You know I dont know all the details. My Mother was interested in this so I played an HBO documentary about it for her - I think it was called "MOmmie Dead, Mommie Dearest". ANyway, I was partly paying attention while we watched it. It seemed to me the entire catalyst was the Mother. Dee Dee I believe her name was. She was bananas. If I remember correctly, even her own parents said she was nuts. The Father - he seemed like a nice guy. He would have been just like everyone else, taking the Mother's word - and believing her. I don't think he had a clue as to what was really going on. I don't remember the Step-mother.
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emori (3681)
a year ago
Watch TV show "The Act"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_5fqDZCjQo
They very well and in details show what happened. Literally the way it was. Its a good show.
Then watch this documentary "The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard".
Step-mother was not mentioned a lot in documentaries and tv show. If was at all. I didn't even know there was a sister. It's fathers family. They only mentioned Father briefly. Because he wasn't that much in her life. Mother basically took daughter and was moving around. Saying to father she will cut out any relationship if he would push too hard. So he kinda didn't.
Its only in this documentary we see "inside" situation and that Gypsy Rose actually has relationship with her step-mom and sister who both supported her and visited in prison. And I think she even calls her Mom now. She seems like a nice woman.
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jacotodd47 (2402)
a year ago
That's very kind of you to leave the link - thank you.
I must say though - I'm not really interested in the case. It was more my Mother's thing than mine.
But I do appreciate the thought. Thanks and best wishes.
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