He is serving life in prison without parole, plus 25 years for armed criminal action. Attorneys for
Nicholas Godejohn, the 32-year-old Wisconsin man who is serving a life sentence for the infamous 2015 murder of Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, was back in the courtroom this week.
Godejohn was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in late 2018. He now will spend life in prison for the murder charge and 25 years for the armed criminal action charge. The two will run concurrently. He was given no chance at parole.
Nicholas Godejohn, 31, who is serving a life sentence at the Potosi Correctional Center for the 2015 murder of Dee Dee Blanchard, is now asking a judge to set aside the criminal case that ended with his murder conviction.
Blanchard is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for her involvement with the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
Nicholas Godejohn met Gypsy Rose Blanchard on a Christian dating site. Soon after their first few meetings in person, she asked him to murder her overbearing mother — which he did. Nicholas Godejohn was just 26 years old when he committed his first and only murder.
Godejohn was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in late 2018. He now will spend life in prison for the murder charge and 25 years for the armed criminal action charge. The two will run concurrently. He was given no chance at parole.
Godejohn was found guilty of first-degree murder after a four day trial last year. In February, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Godejohn is serving life in prison without parole plus 25 years for armed criminal action. Dee Dee's daughter, Gypsy, is serving a 10-year sentence for second-degree murder.
Gypsy hid in the bathroom and covered her ears so that she would not have to hear her mother screaming. Godejohn then stabbed Dee Dee 17 times in her back while she was asleep.
The character Lacey on Hulu's The Act is based off Aleah Woodmansee, Gypsy Rose Blanchard's neighbor in real life. Woodmansee was one of the only people who knew that Gypsy met men online and that she later had a relationship with Nicholas Godejohn, the man that helped Gypsy murder her mother, Dee Dee.
He pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the stabbing death of 48-year-old Clauddinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard.
Cremated. Specifically: Ashes were flushed down the toilet by her own father.
Psychiatrists eventually labeled Gypsy Rose as a victim of child abuse. Not only had Dee Dee forced Gypsy Rose to fake illnesses, but she had also hit her, destroyed her personal property, restrained her to her bed, and sometimes even denied her food.
For Gypsy, she's made it clear that she no longer has any romantic feelings for Nick in interviews, eventually learning the fairy tale love stories she grew up obsessed with are just that: fairy tales.
Rod and Gypsy have reconnected since she's been in prison.
"We email each other. She can call me anytime, and she does. I'm keeping tabs on all of her accomplishments in school.
She was also seen expressing immediate regret at the murder of her mother, and was desperately attempting to cover her up. However, in an interview following her arrest, Gypsy didn't think she was going to be caught at all – in fact, she thought their entire plan was faultless.
Godejohn was diagnosed with autism in grade school, according to his father, Bobby, who spoke out in the “Killer Couples” episode. However, the severity of Godejohn's autism spectrum disorder was called into question by a psychologist brought in by prosecutors at his trial.
Gypsy and Nick did not actually meet in person until March 2015, when Gypsy planned for herself and her mother to be at a Springfield movie theater at the same time as Nick. (For the planned run-in, Gypsy and Nick coordinated costumes—Gypsy dressed as Cinderella and Nick dressed as Prince Charming.)
Experts believe Dee Dee had a mental illness known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy (also called factitious disorder imposed on another), which made her fabricate her daughter's ill health in order to receive attention and sympathy for taking care of a sick child.
Experts say that Gypsy Rose was the victim of a condition previously known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy—now referred to as factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA)—a mental health disorder where a caregiver makes up or causes an illness or injury to a person under their care for attention and sympathy.
She tied the knot in Missouri with Ryan Scott Anderson on June 27. The murder of Gypsy's mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, was detailed in the Hulu series The Act.
The Act: Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard's house is now a tourist attraction. The Springfield, Missouri home where Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard lived has attracted tourists following the popularity of the Hulu series 'The Act', starring Joey King and Patricia Arquette.
The Facebook page is still up, despite offering a chilling look into what was later revealed to be a totally fake life — and the last status is about Dee Dee Blanchard's murder. The page, titled Dee Gyp Blancharde, is easily searchable and still features a smiling photo of Gypsy Rose as its profile picture.