Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares Ex’s Chilling Words Before Mom’s Murder
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares Chilling Words Said Before Mom’s Murder
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is looking back at a terrifying night.
Nearly three years after her release from prison, the Life After Lock Up star reflected on the fateful night in 2015 when her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn fatally stabbed her mother Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
"I heard screaming," Blanchard recalled on the June 9 episode of Paul C. Brunson’s We Need to Talk podcast. "It was a horrible sound. It was screaming. It was shock.”
The 34-year-old—who served eight years for her assistance in the murder of her mother—also remembered hearing her mom ask Godejohn who he was, noting her mom’s words were confirmed by Godejohn’s testimony as well as conversations he had with his fellow inmates.
“She had asked, ‘Who are you,’” Blanchard said, “and he responded, 'I am death.’”
"I remember her calling out for my name," she added. "I felt like I wanted to go and help her, but I was terrified at the same time. Like my body was paralyzed. I couldn't move."
Blanchard also shared other details about that night, saying that she and her mother had decided earlier in the evening that it would be nice to paint their nails and watch a movie.
“I wanted to make it a good night. I wanted to make it a night that I felt like I would remember her for the good,” Blanchard shared. “She cooked dinner, she ate her dinner. I painted her nails, she painted my nails. [We] picked out a movie and laid down. She took a little longer to fall asleep and then I fell asleep.”
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After she woke up, she texted Godejohn—whom she’d known for three years at the time—that her mother had fallen asleep. And once he arrived at their home, she recalled, “First thing he said when he comes to the door is, ‘This b---h is dead.’”
He then ordered Blanchard to go into the bathroom.
“I lock the door behind me,” she said, “and I just kind of get into the fetal position and I cover my ears.”
As for the murder, Blanchard was in shock that it happened, telling Brunson, “I honestly didn't think that he was going to go through with it until it actually happened.”
Following her mother’s death, Blanchard pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Godejohn was convicted of first degree murder and is serving a life sentence without parole.
Since her 2023 release, Blanchard has been focusing on taking care of herself as well as her and fiancé Ken Urker’s 18 month old daughter Aurora. She’s also acknowledged that one day she will likely have to explain her conviction to her baby girl.
“I have been hit with the question, ‘How are you going to tell your daughter about what you did?’” she shared on an episode of Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup in 2025. “I just want to know that she's going to love me and forgive me for what I did in my past.”
Blanchard noted that she’s “not a monster,” adding of Aurora, “I don't want her to grow up thinking that I'm one.”
For more about Blanchard’s life following her prison release, keep reading.
"First Selfie of Freedom!"
After being released from prison on Dec. 28, 2023, Gypsy Rose Blanchard snapped her first Instagram selfie.
"Married Life"
Gypsy and then-husband Ryan Anderson shared a glimpse into their new era together.
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"Sister Love"
Gypsy reunited with her sister Mia Blanchard amid her new chapter.
Goodbye 2023
"A New Years Eve Eve kiss with my hubby."
Turning the Page
Gypsy also ended 2023 with an Instagram selfie.
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Red Carpet Debut
Gypsy and Ryan walked their first red carpet in January 2024 at the premiere of her Lifetime docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
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PDA Alert
Gypsy and Ryan kissed on the red carpet at the premiere.
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Breakup
In late March 2024, three months after her prison release, Gypsy shared that she and Ryan broke up.
"People have been asking what is going on in my life," she wrote in a statement on her private Facebook page, according to People. "Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou."
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Physical Transformation
Gypsy underwent a rhinopasty and septoplasty (nose job) April 5, 2024. Her physical transformation will be documented on Lifetime's Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up.
Divorce
Gypsy filed for divorce from Ryan on April 8, 2024, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. The filing came nearly two years after their July 2022 prison wedding.
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Gypsy's Tribute to Her "Soulmate"
In late April 2024, weeks after filing for divorce, Gypsy announced she got back together with ex-fiancé Ken Urker. The following month, she made their rekindled romance social media official by sharing a video montage of their romantic moments on TikTok.
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Love Story
In her video, Gypsy described her love story with Ken as "legendary."
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The Burning Question
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Animal Style
Gypsy tried her first In-N-Out Burger, a Double-Double burger served animal-style. She rated it a 7.
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Catching Up With a Kardashian
Gypsy called getting to meet Kim Kardashian, who has become a criminal justice advocate in recent years, a "huge honor."
"She's a really sweet woman and I really appreciate her taking the time to talk with me," Gypsy told E! News host Keltie Knight. "We had a lot to talk about as far as prison reform goes. I know that she's done some really amazing things with prison reform. And that's really close to my heart because I've been on that side of the fence."
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Oh Baby
Less than three months after filing for divorce, Gypsy announced that she and her new boyfriend Ken were expecting their first baby together.
"I'm happy to announce that I am 11 weeks pregnant," she shared in a July 2024 YouTube video. "This was not planned at all, it was completely unexpected."
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Body Art
Gypsy showed off her meaningful new tattoos in July.
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It's a Girl
Gypsy and Ken celebrated at a sex reveal party for their first baby in August 2024 and, at a baby shower in November, shared that they'll be naming her Aurora Raina Urker.
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Harrowing Memoir Details
With co-authors Melissa Moore and Michele Matrisciani, Gypsy told her dramatic life story to date in her book My Time to Stand, which came out in December.
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She's a Mom
Gypsy gave birth to her first baby on Dec. 28, 2024, exactly one year after her prison release.
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