I can’t wait for her to get out so we can build on that foundation that we started here. I’m keeping tabs on all of her accomplishments in school. " is a hundred times better, honestly," Rod told Fox News. Only with Dee Dee's death has Rod been able to reconnect with Gypsy - while she serves a 10-year sentence in a Missouri prison.
"We never got to experience that, Gypsy and I. "I never lived with Dee Dee and Gypsy," said Rod. "I couldn't fathom that the chromosome disorder had anything to do with cancer," Rod said. Rod says he never saw Gypsy as the gravely ill child Dee Dee claimed she was.Įventually, Dee Dee told Rod that Gypsy had cancer and that she had to shave her head. "I don't know how it got past the doctors, but was persistent that have a feeding tube." "Before was five, she was having problems with her eyes, was having seizures, digestive system, having a problem digesting certain foods," Rod explained. Gypsy's "medical issues" continued to pile up. I don't know if Dee Dee saw that as a way to maybe get an edge on top of me, maybe some extra money she could get." The court said I was obligated to provide medical insurance and expenses on top of child support and alimony. "She would take me to court for additional medical costs she was accumulating, taking me to court for thousands and thousands of receipts for Gypsy. I tried to support her the best I could but I guess to her that it wasn't enough," said Rod. Dee Dee took me to court for child support. "I didn't feel any differently about the relationship. Rod was so concerned about Gypsy, he moved back in with his ex-wife in an attempt to make the marriage work. but Dee Dee insisted that she get a heart monitor that she wore at night."Īccording to Rod, this was the first of "many red flags" that he would have about Gypsy's health. there was no determination that she had sleep apnoea, the tests came back pretty normal. "Dee Dee had her in for a sleep apnoea test," Rod said on the podcast. When their child was just a few months old, Rod claims that Dee Dee told him that Gypsy had sleep apnoea. They married, but split up before Gypsy was born. Rod was 17 when Dee Dee, then 24, fell pregnant with Gypsy. Phil has shared his side to the twisted tale.Īnalysis of a Murder, which is available via Stitcher, explores the unique relationship Rod had with Gypsy Rose, and his ever-present suspicions about his daughter's health. Post continues after video.īut while the three names at the centre of the story - Gypsy, Dee Dee and Nicholas - are widely known and reported, with images of a wheelchair-confined Gypsy with her mother splashed across news articles, there's one voice rarely heard. Watch the trailer for “The Act,” based on the true story of Gypsy Rose.
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The story inspired Hulu series The Act, starring Patricia Arquette. Gypsy Rose Blanchard is now serving 10 years in prison.
Gypsy’s mother had convinced her from a young age that she was terminally ill, suffering everything from leukaemia to muscular dystrophy and seizures, along with developmental issues meaning she had the mental capacity of a seven-year-old.ĭee Dee suffered from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, which is now known as ‘factitious disorder imposed on another’ – a condition that makes a guardian exaggerate or invent illness in a child for sympathy.īy age 23, Gypsy Rose had caught on to the fact that she had been living a lie fabricated by her own mother, and as revenge for robbing her of a regular childhood arranged for her to be stabbed to death by Nicholas while she hid nearby by. The story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the 27-year-old woman who orchestrated the murder of her mother Dee Dee in 2015 with her online boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, is one that has captivated – and horrified – the world.