“I had not heard of it and that’s not unusual. Marcia wasn’t familiar with the fascinating case prior to the taking on the role of Camile. Nicholas Godejohn, Gypsy’s boyfriend at the time, was convicted of first-degree murder. Gypsy pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is serving a 10-year sentence for the murder of her mother. Gypsy suffered years of child abuse because of Dee Dee’s Munchausen by proxy syndrome, a psychological disorder in which a caregiver makes up or exaggerates illnesses or symptoms to those that are in their care.
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