Gypsy Rose Blanchard — who experts have labeled a victim of Munchausen by proxy — is slated to be released from prison next week, nearly eight years after she conspired with her then-boyfriend to murder her abusive mother.
Dee Dee Blanchard and Gypsy Rose Blanchard in their home.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, Nov. 15, 2018, in Springfield, Mo. Blanchard, the Missouri woman who admitted to convincing her online boyfriend to kill her abusive mother after being forced to pretend for years she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, is set to be paroled Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.
Today in history: Dec. 27
1932: Radio City Music Hall
In 1932, New York City’s Radio City Music Hall first opened.
1968: Apollo 8
In 1968, Apollo 8 and its three astronauts made a safe, nighttime splashdown in the Pacific.
1985: Airport Attacks
In 1985, Palestinian guerrillas opened fire inside the Rome and Vienna airports; 19 victims were killed, plus four attackers who were slain by police and security personnel.
1985: Dian Fossey
In 1985, American naturalist Dian Fossey, 53, who had studied gorillas in the wild in Rwanda, was found hacked to death.
2000: Roger Gregory
In 2000, President Bill Clinton put the first Black judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals serving several Southern states. (The nomination of Roger Gregory had been stalled in the Senate, but Clinton used a recess appointment to put him on the bench.)
2001: Guantanamo Bay
In 2001, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced that Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners would be held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2012: Norman Schwarzkopf
Retired Army general Norman Schwarzkopf, 78, died in Tampa, Florida.
2016: Shinzo Abe
Five years ago: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh AH’-bay), accompanied by President Barack Obama, visited Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, where he offered his “sincere and everlasting condolences to the souls of those who lost their lives” in Japan’s 1941 attack; Abe did not apologize, but conceded his country “must never repeat the horrors of war again.”
2017: Disneyland
A power outage struck parts of Disneyland in California, forcing some guests to be escorted from stalled rides.
2017: Jose Altuve
Houston Astros star second baseman Jose Altuve was named AP Male Athlete of the Year after leading the team to its first World Series title.
2020: Donald Trump
One year ago: President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that would deliver cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown.
2020: Nashville
One year ago: Federal authorities identified the man they said was responsible for a Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville; they said Anthony Quinn Warner had died in the blast.
2021: USS Milwaukee
Defense officials said a U.S. Navy warship, the USS Milwaukee, remained in port in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with about two dozen sailors – or nearly a quarter of its crew – testing positive for COVID-19.
