Summary
Explores the murder of a Springfield, Missouri woman by her daughter, thought by the community to be an invalid, and the underlying web of abuse, mental illness, and fraud that led to the act.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Blanchard, Dee Dee
-- Death and burial.
Blanchard, Gypsy Rose. Murder -- Missouri -- Springfield -- Case studies. Parricide -- Missouri -- Springfield -- Case studies. Fraud -- Missouri -- Springfield -- Case studies. Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Case studies. Child abuse -- Missouri -- Springfield -- Case studies. Documentary television programs. Biographical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York, New York] :2017 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Carr, Erin Lee,
film director, film producer. Rossi, Andrew, film producer. Blanchard, Gypsy Rose, commentator, on-screen participant. Arnott, Jim, commentator, on-screen participant. Dean, Michelle, 1979- commentator. Blanchard, Dee Dee, on-screen participant. Hultquist, Ian, composer. Abstract Productions, production company. HBO Documentary Films, presenter. HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Featuring Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Jim Arnott, Michelle Dean, Dee Dee Blanchard. |
| Other Contributors |
Original music, Ian Hultquist. |
| Audience |
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-MA (mature audiences only; this program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17). |
| Language |
English Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Documentary. Originally produced for television broadcast. Program content: ©2017. "In this family, every illness was a lie--except the mother's"--Container. |
| System Details |
DVD-R (might not be compatible with all players); NTSC; widescreen presentation (16:9); 5.1 audio. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |