Gypsy Rose Blanchard set for parole after persuading boyfriend to kill her mother

Gypsy Rose Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn in 2018 (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukaemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, is set to be paroled.

The case sparked national tabloid interest after reports emerged that Gypsy Blanchard’s mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who was killed in 2015, had essentially kept her daughter prisoner, forcing her to use a wheelchair and feeding tube.