My Time to Stand
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard with Melissa Moore and Michele Matrisciani
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2015 · Springfield, Missouri
Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Partners & family
Dee Dee Blanchard presented her daughter Gypsy Rose as seriously ill and dependent, concealing a history of medical abuse. In 2015, Nicholas Godejohn killed Dee Dee in a plan involving Gypsy. Both were convicted, and later media explored the abuse as well as the murder.
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When2015
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- Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard
Gypsy Rose Blanchard
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Gypsy and Dee Dee Blanchard: A True Crime Primer
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My Time to Stand
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Mommy Dead and Dearest
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The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard (2024)
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Snapped: Killer Couples — Blanchard Godejohn (2019)
IMDb episode reference connected to the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Listed release: 2019. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
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The Act (2019)
Hulu’s dramatization follows Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard, drawing on reporting by Michelle Dean. Dialogue and scenes are reconstructed; this is separate from the documentaries and Gypsy Rose’s own accounts.
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Oxygen True Crime · Season 12, Episode 1 · Listed air date 2019-07-13
Snapped: Killer Couples — Gypsy Rose & Nick: A Love To Kill For
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20/20 — Gypsy Rose: The Next Act
Includes coverage of Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
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My Time to Stand : A Memoir
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Hulu · Scripted Limited Series
The Act (2019)
Hulu’s dramatization follows Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard, drawing on reporting by Michelle Dean. Dialogue and scenes are reconstructed; this is separate from the documentaries and Gypsy Rose’s own accounts.
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HBO Docs Club — Mommy Dead and Dearest
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Crime House 24/7
Justice Served: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Pt. 1
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released September 11, 2026. About 38 minutes.
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Gypsy Rose Blancharde
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released April 30, 2018. About 77 minutes.
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RedHanded
Episode 26 - Madness, Murder & Munchausen by Proxy: The Case of Gypsy Rose Blancharde
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released December 28, 2017. About 76 minutes.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard: How a convicted murderer turned into a celebrity
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released March 16, 2025. About 20 minutes.
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The Criminal Makeup
The TRUE & ТWISТED Story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard – the “Sісk” Girl Whose Life Was a COMPLETE LІЕ
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released June 27, 2024. About 113 minutes.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard - Escaping a Life of Abuse
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released January 19, 2024. About 98 minutes.
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RedHanded
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 26 - Madness, Murder & Munchausen by Proxy: The Case of Gypsy Rose Blancharde
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released January 13, 2025. About 75 minutes.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard: Is This The Most Tragic True Crime Story?
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released February 24, 2025. About 97 minutes.
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Justice Served: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Pt. 2
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released September 11, 2026. About 45 minutes.
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Nobody Should Believe Me
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released January 30, 2026. About 60 minutes.
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ACTUAL Gypsy Rose Blanchard Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released February 14, 2024. About 64 minutes.
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DECEPTION: The Mother Who Invented an Illness: Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released March 31, 2026. About 98 minutes.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released December 17, 2023. About 124 minutes.
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Released February 5, 2026. About 42 minutes.
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My Time to Stand — Audiobook
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard with Melissa Moore and Michele Matrisciani. Related reading for Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Check participating libraries for this edition. Borrowing requires an eligible library card; availability and waits vary.
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My Time to Stand — Audiobook
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard with Melissa Moore and Michele Matrisciani. Related reading for Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Check the current subscription terms and available sample; trial offers are not permanent free access.
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Reading Access Notes
Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.
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Reporting on Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard
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The Spokesman-Review · 2023-12-28 · Page a2
Blanchard released from prison
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The Springfield News-Leader · 2023-12-20 · Page A1
Social accounts promote Blanchard’s book
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Internet Archive · TV News Archive
20/20 : KGO : January 19, 2018 10:01pm-11:00pm PST
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BBC News : BBCNEWS : December 28, 2023 9:00pm-9:31pm GMT
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Appellate dispositionArchive copy
Godejohn v. State — post-conviction appeal disposition
Short order affirming Nicholas Paul Godejohn’s post-conviction case under Rule 84.16(b). The public entry provides the disposition; it does not include a full explanatory opinion.
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- Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
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- April 1, 2024
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See the full case checklist →Former Blanchard home
Private property2103 West Volunteer Way, Springfield, Missouri
Dee Dee Blanchard was killed at this home in 2015. The property is a historical location rather than Gypsy-Rose's current address.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard - Munchausen by proxy or Killer? - MysterMystery&Makeup - Bailey Sarian
Video from Bailey Sarian covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 35:22.
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Crime Weekly
Dee Dee Blanchard: The Story You Haven’t Heard (Part 1)
Video from Crime Weekly covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 1:43:28.
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I Could Murder A Podcast
Is This The Most Tragic True Crime Story? Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Video from I Could Murder A Podcast covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 1:37:22.
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"Deep Dive: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and Dr. Deceit" | 20/20: The After Show
Video from ABC News covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 23:43.
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True Crime Central
"Would you kill my mother for me?" | Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Munchausen by Proxy
Video from True Crime Central covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 44:18.
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The Casual Criminalist
Gypsy Rose Blanchard - Escaping a Life of Abuse
Video from The Casual Criminalist covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 1:34:22.
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Gypsy's Childhood Doctor Breaks His Silence | The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard | LMN
Video from LMN covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 10:16.
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Ray William Johnson
Gypsy Rose is famous now
Video from Ray William Johnson covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 4:18.
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Gypsy Rose Part 3: Gypsy Blanchard on what happened the night mom was stabbed to death
Video from ABC News covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 7:31.
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Snapped: Killer Couples
Video from YouTube Movies & TV covering the Dee Dee & Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Length: 1:27:07.
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