Today in draw my life . Munchausen syndrome by proxy
the Gypsy Rose case
Deedee was an example of a fighting mother
she was raising Gypsy . her seriously ill daughter
she was loved and helped by all her neighbors
until one day they found out she had been murdered
when the news broke . no one understood how sweet Deedee had been killed
who all the people love and had helped
Ever since they arrived in Springfield Missouri . after suffering the violence of Hurricane Katrina in their old home . everyone turned to them
also non profits
they gave them a house . they helped them with money
They were even able to travel to Disneyworld
but what they didnt know was Didi's big scam
Didi had deceived many people . including her daughter
she had made her believe since she was little that she was sick
that she had cancer . that she had to eat through a tube . and that she could not move
Gipsy underwent surgery several times . and it never occurred to her that her mother did this for no real reason
she suffered from what is known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy
a mental illness in which the childs caregiver . often the mother
makes up symptoms . or provokes them . to make it look like the child is sick
but Gipsy . like any teenager . began to take an interest in boys
against the will of her mother
so she took advantage when she was sleeping . to go on internet forums to meet guys
thats where she met her boyfriend Nicholas
with whom he would plan . and be the author of Didis murder
When the neighbors discovered the murder . no one thought Gypsy was behind it all
so when she disappeared . they gave her up for dead when they found her chair at home
but thanks to the testimony of a family friend . they found her at her boyfriend's house . and both were arrested
Among their things was money and jewelry that had been stolen from the victim .
and the murder weapon . a knife that had been mailed to Nicholas' house
they found a Gipsy who could walk
who was growing hair . and was completely healthy
Gipsy immediately told the police that everything was a lie . all her life . her mother made her do it
She even shaved her hair . making her believe that it would fall out the same because of her illness
The case ended in trial
Gypsy pleaded guilty to second-degree murder
and the judge sentenced her to 10 years in prison . being able to obtain parole in 7 and a half years
and that will be in 20 23 . when she is 32 years old
in an interview . Gypsy acknowledged feeling freer in prison . than during the years she lived with her mother
sometimes reality beats fiction
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