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| Date | June 9, 2015 (murder)[1] June 14, 2015 (body discovered) |
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| Location | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37°16′00″N 93°19′06″W / 37.2668°N 93.3182°W |
| Type | Murder by stabbing, matricide |
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| Deaths | 1 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 1 (alleged)[a] |
| Convicted | Nicholas Godejohn and Gypsy-Rose Blanchard |
| Verdict | Gypsy-Rose Blanchard: Pleaded guilty Nicholas Godejohn: Guilty on both counts |
| Convictions | Gypsy-Rose Blanchard: Second-degree murder Nicholas Godejohn: First-degree murder, armed criminal action |
| Sentence | Gypsy-Rose Blanchard: Ten years in prison; paroled after eight 1/2 years[4][5] Nicholas Godejohn: Life imprisonment without possibility of parole plus 25 years |
Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard (née Pitre; born May 3, 1967, in Chackbay, Louisiana, United States) was a 48-year-old woman who was found stabbed to death in her Springfield, Missouri, house in June 2015.[6] She was murdered by Nicholas Godejohn. The murder was planned by her daughter, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard.[7]
Police discovered the body of Dee Dee five days after the murder, upon residents seeing alarming Facebook posts written by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard the day prior. Hours later, both Gypsy-Rose and Nicholas Godejohn were arrested in Godejohn's native Big Bend, Wisconsin, and both confessed to the murder. The media revealed that Dee Dee had forced Gypsy-Rose Blanchard to pretend to have severe physical and mental disabilities for financial and social advantage.[8]
Shortly before trial in 2018, Blanchard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to ten years. After a brief trial in November 2018, Godejohn, who had committed the attack on Dee Dee, was convicted of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[9]
Blanchard was released from prison on parole on December 28, 2023.[10] She became subject to media attention, including several films and television series.
- ^ "A Timeline of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Murder Case and Release from Prison". January 2, 2024. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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- ^ Barcella, Laura (May 15, 2017). "'Mommy Dead and Dearest' Doc on Gypsy Blanchard: What We Learned". Rolling Stone. New York City: Wenner Media LLC. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Keegan, Harrison (May 10, 2017). "Gypsy Blanchard: Everything you need to know about the case". Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "A Timeline of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Murder Case and Release from Prison". January 2, 2024. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Dean, Michelle (August 18, 2016). "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered". BuzzFeed News. New York City: BuzzFeed Entertainment Group. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ^ Keegan, Harrison (November 16, 2018). "Nicholas Godejohn found guilty in Blanchard murder". Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Gypsy Rose Blanchard will be released from prison on parole this December". Springfield News-Leader. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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