcare system

789
00:51:46,966 --> 00:51:50,286
when a child
is treated inappropriately,

790
00:51:50,846 --> 00:51:52,606
year after year.

791
00:51:53,846 --> 00:51:55,526
This makes me furious.

792
00:51:57,046 --> 00:51:59,766
Dee Dee got away with it all
for so long

793
00:51:59,846 --> 00:52:04,166
because she is like many others
with M�nchausen by Proxy.

794
00:52:04,486 --> 00:52:07,086
They don't encounter much resistance.

795
00:52:07,606 --> 00:52:12,446
Doctors are businessmen
and they like satisfied customers.

796
00:52:12,646 --> 00:52:15,446
I think for them,
what is easier

797
00:52:15,566 --> 00:52:19,766
- ignore the possibility
of Munchausen by Proxy,

798
00:52:19,846 --> 00:52:23,086
and continue to treat and treat

799
00:52:23,206 --> 00:52:26,646
any illnesses that the mother
say that the child has it.

800
00:52:28,446 --> 00:52:31,846
She had a personality
very persuasive.

801
00:52:32,806 --> 00:52:36,766
From the outside, she looked
the kindest woman,

802
00:52:36,886 --> 00:52:38,766
sweeter and more genuine.

803
00:52:39,406 --> 00:52:42,486
She would give me a stuffed animal
or a doll to play with

804
00:52:43,006 --> 00:52:48,886
and told me to keep quiet
if the doctor asked how he was,

805
00:52:48,966 --> 00:52:52,486
to say I was fine,
but not to say anything more than that.

806
00:52:52,566 --> 00:52:56,046
What if the doctor didn't agree
with what she wanted,

807
00:52:56,206 --> 00:53:00,366
if you didn't want to give medication
or have a certain surgery,

808
00:53:00,486 --> 00:53:04,086
she changed me to another doctor
that would do it.

809
00:53:05,366 --> 00:53:08,486
I've probably seen
more than 100 doctors in my life.

810
00:53:12,926 --> 00:53:16,246
MERCY HOSPITAL
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

811
00:53:16,326 --> 00:53:18,846
In August 2007,

812
00:53:19,366 --> 00:53:22,846
Gypsy came with her mother
for a neurological assessment.

813
00:53:23,566 --> 00:53:27,486
From what I knew,
she had moved from Louisiana,

814
00:53:27,726 --> 00:53:29,806
was a Katrina survivor,

815
00:53:29,886 --> 00:53:33,126
and they told me that this girl
had a sad story

816
00:53:33,246 --> 00:53:37,406
and that the community adopted it
and welcomed her.

817
00:53:38,926 --> 00:53:42,446
I always like to ask questions
to the patient,

818
00:53:43,086 --> 00:53:46,446
but at the time, the interaction
it was mostly with the mother.

819
00:53:46,926 --> 00:53:49,566
She said she had
muscular dystrophy

820
00:53:49,766 --> 00:53:51,806
and cerebral palsy,

821
00:53:51,886 --> 00:53:54,406
who had epileptic seizures,

822
00:53:54,726 --> 00:53:57,686
So I asked for the medical history
from Gypsy.

823
00:53:58,086 --> 00:54:00,966
But Gypsy's mother
Said he didn't have the history

824
00:54:01,046 --> 00:54:03,246
because everything had been lost
in the hurricane.

825
00:54:04,446 --> 00:54:08,526
As there was no history,

826
00:54:08,926 --> 00:54:14,686
I had to trust
what my mother told me at the time.

827
00:54:16,086 --> 00:54:18,246
But the volume of her muscles
it was normal.

828
00:54:18,686 --> 00:54:22,806
They were the right size
and her reflexes were normal,

829
00:54:23,206 --> 00:54:27,526
that is, it didn't make sense
She can't walk.

830
00:54:28,926 --> 00:54:32,486
We decided to do
an MRI of the spine

831
00:54:32,566 --> 00:54:35,286
to see if there was anything
that was escaping me.

832
00:54:39,766 --> 00:54:41,606
It was completely normal.

833
00:54:45,926 --> 00:54:48,846
I told mom
that there was no reason

834
00:54:48,926 --> 00:54:51,246
so she can't
get up and walk.

835
00:54:52,206 --> 00:54:53,966
She was furious.

836
00:54:54,766 --> 00:54:57,446
He said it wasn't true.

837
00:54:57,886 --> 00:54:59,966
"She can't walk,
It's a fact."

838
00:55:03,046 --> 00:55:05,206
And he said he wasn't going back.

839
00:55:08,966 --> 00:55:10,886
When her reaction
It wasn't what I expected,

840
00:55:10,966 --> 00:55:14,566
said he suspected
that this wasn't real.

841
00:55:14,806 --> 00:55:18,086
This is either invented or exaggerated.

842
00:55:18,846 --> 00:55:23,526
That's when I suspected it was
Munchausen by Proxy.

843
00:55:24,686 --> 00:55:29,126
My duty was to tell the pediatrician
in my report.

844
00:55:30,566 --> 00:55:35,166
The pediatric neurologist who spoke
in Munchausen by Power of Attorney

845
00:55:35,326 --> 00:55:38,766
had a great responsibility
towards Gypsy.

846
00:55:38,966 --> 00:55:42,886
Simply by considering
not even that diagnosis,

847
00:55:42,966 --> 00:55:46,566
I had to pick up the phone
and call Child Protection.

848
00:55:46,926 --> 00:55:50,286
And he didn't,
as well as other doctors.

849
00:55:51,366 --> 00:55:53,406
If I had reported it,

850
00:55:53,606 --> 00:55:57,566
I think their mother would have convinced them
that what I said was not true.

851
00:55:58,366 --> 00:56:02,606
I needed more to be able to report
 � Protection of Minors.

852
00:56:03,206 --> 00:56:07,486
If you have a reasonable suspicion,
in good faith,

853
00:56:07,646 --> 00:56:13,126
is protected
and you are required to report.

854
00:56:14,206 --> 00:56:15,886
Having seen what happened,

855
00:56:15,966 --> 00:56:19,486
if in the future I see another case
of Munchausen by Proxy,

856
00:56:19,806 --> 00:56:23,406
I should be more aggressive.

857
00:56:24,686 --> 00:56:27,966
I never heard anything
about Munchausen by Proxy.

858
00:56:28,686 --> 00:56:30,326
I didn't even know what it was.

859
00:56:31,806 --> 00:56:37,246
When we found out what it was,
That's when we realized

860
00:56:37,326 --> 00:56:40,446
What is Dee doing to Gypsy?
what her mother did to her.

861
00:56:41,726 --> 00:56:43,406
When Dee Dee was born,

862
00:56:43,486 --> 00:56:47,846
my mother said
that she had a series of illnesses,

863
00:56:47,926 --> 00:56:49,566
heart murmur
and things like that.

864
00:56:51,086 --> 00:56:53,566
My mother put us
playing outside

865
00:56:53,646 --> 00:56:58,406
and said, "Your sister is not well.
He's sick to his stomach.

866
00:56:58,486 --> 00:57:00,966
"He has a headache.
Go play outside,

867
00:57:01,046 --> 00:57:03,006
don't make noise,
leave her alone."

868
00:57:04,606 --> 00:57:07,846
As he grew up,
Dee Dee couldn't get excited,

869
00:57:07,926 --> 00:57:10,406
I couldn't jump.
I couldn't play outside,

870
00:57:10,486 --> 00:57:12,286
because I couldn't take it
too hot.

871
00:57:13,886 --> 00:57:17,406
She couldn't help
in domestic tasks.

872
00:57:17,606 --> 00:57:20,966
If Dee Dee didn't want to do it,
I didn't have to do it,

873
00:57:21,046 --> 00:57:22,966
because of the heart murmur.

874
00:57:23,046 --> 00:57:26,246
It was used as a crutch
for a long time.

875
00:57:27,006 --> 00:57:31,846
But Dee Dee wasn't
as sick as believed.

876
00:57:33,486 --> 00:57:35,366
My mother suffocated her.

877
00:57:36,086 --> 00:57:39,366
I didn't want her to grow up,
I wanted to keep her young

878
00:57:39,886 --> 00:57:43,406
to be able to hold on
always to her.

879
00:57:45,246 --> 00:57:49,046
All brothers
slept in our room,

880
00:57:49,606 --> 00:57:52,766
but Dee Dee
I always slept with my mother.

881
00:57:55,686 --> 00:57:58,566
It was as if she were
her shadow.

882
00:57:59,646 --> 00:58:02,206
I was always by my side
from my mother, always.

883
00:58:07,326 --> 00:58:10,006
- Yes, I welcomed a boy.
- It's your boy.

884
00:58:10,406 --> 00:58:13,646
- Is that mine too?
- It's your ring.

885
00:58:14,246 --> 00:58:15,446
Hello, mom.

886
00:58:16,326 --> 00:58:18,206
How's it going, mom?
What is this?

887
00:58:19,366 --> 00:58:21,486
- Mass.
- Mass!

888
00:58:21,606 --> 00:58:23,206
A pasta machine.

889
00:58:25,886 --> 00:58:29,366
We didn't go to university,
but Dee Dee went.

890
00:58:29,806 --> 00:58:32,526
We didn't have a car
when we grow up,

891
00:58:32,606 --> 00:58:34,126
but Dee Dee did.

892
00:58:34,526 --> 00:58:37,046
Dad is tidying up
so she can use it tonight.

893
00:58:37,326 --> 00:58:39,126
Dee Dee says
that needs a new one.

894
00:58:39,286 --> 00:58:42,726
If we wanted something,
We had to do it,

895
00:58:43,286 --> 00:58:45,926
but Dee Dee
I simply wanted it and had it.

896
00:58:49,246 --> 00:58:51,246
Dee Dee liked
of beauty contests

897
00:58:51,326 --> 00:58:56,246
and her mother bought her dresses
and the most beautiful shoes.

898
00:58:58,766 --> 00:59:00,886
It had everything to do with attention.

899
00:59:04,006 --> 00:59:07,406
When my mother died,
It was very difficult for Dee Dee.

900
00:59:08,206 --> 00:59:12,846
The person who spoiled her all her life
It was no longer there.

901
00:59:14,966 --> 00:59:17,326
But she continued
needing attention,

902
00:59:18,366 --> 00:59:20,966
no matter how,
as long as you receive it.

903
00:59:33,886 --> 00:59:36,246
I feel sorry for Gypsy,

904
00:59:36,326 --> 00:59:38,086
I feel sorry for the shape
how it was created.

905
00:59:39,366 --> 00:59:42,206
But I'm extremely upset

906
00:59:42,806 --> 00:59:46,366
because Gypsy didn't trust
in none of us,

907
00:59:46,486 --> 00:59:48,926
that he hadn't reached us
say something,

908
00:59:49,486 --> 00:59:52,406
because all this could
have ended differently.

909
00:59:53,686 --> 00:59:56,766
I don't know what I was doing

910
00:59:56,886 --> 00:59:59,166
that made her feel
that he couldn't do anything.

911
00:59:59,246 --> 01:00:00,366
I don't know...

912
01:00:01,686 --> 01:00:06,166
... what stopped her from opening up

913
01:00:07,686 --> 01:00:10,166
and tell me what was happening.

914
01:00:12,486 --> 01:00:15,766
If I had any clue
that she needed help,

915
01:00:16,126 --> 01:00:18,526
would go to her
in the blink of an eye.

916
01:00:19,366 --> 01:00:24,526
But I never managed to make her feel
who could call me

917
01:00:25,086 --> 01:00:27,606
when there was something wrong.

918
01:00:28,326 --> 01:00:30,206
I feel really bad about this.

919
01:00:30,646 --> 01:00:33,246
I couldn't just jump
of the wheelchair

920
01:00:33,446 --> 01:00:38,686
because I was afraid
than my mother could do.

921
01:00:39,646 --> 01:00:44,366
And I thought I couldn't
trust anyone.

922
01:00:45,286 --> 01:00:49,886
I couldn't trust Aleah,
because my mother started saying

923
01:00:49,966 --> 01:00:52,126
that Aleah wasn't
my true friend

924
01:00:52,206 --> 01:00:57,726
and that it was a bad influence,
That's why we couldn't be friends.

