The police department accepted Dee Dee's claims without further investigation, and simply noted in their report that Gypsy did indeed suffer from 'a mental handicap. He was not notified, and the claims went unchecked. Rod Blanchard, Gypsy's father, sent Dee Dee money monthly for his daughter's care. By Emily Tannenbaum Hulu If you didn’t already know, Hulu. When the police paid Dee Dee and Gypsy a visit, Dee Dee explained that the inconsistent birth dates and name spellings were designed to evade an abusive husband. Joey King ’s role in Hulu’s The Act, detailing the true story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother, Dee Dee, is unlike any the actress has starred in before. The Wildest True Moment From the First Episode of Joey King’s ‘The Act’ Watching the real version is even creepier. Two years later, an anonymous call to the Springfield Police Department expressed doubt that Gypsy was truly ill and requested authorities to take a look at inconsistencies on her birth certificate.

Though the girl had a relatively clean bill of health, doctors chose not to probe and instead treated her for vision, hearing, sleep, and salivation problems that stemmed from the muscular dystrophy Dee Dee insisted Gypsy had.Īccording to the BuzzFeed article, one doctor in Springfield, Missouri, pediatric neurologist Bernardo Flasterstein, did tell Dee Dee about his doubts in 2007 he even noted 'a strong possibility of Munchausen by proxy.' But nothing came of his suspicions. With MSBP, doctors may be reluctant to bring up any suspicions that a patient or their caretaker is lying or exaggerating symptoms, because it could be harmful to the patient's wellbeing.Īs early as 2001, tests for Gypsy's muscular dystrophy and her brain and spine scans all came up negative for any issues.

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