Gypsy Rose Blanchard disclosed the words Nicholas Godejohn spoke to her mother moments before he fatally stabbed Dee Dee Blanchard [1].
The revelation provides a rare look into the immediate prelude to a high-profile murder that stemmed from a long history of medical abuse. This detail adds a psychological layer to the pre-planned attack that allowed Blanchard to escape her mother's control.
Blanchard shared the memory during a June 9, 2023 [4], episode of the "We Need to Talk" podcast. She said Godejohn said, "I am death," before the attack occurred [1]. The murder took place in November 2015 [3] in Springfield, Missouri [2].
Blanchard described the aftermath of the statement as chaotic. "I heard screaming… It was a horrible sound," she said [1]. The attack was part of a plot that Blanchard had helped orchestrate to end the abuse she suffered under her mother.
Following the events in Missouri, Blanchard faced legal consequences for her role in the conspiracy. She served more than eight years in prison [1] before her release in 2023 [1].
Nicholas Godejohn carried out the stabbing as the primary actor in the crime. The phrase he uttered serves as a chilling marker of the intent behind the violence used to facilitate Blanchard's freedom.
“"I am death."”
The disclosure of these specific words highlights the performative or ideological mindset Godejohn may have adopted during the crime. By detailing this moment years later, Blanchard continues to navigate the public intersection of her identity as both a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy and a co-conspirator in a homicide.