925
01:00:57,926 --> 01:01:00,286
And I didn't talk to my father,

926
01:01:00,366 --> 01:01:05,646
because I grew up listening to my mother
saying horrible things about him.

927
01:01:06,086 --> 01:01:09,566
That he abandoned us,
who didn't love me or her,

928
01:01:09,926 --> 01:01:11,926
who didn't want to have anything
what to do with me.

929
01:01:12,126 --> 01:01:15,926
If he didn't want to know,
Why turn to him?

930
01:01:18,126 --> 01:01:20,606
If I had known at the time
what I know now,

931
01:01:20,966 --> 01:01:24,286
I would have asked for help
to anyone.

932
01:01:25,366 --> 01:01:27,046
But I was also too afraid.

933
01:01:27,566 --> 01:01:29,366
They say it's snowing,

934
01:01:29,446 --> 01:01:32,926
so I will stay
under my blanket.

935
01:01:34,326 --> 01:01:36,606
And I'm not leaving here.

936
01:01:38,246 --> 01:01:40,846
As I grew up,
I wanted more independence

937
01:01:41,046 --> 01:01:43,366
and she didn't accept that.

938
01:01:43,566 --> 01:01:46,526
She wants out.
It won't happen.

939
01:01:47,806 --> 01:01:49,886
Let the dog take care of her.

940
01:01:51,886 --> 01:01:55,686
I said to my mother:
"Can we take out the feeding tube?

941
01:01:55,766 --> 01:01:58,166
I don't need him."
And she said no.

942
01:01:59,006 --> 01:02:04,166
"I can do physical therapy
so I can walk better?"

943
01:02:04,606 --> 01:02:06,526
And she said no.

944
01:02:22,686 --> 01:02:24,966
I think I started to gather
the <i>puzzle</i> pieces

945
01:02:25,206 --> 01:02:27,846
when I found
a Medicaid card,

946
01:02:29,526 --> 01:02:32,166
and said that I was born
in 1991,

947
01:02:32,326 --> 01:02:35,486
and not in 1995,
as she had told me.

948
01:02:35,886 --> 01:02:40,166
Therefore, in fact,
I was 19, not 15.

949
01:02:43,086 --> 01:02:44,806
After everything that happened,

950
01:02:44,886 --> 01:02:48,526
I found out that Dee Dee changed
her birth certificate.

951
01:02:49,086 --> 01:02:52,206
She was born in 91,
and she changed it to 95.

952
01:02:52,366 --> 01:02:55,206
At that moment,
took four years of his life.

953
01:02:57,086 --> 01:03:02,766
Dee Dee had a lot to lose
if she knew she was 18.

954
01:03:03,126 --> 01:03:06,086
She knew that Gypsy could
got up and left.

955
01:03:09,526 --> 01:03:12,246
She met a guy
at a Science Fiction conference

956
01:03:12,766 --> 01:03:14,966
and told him what was happening,

957
01:03:15,046 --> 01:03:17,406
who tried to escape from his mother
and that he needed help.

958
01:03:19,766 --> 01:03:23,446
I trusted him a little,
enough to run away from home.

959
01:03:26,606 --> 01:03:30,406
He didn't have a house of his own,
so I was with a friend.

960
01:03:30,846 --> 01:03:33,086
These friends
they knew my mother.

961
01:03:33,446 --> 01:03:36,966
They called my mother
and my mother came to get me.

962
01:03:38,446 --> 01:03:40,566
She told him
that I was 15 years old,

963
01:03:41,086 --> 01:03:44,686
and he panicked,
as he was 36 years old at the time.

964
01:03:47,766 --> 01:03:51,446
My mother brought me back,
smashed my computer,

965
01:03:52,126 --> 01:03:53,886
chained me to a bed,

966
01:03:55,486 --> 01:04:00,406
painted the windows,
so no one can see inside.

967
01:04:02,046 --> 01:04:05,166
And put bells on the doors,

968
01:04:05,286 --> 01:04:07,966
for her to hear,
if I tried to run away again.

969
01:04:08,566 --> 01:04:11,646
I asked him
if you could go to the bathroom

970
01:04:11,766 --> 01:04:14,206
and she took off the chains,
took me to the bathroom

971
01:04:14,526 --> 01:04:16,766
and chained me to the bed again.

972
01:04:19,766 --> 01:04:21,806
She let me starve.

973
01:04:23,566 --> 01:04:25,166
He hit me with a hanger.

974
01:04:26,766 --> 01:04:31,286
And he called me "goat", "whore",
"prostitute", "daughter of the devil".

975
01:04:33,526 --> 01:04:35,486
This happened
for about two weeks.

976
01:04:37,126 --> 01:04:40,886
I stopped seeing her
like a loving mother

977
01:04:41,566 --> 01:04:44,766
to see her as someone
of whom he was very afraid.

978
01:04:47,646 --> 01:04:49,846
I felt there was no hope.

979
01:04:50,526 --> 01:04:54,406
I just thought:
"God, get me out of here."

980
01:05:05,846 --> 01:05:11,326
I met Nick on a <i>website</i>
of Christian meetings, in 2012.

981
01:05:12,166 --> 01:05:14,286
I think it was in October.

982
01:05:17,566 --> 01:05:19,086
I sent you a message.

983
01:05:20,606 --> 01:05:22,006
He answered me.

984
01:05:24,446 --> 01:05:29,486
I managed to continue the conversation
when going to my mother's computer

985
01:05:29,606 --> 01:05:31,526
while my mother slept.

986
01:05:31,966 --> 01:05:34,686
We started talking
about our lives

987
01:05:35,286 --> 01:05:37,886
and we like each other
right from the beginning.

988
01:05:41,366 --> 01:05:45,726
I told him I was
in a wheelchair from the start.

989
01:05:46,406 --> 01:05:49,006
And he seemed to accept it.

990
01:05:49,086 --> 01:05:52,126
Said, "It doesn't matter.
I love you anyway."

991
01:05:52,206 --> 01:05:54,326
YOU HAVE BEAUTY WITHIN YOU

992
01:05:54,406 --> 01:05:57,926
It was different to find someone
who accepted me.

