Our story today has been massively covered by all different kinds of media - a Hulu show, a Dr Phil interview, countless articles, and of course, podcasts. Rather than spending lots of time talking about the gruesome act itself - the murder of Claudine Blanchard - we focus more on the childhood and history of Gypsy Rose herself, and the historic child abuse that led her to such a dark place, desperate for freedom.

Sources for this episode are:

Mommy Dead and Dearest - Gypsy Rose Blanchard - Documentary - YouTube

Emma Lois Pitre (Gisclair) (1938 - 1997) - Genealogy (geni.com)

How a young woman forced to used a wheel chair, treated for several illnesses ended up in prison for her mother's murder - ABC News (go.com)

Terrifying Facebook Post Leads To Discovery Of Brutally Murdered Mother And Her Missing, Disabled Daughter | Thought Catalog

Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom Murdered (buzzfeednews.com)

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Weds Ryan Scott Anderson Amid 10-Year Prison Sentence - The Teal Mango

Music by Pawel Fezczuk - Free Music Archive - Paweł Feszczuk