The violent post appeared suddenly on Dee Dee’s Facebook on June 14th. The post was commented on over a hundred times by friends and neighbors, worried about what was going on. Some pointed out that the page had probably been hacked, others thought it could be a movie reference. For hours they asked each other what was going on, and neighbors went over to the house to see if they could speak with Dee Dee. In the middle of the comments appeared one from Dee Dee: “I fucken SLASHED THAT FAT PIG AND RAPED HER SWEET INNOCENT DAUGHTER…HER SCREAM WAS SOOOO FUCKEN LOUD LOL.” At this point, the commenters started to panic.

Family friend Kim Blanchard (no relation) tried calling Dee Dee, and when there was no answer she and her husband David drove over to the house. They called the police after receiving no answer to their knocking and noticing that Dee Dee’s car was still in the driveway. The search warrant didn’t come through until late into the evening, and when police entered Dee Dee’s bedroom, they found her stabbed to death with Gypsy nowhere to be found. Aleah Woodmansee told police what she knew about Nick Godejohn. The Facebook post was traced to an IP address belonging to Godejohn in Big Bend, Wisconsin.

After a brief stand off the next day in Big Bend, Godejohn surrendered and Gypsy was found safe, much to the relief of those waiting to hear. But the news would come paired with shocking information. Gypsy’s wheelchairs had all been left behind, along with her oxygen tanks and feeding tubes. Gypsy was not the sick little girl they had all come to know, and she had walked out of her house and boarded a bus with Godejohn after he stabbed Dee Dee in the back multiple times. Gypsy had helped clean the blood, and had put the alarming posts on her mother’s Facebook, because, she said, she hoped it would help the police find her mother sooner. The pair had mailed the murder weapon to Wisconsin.

Since Gypsy’s father and stepmother could not afford an attorney for Gypsy, public defender Mike Stanfield was assigned to her case. After months of difficulty, he finally received Gypsy’s medical records and stated, "Gypsy's mother was holding her a prisoner. Her mother did not allow her to spend any time alone with any other human being. Her mother, when they went to the doctor, did all the talking.” Because of the obvious nature of Gypsy’s manipulation by her mother, a plea deal was reached. Gypsy pled guilty to second-degree murder and was given the minimum 10-year sentence by the judge. Nick Godejohn had been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in the past, and his defense team is seeking a second-degree murder charge due to his mental capacity. His trial is set for February 2017. The couple is not allowed to have any communication.