993
01:05:58,326 --> 01:06:00,126
Even though I know
who could walk,

994
01:06:00,206 --> 01:06:03,526
I thought it was really good
he accepts me as I am.

995
01:06:06,446 --> 01:06:09,166
It progressed very quickly.

996
01:06:09,766 --> 01:06:14,046
We met <i>online</i>
in a week

997
01:06:14,126 --> 01:06:18,086
and we became a couple
the following week.

998
01:06:21,326 --> 01:06:25,846
A year later I told him
who could walk.

999
01:06:26,766 --> 01:06:29,846
He was not surprised,
at all.

1000
01:06:31,166 --> 01:06:33,286
He said he had
psychic abilities.

1001
01:06:36,086 --> 01:06:40,446
He told me he had
multiple personality disorder

1002
01:06:41,286 --> 01:06:45,486
and that he had several personalities.
One of them was called Victor

1003
01:06:45,886 --> 01:06:47,806
and Victor was the violent one.

1004
01:06:48,086 --> 01:06:52,566
I have more than one person
inside me.

1005
01:06:52,646 --> 01:06:54,806
In fact,
I have several personalities.

1006
01:06:54,886 --> 01:06:56,766
Have you been diagnosed with this?

1007
01:06:56,846 --> 01:07:00,206
It should be diagnosed,
because it already happened.

1008
01:07:00,326 --> 01:07:02,846
The thing is, I used to
take medication

1009
01:07:02,926 --> 01:07:04,726
because I used to
hear voices in my head,

1010
01:07:04,806 --> 01:07:07,886
but then it disappeared,
and now it's part of me.

1011
01:07:07,966 --> 01:07:11,446
- Right. Does Gypsy know this?
- Yes.

1012
01:07:11,726 --> 01:07:13,366
- She knows, yes.
- Right.

1013
01:07:13,486 --> 01:07:16,246
I started to stay
a little more scared,

1014
01:07:16,366 --> 01:07:19,726
but at the same time,
I was desperate for affection,

1015
01:07:19,966 --> 01:07:23,846
That's why I invented personalities
to match his.

1016
01:07:24,246 --> 01:07:27,686
One of the personalities I created
It was Candy,

1017
01:07:27,766 --> 01:07:30,566
who had hair
the color of the rainbow.

1018
01:07:30,686 --> 01:07:34,086
Another was Ruby,
to match Victor.

1019
01:07:34,686 --> 01:07:38,886
I would do anything
for him to stay, to make him happy.

1020
01:07:40,406 --> 01:07:43,806
But later, my mother
the computer started to freeze,

1021
01:07:43,966 --> 01:07:46,366
So, I stole her cell phone.

1022
01:07:46,566 --> 01:07:51,486
I couldn't make calls,
but I connected it to the Wi-Fi at home

1023
01:07:52,126 --> 01:07:54,486
and in this way,
I managed to talk to Nick,

1024
01:07:54,606 --> 01:07:57,446
via Facebook
and other social networks.

1025
01:08:00,166 --> 01:08:03,246
We decided it was time
to meet

1026
01:08:03,406 --> 01:08:07,406
and I had the idea
to meet in a cinema.

1027
01:08:08,206 --> 01:08:11,566
We pretend we don't know each other,
we go against each other,

1028
01:08:11,646 --> 01:08:14,966
we became friends and I thought
that if he dressed well,

1029
01:08:15,046 --> 01:08:19,606
if you said the right things,
If you were a kind person,

1030
01:08:19,686 --> 01:08:24,526
my mother would think:
"Why not? It could be the one."

1031
01:08:24,846 --> 01:08:28,566
So we wouldn't have to lie
and hide our relationship.

1032
01:08:32,046 --> 01:08:36,966
Choose a movie
and it was "Cinderella", the new version.

1033
01:08:38,606 --> 01:08:40,566
I thought it was perfect.

1034
01:08:41,006 --> 01:08:42,726
We buy the best tickets,

1035
01:08:43,126 --> 01:08:46,326
and he came to Springfield
to finally meet me.

1036
01:08:50,846 --> 01:08:54,326
He started talking
with my mother at the cinema.

1037
01:08:54,646 --> 01:08:56,646
She found it chilling

1038
01:08:56,966 --> 01:09:00,206
and thought he had
dangerous energy.

1039
01:09:02,766 --> 01:09:07,006
So she changed seats
and told me to follow her.

1040
01:09:10,526 --> 01:09:11,726
I didn't.

1041
01:09:14,766 --> 01:09:18,446
We plan from the beginning

1042
01:09:18,566 --> 01:09:21,646
that was at the time
of losing my virginity.

1043
01:09:22,926 --> 01:09:25,846
I told my mother
who went to the bathroom

1044
01:09:26,526 --> 01:09:28,086
and he followed me.

1045
01:09:29,486 --> 01:09:34,806
I always imagined rose petals
and candles, romance,

1046
01:09:34,886 --> 01:09:36,806
but it wasn't like that at all.

1047
01:09:43,966 --> 01:09:45,846
My mother started
to be worried,

1048
01:09:46,886 --> 01:09:50,766
then left the movie theater
and at the last second,

1049
01:09:50,846 --> 01:09:52,846
We managed to get to the ticket offices.

1050
01:09:54,126 --> 01:09:57,766
My mother asked me
Why was he with him?

1051
01:09:58,126 --> 01:10:00,166
This led to an argument,
and I said to him:

1052
01:10:00,246 --> 01:10:04,006
"He's not doing anything wrong.
He just wants to be my friend.

1053
01:10:04,126 --> 01:10:05,846
Why can't I have friends?"

1054
01:10:06,126 --> 01:10:07,766
She took me to the bathroom

1055
01:10:08,886 --> 01:10:10,886
and slapped me.

1056
01:10:18,646 --> 01:10:22,766
I was devastated
because everything went wrong,

1057
01:10:23,006 --> 01:10:27,806
because I knew that my mother
would never let me be happy,

1058
01:10:28,166 --> 01:10:32,246
have friends, fall in love,
get married, have children,

1059
01:10:32,406 --> 01:10:33,886
have a normal life.

