Gypsy Rose Blanchard says murder of mother was ‘only way out’ of abuse

Blanchard, 32, who spent eight years in prison over murder of Dee Dee Blanchard, tells ABC she wants her story to be ‘cautionary tale’

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who served eight years in prison for her role in the murder of her abusive mother, has said she wants her story “to be a cautionary tale”, in her first TV interview since she was released.

Blanchard, 32, was convicted of second-degree murder after her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, was stabbed to death in 2015. It emerged that Blanchard had been forced by her mother to pretend to be seriously ill and to endure unnecessary medical procedures.