Previously unbeknownst to others, Dee Dee was falsely portraying Gypsy as a sick child, claiming that her daughter suffered from seizures, muscular dystrophy, and a chromosomal disorder. ICYMI, Hulu's anthology series The Actexplores the real story of Dee Dee Blanchard (Patricia Arquette) and her daughter Gypsy Rose (Joey King), who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of her mother in 2016. Hollywood does what it can to make a captivating story, so how real is The Act? Hulu's latest true crime story details the harrowing experience of Munchausen syndrome by proxy victim Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
A curious neighbor might be created, the timing of a crucial event could be pushed forward, or the creative team may decide to change the main conflict entirely. Today Dee Dee's sociopathic stranglehold on her daughter is considered to be one of the most severe cases of Munchhausen by Proxy Syndrome ever documented, and part of the reason she avoided a life sentence, or potentially even death.True crime stories ripped from the headlines for TV productions are just like all adaptations in that some facts are inevitably turned into fiction. Both went to jail for their crimes: Nicholas was sentenced to life, while Gypsy is serving a 10-year sentence. The pair were arrested and charged with murder.
She'd reaped the benefits - including a Habitat for Humanity-built house in Springfield, Missouri - for more than 20 years.Įventually, Gypsy snapped. She enlisted her boyfriend Nicholas to kill her mother.ĭee Dee's body was not discovered for days and Gypsy was eventually tracked down at Nicholas' house in Wisconsin. Her condition was an elaborate fraud swallowed by friends, family, doctors and even the young woman herself.įor Gypsy's entire life, Dee Dee had concocted this lie. The medication was unnecessary and rotted her teeth, the operations pointless. She didn't need it, because Gypsy was not sick. Astonishingly, she was healthy and walking, despite the fact that she hadn't taken any of her medication.
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