1060
01:10:33,966 --> 01:10:35,726
EVERYTHING YOU WANT,
I WANT IT TOO.

1061
01:10:35,806 --> 01:10:38,366
I never wanted more than that.

1062
01:10:39,846 --> 01:10:42,366
I was scared and desperate

1063
01:10:42,686 --> 01:10:44,926
and the only thing
what I could think of

1064
01:10:45,086 --> 01:10:49,006
I wanted an ideal life
of freedom and happiness.

1065
01:10:49,246 --> 01:10:50,566
How can I get it?

1066
01:10:50,646 --> 01:10:53,526
NOTHING WILL STOP US
TO BE TOGETHER

1067
01:10:53,606 --> 01:10:54,766
And then...

1068
01:10:56,006 --> 01:10:58,966
Me and Nick were talking
one night,

1069
01:10:59,366 --> 01:11:02,446
and he said he would
anything to protect myself.

1070
01:11:02,606 --> 01:11:05,406
I asked him, "Anything?"
And he said yes.

1071
01:11:06,246 --> 01:11:08,406
"From anyone?"
And he said yes.

1072
01:11:08,566 --> 01:11:10,966
"Even my mother?"
And he said yes.

1073
01:11:11,606 --> 01:11:16,966
And that's when he started
planning the murder.

1074
01:11:28,686 --> 01:11:31,646
<i>You have a collect call</i>
<i>by Nicholas Godejohn,</i>

1075
01:11:31,846 --> 01:11:34,126
<i>inmate in prison</i>
<i>of Greene County.</i>

1076
01:11:34,206 --> 01:11:36,366
<i>To accept, tick one.</i>

1077
01:11:38,166 --> 01:11:39,166
<i>So...</i>

1078
01:11:40,486 --> 01:11:45,206
<i>First, she asked me</i>
<i>how much I wanted to be with her.</i>

1079
01:11:47,126 --> 01:11:49,406
ARE YOU READY?
IN ANY WAY?

1080
01:11:50,726 --> 01:11:53,646
HOW SO, DEAR?

1081
01:11:56,446 --> 01:11:57,526
FOR ME

1082
01:11:57,606 --> 01:12:00,286
<i>I told you I would do anything</i>
<i>to be with her.</i>

1083
01:12:01,126 --> 01:12:04,366
<i>And she said while</i>
<i>her mother was alive,</i>

1084
01:12:05,046 --> 01:12:06,646
<i>couldn't be with me.</i>

1085
01:12:06,806 --> 01:12:08,526
<i>She made that very clear.</i>

1086
01:12:10,566 --> 01:12:15,526
I thought: "How else
Will I be able to escape?"

1087
01:12:16,566 --> 01:12:19,286
To be honest,
Several things occurred to me.

1088
01:12:19,486 --> 01:12:22,846
I thought about trying to run away again,

1089
01:12:23,406 --> 01:12:26,846
but my mother
got some papers,

1090
01:12:26,926 --> 01:12:29,086
some documents to say
that I was disabled.

1091
01:12:29,526 --> 01:12:33,286
If I tried to run away,
She was going to call the police

1092
01:12:33,486 --> 01:12:35,966
and they would think that I had
mental problems

1093
01:12:36,046 --> 01:12:37,806
and that he didn't know what he was saying.

1094
01:12:37,966 --> 01:12:40,206
It wouldn't have worked.

1095
01:12:41,406 --> 01:12:46,126
I thought the plan with Nick
it would go well,

1096
01:12:46,206 --> 01:12:49,806
that she was going to accept him.
It was a slap in the face.

1097
01:12:50,606 --> 01:12:51,926
That's why...

1098
01:12:53,286 --> 01:12:57,526
It seemed like eliminating it entirely
it was the only option.

1099
01:12:59,006 --> 01:13:01,166
<i>And I was like:</i>
<i>"Are you serious?"</i>

1100
01:13:01,926 --> 01:13:04,126
<i>This was no joke.</i>

1101
01:13:04,966 --> 01:13:08,206
<i>And she said it was the only way</i>
<i>to be together.</i>

1102
01:13:09,086 --> 01:13:12,206
<i>So I got stuck</i>
<i>in this situation</i>

1103
01:13:12,486 --> 01:13:15,166
<i>and I ended up falling in line.</i>

1104
01:13:16,766 --> 01:13:19,246
HOW CYANIDE KILLS

1105
01:13:19,326 --> 01:13:22,086
We started searching
different poisons.

1106
01:13:23,486 --> 01:13:26,206
We started searching
set fires.

1107
01:13:26,766 --> 01:13:30,366
We could pretend that a candle
fell onto the bed and caught fire.

1108
01:13:31,086 --> 01:13:32,926
Then we start
researching weapons,

1109
01:13:33,006 --> 01:13:35,566
but I told you
that he couldn't kill her.

1110
01:13:35,726 --> 01:13:38,126
I don't have what it takes
to be able to kill her.

1111
01:13:38,486 --> 01:13:40,486
And he said, "Well...

1112
01:13:41,526 --> 01:13:44,206
If you can't kill her,
Who's going to do it?"

1113
01:13:44,806 --> 01:13:47,006
And I asked him
if he could do it.

1114
01:13:48,686 --> 01:13:50,566
<i>I was quite shocked.</i>

1115
01:13:50,966 --> 01:13:54,246
<i>She said, "If you love me,</i>
<i>you would do this for me,</i>

1116
01:13:54,326 --> 01:13:56,886
<i>because you know that it is the only way</i>
<i>to be together."</i>

1117
01:13:57,366 --> 01:14:00,566
<i>At some point,</i>
<i>I ended up giving in, because...</i>

1118
01:14:00,966 --> 01:14:02,446
<i>... I didn't know what else to do.</i>

1119
01:14:03,246 --> 01:14:05,046
<i>There is nothing</i>
<i>that I didn't do for her.</i>

1120
01:14:05,486 --> 01:14:07,566
<i>There really isn't anything</i>
<i>that I didn't do.</i>

1121
01:14:07,806 --> 01:14:09,526
HUNTING KNIFE

1122
01:14:09,606 --> 01:14:11,646
He said it was
very good with knives

1123
01:14:11,966 --> 01:14:14,766
and I said I wanted
that it was painless.

