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Gypsy’s
Interrogation
Gypsy claimed that she was born
normal; she never had any of the
diseases or disorders mentioned
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earlier. Her mother, Dee Dee, had
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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. It
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abuse in which the caretaker of a
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child, most often the mother, makes
up fake symptoms to make it look Conviction
like the child is sick. For instance, she
applied numbing cream on Gypsy’s Nicholas and Gypsy surrendered. Gypsy
pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and
gums, due to which her salivary
glands were removed. was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.
Dan Patterson, the Prosecutor, denied a
Gypsy met Nicholas on a dating
website and started liking each other. tougher penalty. Meanwhile, Nicholas was
charged with first-degree murder and
Gypsy told Nicholas everything
about how Dee Dee treated her. She received life imprisonment without parole.
could not tolerate her mother
anymore.
On June 10th, 2015, after returning After Prison
from the hospital, while Dee Dee was
asleep, Nicholas went to the When she was finally released after spending
Blanchard house. Gypsy provided eight years in prison, her family, including
him with tape, a knife, and gloves. her dad Rod, her stepmother Kristy, and
Nicholas stabbed her in the back 17 Ryan Scott Anderson, were waiting for her.
times. Then they moved to Nicholas’s While Gypsy was still incarcerated, she
house. It was Gypsy who posted from married Ryan in 2022. Gypsy launched her
Dee Dee’s account. eBooks, titled Reserved: Conversations on
The Eve of Freedom and My Time to Stand:
A Memoir, in 2024, written by Gypsy, along
with Melissa Moore and Michele
Matrisciani.
