The Biggest Revelations from The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard

Gypsy Rose Blanchard gives more insight into her early life in Lifetime docu-series Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

The six-episode series, which premiered on January 5, features exclusive interviews with Gypsy before she is released from prison on December 28, 2023.

Gypsy served eight years in prison for her role in the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. Gypsy was a victim of Munchausen by proxy, a form of abuse in which a caregiver may seek attention or sympathy by making their child sick or exaggerating their illness.

Through a series of interviews conducted over the course of 18 months, Gypsy takes viewers through the various forms of abuse she experienced, while also sharing shocking new details about her upbringing.

In addition, the documentary features new footage of interviews with members of Gypsy’s family, who share their sides of the story.

These are the most shocking revelations from the documentary series so far.

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Dee Dee lied about her age when she met Rod

In the documentaries, Gypsy’s father Rod recalls his relationship with Dee Dee, whom he first met when he was 17 and still in high school. He says that at the time, Dee Dee told him she was 21, but she was actually 23. They dated for three months before Dee Dee told him she was pregnant.

Although they eventually married, their relationship was short-lived as they separated before Gypsy was born. Gypsy says she believes her mom’s “most devastating failure” was her divorce from Rod, and her mother blamed Gypsy for their divorce because she “wasn’t the son he wanted.”

The best memory in Gypsy’s life is the day she went to prison

Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

After being so controlled by her mother, Gypsy says she finally felt free when she went to prison, calling it the best memory of her life. “Since I’ve been in prison, I’m finally free to build relationships and friendships,” she says. “It’s such a beautiful memory,” she adds about her first day in prison.

Gypsy claims that her grandfather abused her

After Dee Dee ended up in the hospital in a car accident, Gyspy spent time living with her grandfather Claude Pitre and stepmother Laura. During this time, Gypsy claims her grandfather abused her, stating that he would “perform sexual acts on [her]” and do [her] touch him.” She was 9 at the time. Her grandfather says that never happened.

“I don’t think I knew it was wrong, but then my grandfather told me not to tell anyone,” she says. “He says, ‘You don’t want Daddy to go to jail, do you?’ “, she recalls what her grandfather allegedly told her.

Later in the documentaries, her grandfather denies Gypsy’s claims, stating that she was the one who would try to touch him. “She was the one trying,” he says. “I said no. Don’t do it.’ She started it when she was about 4 years old.”

In an exclusive interview for PEOPLE, Gypsy repeated her claim that her grandfather abused her and that the sexual abuse lasted for about a year.

“I’ve gotten to the point where I can stand on my own two feet and say, this happened to me and I’m not going to let it affect me anymore,” she tells PEOPLE of the alleged abuse. “And that’s why I’m talking about it now. And for me, I think letting him know that this happened might prevent him from doing the same thing to another family member or another child or another person because he’s still alive.”

Claude did not respond to a request for comment from PEOPLE.

Dee Dee’s family claims she tried to poison her stepmother

In the documentary, Dee Dee’s family talks about her dark side, and Gypsy’s cousin Robby Pitre compares Dee Dee’s treatment of Gypsy to the movie Dearest mom. “Dearest mom was sick, but Dee Dee was sicker,” he says.

He also recalls how Dee Dee was very upset when her father remarried and claims that Dee Dee tried to poison her stepmother by adding Roundup, a product used to kill weeds and grass, to her food.

Robby says Laura eventually died a “slow, painful death” that he believes was the result of being fed Roundup.

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Dee Dee told Gypsy that her father was an abuser

Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

As Gypsy talks about her mother’s controlling behavior, she says that her mother never wanted her to have a relationship with her father. Gypsy says her mother claimed Rod was abusive, telling her he grabbed her by the neck one night and threw her across the room. “That never happened,” Gypsy says of the incident.

Family friend Marsha Smith recalls Dee Dee telling her and others that Gypsy’s father was out of the question because he was a “bad man.” “Obviously, that’s not a true statement,” she adds.

Dee Dee had a heart murmur when she was a child

In the documentary series, Dee Dee’s brother Evans Pitre recalls how she was his mother’s “favorite”. He also reveals that Dee Dee had a heart murmur when she was growing up, which caused her mom to exclude her from many activities.

“She wouldn’t be able to go play outside,” he explains. He then goes on to suggest that Dee Dee’s upbringing led to her Munchausen syndrome mediated by her “being a sick child”.

Gypsy used to deal with drug addiction

Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

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Opening by saying she’s “never told anyone about this before,” Gypsy reveals she’s been dealing with an addiction to painkillers, which began when she was 16. “It was like an escape from my reality,” he says.

She adds that in her first few years in prison, she got by using drugs like suboxone, a narcotic drug used to treat opioid addiction. She says taking the drug sent her back to the addiction to painkillers she used to cope with.

She recalls the time she lied to her stepmother so she could pay someone back for drugs. “I told her I accidentally broke this girl’s CD player and to send me $50.”

She adds that she later told her stepmother everything about the ordeal and that she is currently sober. “I’m not that person anymore,” she says.

Gypsy tried to run away when she was 19 years old

At the end of episode 2, Gypsy recalls one of her first relationships with a man named Dan. After meeting at a sci-fi convention, she recalls they exchanged messages online and she ended up telling him about her life at home, noting that he was the first person she told she could walk.

Believing she was 15 at the time, Gypsy says she fantasized about what it would be like if she were older and they were legally together. Sometime later, she found her Medicaid card, which revealed her true date of birth and that she was actually 19 years old.

With this new knowledge, Gypsy came up with a plan to run away with Dan, who promised to take care of her. Stealing her mother’s pain pills and money, Gypsy recalls leaving her mother a note telling her she knew she was 19 and wanted to live her life as an “independent woman”.

Around 2 a.m., Gypsy hitchhiked to Dan’s friend’s house, where she learned that Dan was actually on parole and couldn’t leave the state. “My first reaction was ‘Oh my God. She will find me,’ says Gypsy at the end of the episode.

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