1124
01:14:15,606 --> 01:14:18,246
I didn't want her to suffer,
because...

1125
01:14:19,686 --> 01:14:21,326
... remains my mother.

1126
01:14:23,446 --> 01:14:26,286
I'M 100% IN THIS.
I'M READY.

1127
01:14:26,366 --> 01:14:28,486
We thought we never were
get caught.

1128
01:14:29,366 --> 01:14:32,686
I thought this was
a fairy tale

1129
01:14:32,766 --> 01:14:35,326
and I was the princess
that was going to be saved.

1130
01:14:35,726 --> 01:14:38,806
I would be happy in Wisconsin,

1131
01:14:38,886 --> 01:14:41,406
where I would be loved
and I would have freedom

1132
01:14:41,726 --> 01:14:43,886
and I would have a wonderful new life.

1133
01:14:44,126 --> 01:14:45,806
I DREAM ABOUT THIS

1134
01:14:46,126 --> 01:14:49,606
It started like a fairy tale
and ended up in a horror movie.

1135
01:14:51,206 --> 01:14:55,086
Your mother is dead.
What I want to ask you...

1136
01:14:55,166 --> 01:14:58,246
- Wait... What?
- Your mother died.

1137
01:14:58,326 --> 01:15:00,286
Passed away.

1138
01:15:02,046 --> 01:15:05,726
- No, no...
- Listen to me for a second, will you?

1139
01:15:16,926 --> 01:15:19,566
<i>I was excited</i>
<i>for staying with her forever.</i>

1140
01:15:21,166 --> 01:15:24,166
BABY, I'M ON THE WAY
FROM SPRINGFIELD

1141
01:15:26,206 --> 01:15:28,726
<i>And I believed that was it</i>
<i>what she wanted.</i>

1142
01:15:48,246 --> 01:15:50,766
BABY, I'M IN SPRINGFIELD

1143
01:15:57,606 --> 01:16:01,406
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 10, 2015, 01:15 AM

1144
01:16:04,006 --> 01:16:07,006
DOES YOUR MOM HAVE A HEAVY SLEEP?

1145
01:16:07,246 --> 01:16:10,606
HAVE A LIGHT SLEEP

1146
01:16:12,606 --> 01:16:14,086
OK, HONEY,
I'M EXCITED

1147
01:16:14,166 --> 01:16:19,006
The plan was for him to put on his gloves,
enter

1148
01:16:19,366 --> 01:16:22,806
and I just had to go
to the bathroom and keep quiet.

1149
01:16:22,966 --> 01:16:26,126
- No, no...
- Listen to me for a second, will you?

1150
01:16:26,926 --> 01:16:28,526
What happened to your mother
that night?

1151
01:16:32,246 --> 01:16:35,166
<i>I had two thoughts</i>
<i>in the head.</i>

1152
01:16:36,046 --> 01:16:39,446
<i>One of them was to take it and run away.</i>

1153
01:16:40,486 --> 01:16:44,286
IT'S ABOUT HAVING
A LIFE WITH ME

1154
01:16:44,486 --> 01:16:47,566
<i>The other was:</i>
<i>"This bitch is dead.</i>

1155
01:16:49,126 --> 01:16:51,326
<i>She won't get involved</i>
<i>between me and her."</i>

1156
01:16:51,846 --> 01:16:54,206
IT'S MY BAD SIDE DOING THIS

1157
01:16:54,286 --> 01:16:56,926
HE WON'T MAKE ANY MESS
BECAUSE YOU LIKE TO KILL

1158
01:16:58,286 --> 01:17:01,046
I LEFT THE GLOVES
AT THE FRONT DOOR

1159
01:17:01,126 --> 01:17:04,686
I WILL LEAVE THE KNIFE
AND THE GLUE TAPE INSIDE

1160
01:17:09,686 --> 01:17:12,846
YOU ARE MY HERO
I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU

1161
01:17:14,206 --> 01:17:16,206
Listen to me, baby.

1162
01:17:16,286 --> 01:17:18,686
You know what happened
with your mother.

1163
01:17:18,766 --> 01:17:20,206
And I know you know.

1164
01:17:26,806 --> 01:17:28,766
<i>I loved her so much</i>

1165
01:17:29,846 --> 01:17:32,446
<i>that from the first step</i>
<i>that I gave inside that house,</i>

1166
01:17:35,606 --> 01:17:37,646
<i>I knew I couldn't go back.</i>

1167
01:17:45,126 --> 01:17:47,926
I covered my ears
not to hear anything.

1168
01:17:52,086 --> 01:17:54,406
But even so,
I heard my mother screaming

1169
01:17:55,126 --> 01:17:59,446
and I thought, "I don't want that.
I want this to stop now."

1170
01:18:02,406 --> 01:18:04,406
But I was too scared
to go help.

1171
01:18:07,286 --> 01:18:10,606
We think we hear a murder

1172
01:18:10,686 --> 01:18:14,086
It's like what we hear
in a horror movie,

1173
01:18:14,166 --> 01:18:15,966
but it's not.

1174
01:18:16,606 --> 01:18:18,766
We managed to hold on
watch a horror movie,

1175
01:18:18,886 --> 01:18:23,006
but hear someone being murdered
It's terrifying.

1176
01:18:24,086 --> 01:18:27,486
Creates a feeling of nausea
in the stomach.

1177
01:18:28,246 --> 01:18:32,766
We can't think.
We only think about the fear we feel.

1178
01:18:32,966 --> 01:18:36,086
- I love my mother.
- I know so.

1179
01:18:38,086 --> 01:18:40,086
Now is the time
to tell the truth, darling.

1180
01:18:40,286 --> 01:18:41,726
Enough with the lies.

1181
01:18:43,086 --> 01:18:46,686
After a few minutes,
She stopped screaming.

1182
01:18:48,126 --> 01:18:50,526
Nick showed up
and had the knife in his hand

1183
01:18:51,886 --> 01:18:53,126
and blood.

1184
01:18:55,366 --> 01:18:58,286
He told me to put on a bandage
on his finger,

1185
01:18:58,366 --> 01:19:00,726
because he had cut his finger
on the knife.

