Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
publication date: Thursday, February 8, 2024 (part of February 2024)
category: Crime
clue: She committed murder by proxy after years of suffering Munchausen by proxy.
explanation: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was convicted of second-degree murder for assisting her boyfriend in the murder of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard, who had faked the child's lifelong illnesses and controlled her with physical abuse. The case has received extensive media coverage, particular in the TV series The Act. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates
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