News Summary

• Blanchard, the Missouri woman who admitted to convincing her online boyfriend to kill her abusive mother after being forced to pretend for years she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, is set to be paroled Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023..
• Her mother convinced doctors it was necessary by using topical anesthetic to cause drooling.Gypsy Blanchard, who had little schooling or contact with anyone but her mother, also was misled, especially when she was younger, Stanfield said..
• (Andrew Jansen/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)FILE - Gypsy Rose Blanchard raises her right hand and swears an oath while pleading guilty to murder in the second degree during her court appearance, July 5, 2016, in Springfield, Mo..
• Her mother had said she was younger to make it easier to perpetuate the fraud, and got away with it because Gypsy was so small: just 4 feet, 11 inches (150 centimeters) tall..
• (Andrew Jansen/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)“People were constantly telling Dee Dee what a wonderful mother she was, and Dee Dee was getting all of this attention,” he said..
• FILE - Gypsy Rose Blanchard raises her right hand and swears an oath while pleading guilty to murder in the second degree during her court appearance, July 5, 2016, in Springfield, Mo..