1186
01:19:01,926 --> 01:19:05,246
Then he told me to clean
the drops of blood

1187
01:19:05,326 --> 01:19:07,886
in the hallway
and in the bathroom.

1188
01:19:08,326 --> 01:19:10,686
- Did you kill your mother?
- No, no, sir.

1189
01:19:10,766 --> 01:19:13,126
You helped Nicholas
killing your mother?

1190
01:19:13,206 --> 01:19:14,566
No, sir.

1191
01:19:17,006 --> 01:19:19,206
My mother had
a bag with money.

1192
01:19:19,486 --> 01:19:23,046
Little did I know he was my father
to pay the pension.

1193
01:19:23,686 --> 01:19:26,726
We take it
and that's how we paid for everything.

1194
01:19:28,286 --> 01:19:32,086
We packed some things
in my bag, we called a taxi,

1195
01:19:32,286 --> 01:19:35,486
and we went back to the hotel
where he was.

1196
01:19:38,166 --> 01:19:40,846
I was happy
because I was free.

1197
01:19:44,406 --> 01:19:45,886
Hello, dear.

1198
01:19:48,686 --> 01:19:50,566
I'm filming you.

1199
01:19:52,246 --> 01:19:56,686
But the growing awareness
of what happened

1200
01:19:57,966 --> 01:19:59,646
it was controlling my mind.

1201
01:20:00,126 --> 01:20:05,526
I used pills to drown
all my regrets

1202
01:20:07,046 --> 01:20:08,406
and worries...

1203
01:20:10,446 --> 01:20:11,926
... and fears.

1204
01:20:17,206 --> 01:20:19,286
I left the motel with him

1205
01:20:19,566 --> 01:20:22,086
and we went to the bus stop.

1206
01:20:23,486 --> 01:20:28,326
First, he wanted me to take
the knife with me on the bus.

1207
01:20:28,686 --> 01:20:30,966
But I assumed they had
metal detectors,

1208
01:20:32,166 --> 01:20:34,446
That's why I suggested
send the knife by mail.

1209
01:20:36,726 --> 01:20:38,566
I thought it was
the safest option.

1210
01:20:40,686 --> 01:20:43,606
Then we took the bus
back to Wisconsin.

1211
01:20:51,566 --> 01:20:54,566
GODEJOHN FAMILY HOUSE
Big Bend, Wisconsin

1212
01:20:54,766 --> 01:20:58,886
But when I got there,
It wasn't what I expected.

1213
01:20:59,446 --> 01:21:01,806
I was waiting
to be with a man,

1214
01:21:02,086 --> 01:21:05,406
not a boy who has
<i>wrestling</i> sheets on the bed

1215
01:21:05,486 --> 01:21:08,686
and an Xbox
and video games everywhere.

1216
01:21:09,046 --> 01:21:11,206
I expected a little more
of maturity

1217
01:21:11,286 --> 01:21:14,526
and a little more comfort
for knowing that I was safe,

1218
01:21:14,686 --> 01:21:16,206
and I didn't feel it.

1219
01:21:16,606 --> 01:21:20,806
And I burst into tears,
because it wasn't what I expected.

1220
01:21:21,566 --> 01:21:24,246
But I continued to...

1221
01:21:26,006 --> 01:21:31,006
... try to be happy as much as possible,
enjoy my new life,

1222
01:21:32,366 --> 01:21:36,446
and, on the whole, she was satisfied.

1223
01:21:36,926 --> 01:21:42,046
But I wanted them to find
my mother, because she felt remorse

1224
01:21:42,686 --> 01:21:46,006
and I couldn't bear to think
that she was still there.

1225
01:21:46,486 --> 01:21:48,886
But I needed something alarming,

1226
01:21:49,006 --> 01:21:52,366
to make friends
call the police.

1227
01:21:52,446 --> 01:21:55,806
THAT GOAT IS DEAD

1228
01:21:57,086 --> 01:22:02,446
And one day, we woke up
with police sirens.

1229
01:22:04,926 --> 01:22:06,446
We were surrounded.

1230
01:22:07,926 --> 01:22:10,726
The last thing I said to him...

1231
01:22:11,326 --> 01:22:14,726
... was that we were going to be together.

1232
01:22:19,246 --> 01:22:20,686
I'm screwed.

1233
01:22:22,806 --> 01:22:25,326
I did it for her, just for her.

1234
01:22:26,406 --> 01:22:27,806
In fact, for us.

1235
01:22:29,846 --> 01:22:31,526
Just sit there, okay?

1236
01:22:53,886 --> 01:22:57,806
State of Missouri
against Gypsy Rose Blanchard,

1237
01:22:57,886 --> 01:23:03,486
case number 1531CR03591,
the State is...

1238
01:23:04,286 --> 01:23:06,966
State test number 53.

1239
01:23:07,286 --> 01:23:11,366
The LG cell phone
was taken out of the black bag.

1240
01:23:11,486 --> 01:23:14,006
- Right.
- Did you have Gypsy's identification?

1241
01:23:14,606 --> 01:23:16,846
I don't blame her for what she did.

1242
01:23:18,206 --> 01:23:19,846
Everyone failed Gypsy.

1243
01:23:20,966 --> 01:23:23,446
I, her mother,

1244
01:23:23,646 --> 01:23:26,606
the doctors, the Police,
Social Security...

1245
01:23:30,246 --> 01:23:32,086
We were all taking care
of ourselves.

1246
01:23:32,246 --> 01:23:34,606
We weren't taking care of her.

1247
01:23:34,846 --> 01:23:36,366
Please raise your right mother.

1248
01:23:36,606 --> 01:23:39,686
Swear that if you testify
will be the truth,

1249
01:23:39,766 --> 01:23:42,126
- and nothing but the truth?
- Yes sir.

1250
01:23:42,726 --> 01:23:45,126
I believed in Gypsy's innocence

1251
01:23:45,566 --> 01:23:47,606
until the day she
found himself guilty.

1252
01:23:48,486 --> 01:23:53,126
My brain couldn't accept
that she had this ability,

1253
01:23:54,286 --> 01:23:55,806
who had this anger,

1254
01:23:57,446 --> 01:23:59,086
and it broke my heart,

1255
01:24:00,046 --> 01:24:02,646
because I had to admit
that nothing I knew...

