Gypsy Rose Blanchard

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think her attorney did her any favors with the plea to second degree murder. What she needed was an extended period of time in a mental health facility, not prison. The fact that she continued to seek out inappropriate and unhealthy relationships online/through the mail while in prison and ended up marrying the last guy is so sad. She is in desperate need of intense inpatient psychotherapy to unpack all of her trauma.

I didn't follow the case closely at the time but I always wondered why there wasn't a mutual agreement that psychiatric care was in order vs. prison.

Why do people think she didn’t receive any psychiatric care in prison? She was there for almost 10 years and was released early based partially on her current mental state.

Society had been obsessed with this case for a long time ;I remember the Hulu miniseries on this with Patricia Arquette). Once she was released magazines, photographers, podcasters, tv producers, Tik Tokers,
True crime people, etc were all going to be making money off of her story (and have been). Why shouldn’t she be the one to cash those checks? I don’t get the angst.

You know that the “psychiatric care” provided in prison is woefully inadequate, right? Sure, she’s been in some group therapy sessions probably run by other inmates, but she is need of much more than that. The fact that she has gotten engaged twice (and now married) to randos that reached out to her in prison and she doesn’t understand that those people reached out to her because they perceived her as broken, whether they just wanted to control her or have a savior complex, speaks to additional work she needs to do to get herself mentally healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gypsy had her teeth removed, her salivary glands removed, a feeding tube inserted into her stomach, her head shaved, was tied to her bed, was regularly beaten, was not allowed to go to school or have any friends, was alienated from her father and extended family, was regularly drugged by her mother so she eventually was addicted to opioids so that she would remain compliant. There is more.

Gypsy killed her abuser, her lifelong abuser, just like some woman do when their husband’s beat them. Except in this case, Gypsy was a child, with no agency, no ability to leave. WTAF was she supposed to do.

I cannot believe that anyone would judge Gypsy for what she did. If this was Ruby Frankie’s kid who killed her to escape the abuse or one of the Turpin kids who killed their parent in order to get free, would you be so judgmental? She served her time. Get over it.

Completely agree. I only watched the show as teen DD asked me to. However, the level of abuse was horrific.

Plus DeeDee did not remove Gypsy from her grandfather’s home straight after she was informed of the sexual abuse / but waited until after she had an argument with her father. DeeDee also murdered her step mother.

However, agree with apps that Gypsy is likely still manipulative and prone to fairy tale delusional thinking. She was not going to tell her father and step mom about the rushed wedding to Ryan until the prison guard told her she really had to. Also she said she didn’t tell her family about this relationship because she wanted to keep her great joy private while I suspect it was more related to keeping dad and step mom very invested in helping with her parole process and in believing she was coming to live with them after parole.

None the less, Gypsy’s level of articulate self Awareness and potential For growth is astonishing. She never attended school
Due to her mother’s horrific abuse but managed to graduate HS in jail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think her attorney did her any favors with the plea to second degree murder. What she needed was an extended period of time in a mental health facility, not prison. The fact that she continued to seek out inappropriate and unhealthy relationships online/through the mail while in prison and ended up marrying the last guy is so sad. She is in desperate need of intense inpatient psychotherapy to unpack all of her trauma.

I didn't follow the case closely at the time but I always wondered why there wasn't a mutual agreement that psychiatric care was in order vs. prison.

Why do people think she didn’t receive any psychiatric care in prison? She was there for almost 10 years and was released early based partially on her current mental state.

Society had been obsessed with this case for a long time ;I remember the Hulu miniseries on this with Patricia Arquette). Once she was released magazines, photographers, podcasters, tv producers, Tik Tokers,
True crime people, etc were all going to be making money off of her story (and have been). Why shouldn’t she be the one to cash those checks? I don’t get the angst.

I don’t remember where I saw it or read it, but it’s documented that she declined therapy (maybe psychiatric ). I thought it was therapy that she declined, but I could be mistaken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think her attorney did her any favors with the plea to second degree murder. What she needed was an extended period of time in a mental health facility, not prison. The fact that she continued to seek out inappropriate and unhealthy relationships online/through the mail while in prison and ended up marrying the last guy is so sad. She is in desperate need of intense inpatient psychotherapy to unpack all of her trauma.

I didn't follow the case closely at the time but I always wondered why there wasn't a mutual agreement that psychiatric care was in order vs. prison.

Why do people think she didn’t receive any psychiatric care in prison? She was there for almost 10 years and was released early based partially on her current mental state.

Society had been obsessed with this case for a long time ;I remember the Hulu miniseries on this with Patricia Arquette). Once she was released magazines, photographers, podcasters, tv producers, Tik Tokers,
True crime people, etc were all going to be making money off of her story (and have been). Why shouldn’t she be the one to cash those checks? I don’t get the angst.

I don’t remember where I saw it or read it, but it’s documented that she declined therapy (maybe psychiatric ). I thought it was therapy that she declined, but I could be mistaken.

