Gypsy-Rose Blanchard: I had Mom killed. I hope she’d be proud of me now

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard: I had Mom killed. I hope she’d be proud of me now

Author: The Times February 4, 2025 Duration: 28:54

In 2016, 24-year-old Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in the US State of Missouri, for arranging the murder of her mother. Her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, had Munchausen syndrome by proxy - a rare form of abuse where she would convince doctors that her daughter was ill - leading to unnecessary treatment. The harrowing details of what Blanchard went through have made her a media sensation - but should we feel sympathy for her? 

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Guest: Katie Gatens, Deputy Editor of News Review, The Sunday Times.

Read Katie's full interview with Gypsy-Rose Blanchard 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Samantha Chantarasak.

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Clips: KY3 News, The Act/Hulu, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard/Lifetime, The Kardashians/Hulu.

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