1256
01:24:04,166 --> 01:24:05,406
... was right.

1257
01:24:05,766 --> 01:24:09,286
How do you declare in relation
to second-degree murder?

1258
01:24:09,446 --> 01:24:10,566
Guilty.

1259
01:24:15,686 --> 01:24:19,366
IN 2015, GYPSY BLANCHARD
ACCEPTED A COURT SETTLEMENT

1260
01:24:19,446 --> 01:24:21,966
FOR HIS ROLE IN THE HOMICIDE
FROM MOTHER, DEE DEE BLANCHARD.

1261
01:24:22,086 --> 01:24:24,086
<i>The prosecution lawyer</i>
<i>Dan Patterson</i>

1262
01:24:24,166 --> 01:24:26,366
<i>says despite Gypsy</i>
<i>be guilty of murder,</i>

1263
01:24:26,446 --> 01:24:31,126
<i>the corrected sentence is fair</i>
<i>and is responsible before the Law,</i>

1264
01:24:31,206 --> 01:24:35,286
<i>taking into account the circumstances</i>
<i>mitigating extremes</i>

1265
01:24:35,366 --> 01:24:39,246
<i>almost two decades ago</i>
<i>of constant abuse from his mother.</i>

1266
01:24:39,326 --> 01:24:41,246
The court accepts
the defendant's legal agreement

1267
01:24:41,446 --> 01:24:44,206
in relation to crime
second degree homicide

1268
01:24:44,486 --> 01:24:46,246
and considers the defendant guilty...

1269
01:24:46,446 --> 01:24:48,886
INSTEAD OF AN ACCUSATION
FIRST DEGREE HOMICIDE

1270
01:24:48,966 --> 01:24:51,046
AND POSSIBLE LIFE PRISON,

1271
01:24:51,126 --> 01:24:55,646
GYPSY PLAYED HERSELF TO BE GUILTY
OF SECOND DEGREE HOMICIDE.

1272
01:24:55,726 --> 01:24:58,446
RECEIVED A SENTENCE
TEN YEARS IN PRISON.

1273
01:24:59,246 --> 01:25:03,286
When I think about what Dee Dee
did to Gypsy, I'm sad.

1274
01:25:03,846 --> 01:25:07,206
But they didn't have
of killing my sister.

1275
01:25:07,806 --> 01:25:10,406
They could simply
have run away together.

1276
01:25:11,686 --> 01:25:14,206
But they chose a different path

1277
01:25:14,366 --> 01:25:16,806
and my sister was killed.

1278
01:25:16,926 --> 01:25:19,166
She didn't die, she was murdered.

1279
01:25:21,366 --> 01:25:24,406
Whatever happens,
I will always love you unconditionally.

1280
01:25:24,486 --> 01:25:25,646
Whatever happens.

1281
01:25:25,766 --> 01:25:28,246
It doesn't matter if we end,
no matter what happens.

1282
01:25:28,806 --> 01:25:30,566
I will always love you unconditionally.

1283
01:25:30,726 --> 01:25:33,406
Until today,
I love her.

1284
01:25:33,926 --> 01:25:37,286
And I know she still loves me.

1285
01:25:40,126 --> 01:25:43,446
Now that I have grown up and matured,

1286
01:25:43,726 --> 01:25:46,606
I know the difference between love
and obsession.

1287
01:25:47,406 --> 01:25:49,726
He wants to feel
what you want to feel,

1288
01:25:49,806 --> 01:25:51,726
but I no longer love him.

1289
01:25:55,166 --> 01:26:00,446
GYPSY AND NICK DIDN'T SPEAK ANYMORE
SINCE THE DETENTIONS.

1290
01:26:01,566 --> 01:26:05,446
After Gypsy is transferred
to Chillicothe,

1291
01:26:06,046 --> 01:26:08,406
ended up calling me one night.

1292
01:26:09,686 --> 01:26:13,006
It started soon
apologizing for everything

1293
01:26:13,086 --> 01:26:17,286
and began to say that he was
learn to comb your hair,

1294
01:26:17,366 --> 01:26:20,606
learning how to put on makeup
and making friends.

1295
01:26:21,246 --> 01:26:25,846
It just seems like it's outside,
at university.

1296
01:26:27,206 --> 01:26:30,846
And I feel like,
As sad as it may seem,

1297
01:26:31,166 --> 01:26:34,566
her story finally
has a happy ending.

1298
01:26:35,566 --> 01:26:37,046
At least, for her.

1299
01:26:39,726 --> 01:26:43,446
GYPSY BLANCHARD HAS BEEN RELEASED
ON CONDITIONAL RELEASE

1300
01:26:43,526 --> 01:26:45,806
IN DECEMBER 2023.

1301
01:26:53,846 --> 01:26:56,766
I feel a lot of complicated emotions
by my mother.

1302
01:26:58,766 --> 01:27:01,526
There are times when I feel
angry with her.

1303
01:27:03,206 --> 01:27:06,686
There are times when I feel
that she was so manipulative

1304
01:27:06,766 --> 01:27:09,166
and I think, "How could you do that
Is it your own daughter?”

1305
01:27:10,566 --> 01:27:14,446
And at other times,
I think she was so desperate

1306
01:27:14,526 --> 01:27:16,846
that someone loved her.

1307
01:27:18,046 --> 01:27:20,926
But regardless
of all this,

1308
01:27:21,206 --> 01:27:24,086
I still love her
and I miss her,

1309
01:27:25,526 --> 01:27:27,246
because she was my mother.

1310
01:27:30,766 --> 01:27:32,366
IN NOVEMBER 2018,

1311
01:27:32,446 --> 01:27:34,406
NICHOLAS GODEJOHN WAS
CONSIDERED GUILTY

1312
01:27:34,486 --> 01:27:36,286
OF FIRST DEGREE HOMICIDE.

1313
01:27:36,366 --> 01:27:39,366
IN FEBRUARY 2019, IT WAS
Sentenced to life imprisonment

1314
01:27:39,446 --> 01:27:42,166
NO POSSIBILITY
OF CONDITIONAL.