Factitious Disorder: DeeDee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard, plus Leslie Wilfred

from Murder Dictionary · host Brianna Miera

In the first half of our discussion of Factitious Disorder, we will cover DeeDee Blancharde & her daughter Gypsy Rose, who sought freedom from her mother’s Factitious Disorder with the most extreme method possible. Also we will discuss the Wilfred family, who were shocked when a faked pregnancy lead to the discovery that the mother Leslie was both making her children ill & flat out lying about their conditions.WARNING: This episode contains crimes perpetrated against children. In both cases, mothers seek attention with false claims that their children are sick, or causing illness in their own children. SPOILER: All the children survive, but some may find the stories difficult to listen to. Listener discretion is advised.Please rate, review, subscribe & follow us on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter to stay updated on new episodes, true crime tidbits, jokes about death in poor taste, and ridiculous serial killer memes.To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcastIf you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ MURDER DICTIONARY LINKS:Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/murderdictionarypodcast/ Facebook : https://facebook.com/Murder-Dictionary-Podcast-1202280266480382/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/m_d_podcastiTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-dictionary/id1169967004

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