Gypsy Rose Blanchard had a tumultuous relationship with ex-boyfriend Nicholas “Nick” Godejohn. The former pair were convicted for the murder of Gypsy’s late mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard. Gypsy has now been released from prison, but what about her former boyfriend? To find out more about Nick’s whereabouts, prison sentence and their romance, keep reading.
Where Is Nick Godejohn Now?
Godejohn is reportedly serving his prison sentence at the Potosi Correctional Center. He was convicted of murder in the first degree in 2016, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Who Killed Dee Dee Blanchard?
Blanchard supplied Godejohn with duct tape and a knife, and he was the one to physically carry out the attack while his then-girlfriend hid in the bathroom as he stabbed her mother 17 times.
The pair then stole $4,000 from Dee Dee and stayed at a motel together.
Following his 2018 trial, Godejohn told ABC 20/20 that he “felt horrible” about killing Dee Dee.
“When me and [Gypsy Rose] were in the hotel room … she kept on telling me, ‘Stop crying, stop crying. There’s no reason, reason to cry. It was my idea, it wasn’t yours,’” Godejohn claimed. “I … did what I did because I loved her. I really wanted a life with her, I really did.”
When Did Nick Godejohn and Gypsy Rose Break Up?
Blanchard and Godejohn met on a Christian dating website in 2012 and met each other in person for the first time in 2015. Upon telling her former boyfriend about her mother, Blanchard and Godejohn met up for the second time that year — the night when he killed Blanchard’s mother.
After he was convicted, Godejohn spoke with Oxygen about his feeling soft Gypsy Rose. Despite the fact that she had moved on by then, Godejohn referred to her as his soul mate.
“From the beginning, I just knew we were soul mates,” Godejohn said. “I was going to get a job and start looking for an apartment after a little ways down the road I’d probably end up marrying her, having children with her. That’s something I never had with someone else. I never ever had it. To this day, she’s the only one that I’ve had that with. … I did feel that she was not taking responsibility for her actions, but at the same time, due to the way I know she was raised, I can’t blame her.”