Mommy Dead and Dearest

Mommy Dead and Dearest uncovers the chilling story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother, Dee Dee. Gypsy was presented to the public as America’s most pitiful sweetheart. She was frail, wheelchair-bound, chronically ill, and constantly undergoing surgeries—and that was exactly how Dee Dee wanted her to live.

Dee Dee found fulfilment by soliciting sympathy and attention for her disabled daughter. It did not matter that some of Gypsy’s illnesses were fabricated, that certain surgeries were unnecessary, or that she never needed a wheelchair. The only thing that mattered was keeping her seemingly sick daughter trapped in a spotlight sustained by a web of deceit and manipulation.

Gypsy grew to resent her mother’s lies and crave control over her own future. A prisoner in her own home, she resolved to break free by any means necessary—even murder. Using an extensive collection of home videos and personal records, Mommy Dead and Dearest reveals the hidden lives of Gypsy and Dee Dee, as well as the mysterious accomplice involved in Dee Dee’s murder.