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2000s: The harrowing true-life story of Gypse Rose Blanchard
Grace is Gone
What you need to know before your trail
Meg and her daughter Grace are the most beloved family in Ashford, the lynchpin that holds the community together.
So when Meg is found brutally murdered and her daughter missing, the town is rocked by the crime. Not least because Grace has been sick for years – and may only have days to live.
Who would murder a mother who sacrificed everything, and take a teenager away from the medication that could save her life? Everyone is searching for an answer, but sometimes the truth can kill you . . .
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A tale inspired by Munchhausen by Proxy – SPOILER
This is not a book suitable for a trail as such, but it does highlight the lengths to which some people will go to get attention. A mother claims their daughter is sick to claim benefits, have constant visits to hospital and be looked after, and be some kind of celebrity getting gifts. The story seems to closely mirror that of Gypsy and Dee Dee Blanchard.
Dee Dee had been making her daughter pretend to be younger, disabled and chronically ill, subjecting her to unnecessary surgery and medication, and controlling her through physical and psychological abuse. The daughter, Gypsy Rose ends up killing her mother and pleads guilty to second-degree murder and is serving a 10-year sentence in jail.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Grace is Gone
Destination: Ashford, Cornwall, USA Author/Guide: Emily Elgar Departure Time: 2000s
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