She did decline in the beginning but ended up going to group therapy and participated in several programs they had there with a therapist. That being said she said it was inadequate.

idk if any of you guys have read her book but admits she has learned toxic behaviors from her mom. Her step sister whose supportive of her said she's not normal and will never have a normal life. She's right but I do think Gypsy is trying.

[Anonymous]

I hope she and her new husband don't rush to have children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope she and her new husband don't rush to have children.

Same.

[Anonymous]

She could have just gone to the police with her boyfriend. She abetted in her mother’s planned murder then easily lied about it when caught.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She could have just gone to the police with her boyfriend. She abetted in her mother’s planned murder then easily lied about it when caught.

She was taught to lie since she was born. No one should be surprised a monster taught their child to make monstrous decisions. She knows she was wrong now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She could have just gone to the police with her boyfriend. She abetted in her mother’s planned murder then easily lied about it when caught.

No she could not have. Do you know anything re what happened?

[Anonymous]

I know that when the boyfriend was at the house and she handed him the knife to murder her mother, maybe right about then they could have made a different choice and gone to the police.

[Anonymous]

I think many people have said this before and this is just my opinion. I don’t think most people ignore or turn a blind eye to the murder, I think people have empathy for her that she was abused and turned against her abuser. The way she handled it wasn’t the best and Gypsy said that she regrets it and she wishes she could go back in time and change things based on what she knows now. She tried a couple things to get away from her mom and every attempt failed. Her mom had power of attorney over her and she was viewed by everyone as a mentally disabled person. She fully thought that no one will believe her so in that moment she turned to an option that doesn’t seem logical. When you go through abuse your brain is focused on survival and not the most logical way of thinking. That being said, I think murder is wrong and she deserved her sentence but I hope she will get therapy and live a normal life. Also, I understand that not everyone thinks the same and that’s okay

[Anonymous]

umm I watched the prison confessions and her husband is off. He lies about writing to her. First he said he did it as a joke almost with his friend who wrote to tiger king. Then he tells her sister and step mom he wrote her the same day he found out about her story because she's cute. He also says weird things about "knowing" what wives should do and how he's going to teach her.

Yeah she's never going to be normal but i think she has a real shot if she devotes time. She has an unrealistic view on things and it's stopping her from making rational decisions. For example she does question the marriage and admits she doesn't know how to be healthy for someone else, but thinks their love will help figure it out. Obviously I blame him some here for egging it on. He could have easily encouraged her to get help and stay at her father's while she adjusts.

[Anonymous]

What happened to her was horrific. Period.

That doesn’t change the fact that she is responsible for her mom’s murder. It’s the same as any abused spouse who murders her (his) abuser but not while the abuse is happening. Meaning, self defense doesn’t apply.

She’d walked to the online paroled boyfriend's house. She’d left her mom before. She told the murdering boyf she could really walk. She had access to phones and computers. Many abused spouses never leave - they feel that trapped. That wasn’t completely G because she did leave a few times.

She needs intensive therapy and will have massive problems throughout life:

- felony record for murder
- health issues
- psychological issues
- addiction issues
- no solid and healthy relationships around her as she grew to emulate
- hasn’t learned boundaries as she grew
- not educated
- used to lying and manipulating
- immediate fame and placed on a pedestal
- jumps into a marriage
- has never lived independently
- no work history
- no known employment skills
- no common sense that we know of
- can’t do simple things that nearly everyone her age can (drive, budget, etc )
- sexual abuse
- surrounded by adults who failed her

It WAS terrible what happened to her - but she needs significant and lifelong help. Jumping on tv shows and getting married is the worse thing she can do right now. She should be quietly living with her step mom who seems like the most caring adult in her life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happened to her was horrific. Period.

That doesn’t change the fact that she is responsible for her mom’s murder. It’s the same as any abused spouse who murders her (his) abuser but not while the abuse is happening. Meaning, self defense doesn’t apply.

She’d walked to the online paroled boyfriend's house. She’d left her mom before. She told the murdering boyf she could really walk. She had access to phones and computers. Many abused spouses never leave - they feel that trapped. That wasn’t completely G because she did leave a few times.

She needs intensive therapy and will have massive problems throughout life:

- felony record for murder
- health issues
- psychological issues
- addiction issues
- no solid and healthy relationships around her as she grew to emulate
- hasn’t learned boundaries as she grew
- not educated
- used to lying and manipulating
- immediate fame and placed on a pedestal
- jumps into a marriage
- has never lived independently
- no work history
- no known employment skills
- no common sense that we know of
- can’t do simple things that nearly everyone her age can (drive, budget, etc )
- sexual abuse
- surrounded by adults who failed her

It WAS terrible what happened to her - but she needs significant and lifelong help. Jumping on tv shows and getting married is the worse thing she can do right now. She should be quietly living with her step mom who seems like the most caring adult in her life.

She earned her HS degree in prison, and probably received some kind of job training or other. The marriage is unfortunate, but fingers crossed her turns out to be a nice guy.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand; what will be enough for her to have redemption in many posters' eyes.

She plead guilty, went to jail and served time. She paid her debt. She was paroled. That's it, that's the end. What more do people want? Why is she being held to some impossible standard here that seems nothing she does pleases people.