Crime scene photos from the murder of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother are some of the most graphic and disturbing images a veteran crime scene expert has ever seen, he told The US Sun.
Gypsy and her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, were sentenced to prison for killing her abusive mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
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On June 14, 2015, Dee Dee was found stabbed to death in her home in Springfield, Missouri, about three hours south of Kansas City.
Two days later, Gypsy and Godejohn were arrested and accused of developing a sick plan to kill their mother.
However, after her arrest, it was revealed that Dee Dee had spent years drugging her daughter and convincing her that she was seriously mentally and physically ill.
Gypsy developed an online relationship with Godejohn as she began to realize the severity of her abuse and convinced him to help get rid of her mother.
After seven years in prison, Gypsy was released on December 28, 2023, and interest in her life has skyrocketed.
The dark fascination grew even more last week when graphic photos of the crime scene resurfaced and circulated on social media via a Google Drive link.
Joseph Scott Morgan, an Applied Forensics scholar at Jacksonville University and associate professor, spoke exclusively to The US Sun about the significance of the crime scene photos and Gypsy’s case.
Morgan said the resurfaced images are some of the “most horrific” photos he has seen throughout his forensic career.
The photographs depict the graphic crime scene and give more information about the house Gypsy lived in before her mother’s murder.
The photos show the house disorganized with piles of clothes, magazines and medicines scattered throughout the home.
Morgan argued that the “disorderly mess” in the house was a reflection of Dee Dee’s brain.
“I don’t know if that was one of the things that maybe pushed Gypsy over the edge,” he speculated.
Morgan described Gypsy as a master manipulator and added that the photos reveal an attack that was planned, especially given the disastrous nature of the house.
“Whoever committed this attack was aware that they could get through the piles of trash in the house, specifically to where Dee Dee was in bed,” he said.
He said Nicholas must have had significant knowledge of the location where the attack would take place.
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THE BLOODY BED
Crime scene photos also showed Dee Dee’s body after the bloody attack.
Dee Dee was stabbed 17 times in the back while lying in bed.
When asked what the stab wounds indicate about the nature of Dee Dee’s murder, Morgan simply replied, “Anger.”
He explained that stabbings are “a particularly bloody affair,” often producing more blood than gunshot wounds.
“You always hear the term gun violence, and yes, there is gun violence. But when you talk about pure, unadulterated violence, there are beating deaths – which are beatings,” he added.
“The problem with death by forcible wounding is that, of all deaths, it is very personal,” Morgan continued.
He said sharp force injuries, such as stabbings, are “highly sexualised”.
Morgan explained that the thrusting motion of a stab is especially gruesome and gruesome.
“One is not enough. Two is not enough. We have to get to adolescence now to make that enough,” he continued.
“And then you top it all off with this aberrant sexual behavior, which makes it even more horrible,” Morgan explained.
Morgan also discussed how the murder was contained to Dee Dee’s bed.
He questioned how Nicholas was able to stop her from running away, adding that we will never truly know the events that transpired that led to Dee Dee’s painful death.
‘MOVED BY THE SALAZIOUS’
Gypsy Rose’s high-profile case resonated with the public for nearly a decade.
When asked why the public was so eager to see the graphic crime scene photos, Morgan responded, “We are driven by the lustful.
“For a lot of people who want to see images like this, they’re fascinated by this kind of thing and they want to get close enough, but they don’t want to get involved in it.”
Morgan cited a famous quote from a French forensic scientist, Dr. Edmund Locard – “Every contact leaves a trace.”
He explained that in forensics, every contact made in that house is essential to paint the crime scene.
“Every contact that would have been made in that cramped, small, dirty, filthy, dingy house, every contact is valuable at that moment.”
Gypsy Rose’s life after prison
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison on December 28, 2023, after serving eight years for second-degree murder.
Since then, she has remained in the public eye. Here are some of the things she’s been involved in since her release.
- “First freedom selfie!” – One day after her release, Gypsy Rose shared her first post-prison selfie
- Good Morning America – Gypsy Rose reflected on her life in her first post-prison television interview
- Red carpet appearance – Gypsy Rose appeared with her then-husband, Ryan Anderson, on the red carpet for the premiere of her Lifetime special, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard
- Pregnancy rumors – Months after her release, speculation arose that Gypsy Rose and her husband were expecting their first child, however, the couple seemed to ignore the rumors.
- Separation from husband – After dropping several hints, Gypsy Rose confirmed in March that she and Ryan were splitting up
- New romance – Days after splitting from Ryan, Gypsy Rose was spotted getting matching tattoos with her ex-fiancé, Ken Urker, however, the two did not confirm whether they were a couple.
- Unrecognizable – Gypsy Rose shocked her fans after revealing she had a nose job
- Future mother – On July 9, 2024, Gypsy Rose announced that she was expecting her first child with Ken
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