The latest addition to the true crime TV dynasty, Hulu's The Act tells the absurd life story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother, Clauddine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard. They continue to satisfy our thirsts for blood, gore, and drama in the form of quick, binge–worthy miniseries like Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and Making a Murderer. Although it's not entirely clear why so many of us enjoy delving deep into the horrifying worlds of real–life killers, convicts, and victims, entertainment companies like FOX, HBO, and Netflix have certainly taken notice. It turned out that Dee Dee Blanchard had Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy, a rare form of child abuse in which carers fake illnesses or diseases about the child in their care, often convincing medical professionals that their children are seriously ill, and feed them the prescribed medicine that would be given to people who needed it.As we continue to see the mass production and commercial success of true crime television, it's becoming safe to say that true crime has dethroned the romantic comedy genre as audiences' favorite form of guilty pleasure television. When they investigated further, they found out that Gypsy was an adult, and had none of the illnesses, disorders or mental health impairments that her mother had claimed she had been suffering from whole life.
The police found Gypsy the next day in Wisconsin, with her boyfriend who she had met online, Nicholas Godejohn. Neighbours and friends feared that the young girl – who was wheelchair-bound – had been abducted. Gypsy was said to be suffering from muscular dystrophy, leukaemia, asthma and brain damage, and was also said to have the mental age of a seven-year-old. Her daughter, Gypsy Blanchard was nowhere to be found. The actresses as Dee Dee and Gypsy (Photo: Hulu)
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