Today, Xiao E wants to push an American drama with everyone.
But before talking about the drama, we need to tell you a very politically incorrect true story.
The protagonist of this story believes that life in prison is much better than living with his mother.
At first glance, making such remarks? It's a big rebellion!
However, when you're done with her story, you can also understand why she'd rather go to jail than kill her mother.
The protagonist of today's story said in an interview in prison
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In 2016, a female journalist named Michelle Dean posted a report titled "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered" on BuzzFeed (a platform similar to today's headlines):
Screenshot of the report's web page
The incident mentioned in the report occurred in 2015.
On June 15, 2015, the article's protagonist, Mom Dee, and daughter Gypsy Rose Blancharde, shared a Facebook post with a status like this:
That Bitch is dead！ (That slut's dead!) ）
Just when everyone thought that the mother and daughter had stolen the number, a reply appeared under this account:
“I fucken SLASHED THAT FAT PIG AND RAPED HER SWEET INNOCENT DAUGHTER... HER SCREAM WAS SOOOO FUCKEN LOUD LOL.” (I killed the sow and raped her lovely daughter, and she let out an oversized scream!) ）
The status of the article can still be found on Facebook today
So the neighbor immediately called the police, the police arrived, broke through the door, and found Dee Dee lying in a pool of blood, while her daughter Gypsy was missing.
Dead mother and missing daughter
Michelle Dean's report quickly became popular as soon as it was published, garnering more than 4 million views and was listed by Longform as one of the top ten online articles of 2016.
But the reason why this report has received so much attention is not only because it tells a murder, but also because the evil of the story behind this murder is shocking or even unbelievable.
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It goes back seven years before the murders, when the article's protagonist, mom Dee, and daughter Gypsy Rose Blancharde had just moved into a pink house in Springfield, Missouri's third-largest city.
This house is a disaster victim community after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the decoration of this house is a powerful contribution from all walks of life to create a special for the mother and daughter:
Group photo of workers building a decorated pink hut with Dee Dee's mother and daughter
Why is everyone helping the mother and daughter so much? Because Gypsy is really a poor but optimistic kid.
According to her mother, Dee Dee, Gypsy suffered from leukemia, asthma, muscular dystrophy and several chronic diseases, unable to walk and swallow normally, needed to be walked in a wheelchair, fed with a nasogastric tube, and was only about seven years old due to brain damage caused by premature birth. Arguably, the weakness of her body is summed up in the words of Gypsy's stepmother (Dee Dee and her husband divorced very early):
Don't ask What disease Gypsy has, ask her if she has any disease.
For Gypsy, the hospital could simply be called her second home
Despite the illness, Gypsy's optimism and mother Dee Dee's tireless care have been touching the people of the United States.
Even as Hurricane Katrina ruthlessly destroyed their homes, they still laughed and encouraged everyone not to give up hope, dee Dee pushed Gypsy in a wheelchair, singing loudly for everyone, telling everyone:
Our love can overcome any hurricane!
In the popular impression, Gypsy and Dee Dee always smile optimistically
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If the murder had not happened, perhaps the public would never have known the truth about the mother and daughter.
Painter Corey Brickley created works inspired by this case
As the investigation deepens and clues provided by Gypsy's neighbor and friend Aleah, the police discover that Gypsy has a secret Facebook account, which is an important tool for her to chat with her mysterious boyfriend.
Gypsy once revealed to her friend Aleah that she met a man online
On June 15, local police caught Gypsy's mysterious boyfriend, Nick, at his home. Luckily, Gypsy was with him and unscathed. However, after a night of interrogation, at a press conference the next day, the sheriff in charge of the case explained the shocking truth to the public:
In fact, she hadn't used a wheelchair since Gypsy left the house a few days ago. Because Gypsy has always been a very, very healthy child, she doesn't need to take medicine or oxygen. Gypsy told police it was all a hoax and that it was her mother who controlled her for a long time. She was forced to be helpless and persuaded her boyfriend to kill her mother.
Eventually, Gypsy was charged with second-degree murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison, while her boyfriend was charged with first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Gypsy and her boyfriend
After the investigation, it is said that Dee Was a beauty pageant champion when he was young and has always wanted to get everyone's attention. Some experts also say that Dee Dee is likely to suffer from "Munchausen syndrome", a mental illness in which the caregiver deliberately exaggerates or fabricates the physical, psychological, behavioral or mental problems of the person being cared for, or even contributes to such problems.
However, with The Death of Dee Dee, no one can determine whether she is ill or not, leaving only Gypsy, who is only serving a prison sentence. A reporter interviewed Gypsy in prison, and although she knew that killing people could not be forgiven under any circumstances, she experienced what freedom meant in prison.
For a truly sick child, Dee Dee is an absolute perfect mother. But (when I realized I wasn't sick) every time I went to the doctor, I always hoped that a doctor would see through my mother's lies, but unfortunately I never did. After attending the tech conference in 2011, I began to think about why I couldn't make friends like ordinary people. Even though I was in prison, I felt more free than sitting in the living room with my mother. She (mother) told me how to lie, but I didn't want to cheat on anyone, I just wanted to be an honest good person.
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It's a tragedy, a horror story, and the prototype for the new show [The Act]) from the American pay-per-view video site Hulu.
Although the show has only aired to episode 3 today, it has gained a 91% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The show has only been broadcast for 3 episodes and has a 91% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes
Some people may want to complain: the story prototype has been seen before, what else is worth watching this drama?
In fact, there is often no "temperature" in the background of the story in the news report, because these are objective facts, but in this drama, you can see the writers, directors and actors discuss this matter more deeply, triggering everyone to have a deeper reference to human nature, family affection and even friendship and love.
In addition to the screenwriter of this drama, Nick Antosca, the royal screenwriter of the American drama [Spirit Channel]." We also invited Michelle Dean, author of the article "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered", which we mentioned earlier. Let this drama restore the real case to the greatest extent, but also ensure the excitement of its story.
Nick Antosca's screenwriting work and Douban score
In addition to the bonus points for the screenwriter, the actors of this show are the most important reason why this show has become a must-see this season.
Playing the heroine Gypsy in this play is the 1999 actor: Joey King. She was young, but she entered the "old drama bone" of the show business circle since the age of four, filmed quite a lot of advertisements, turned to the film circle at the age of 6, acted in feature films at the age of 8, and played the leading role in [Ramona and Beezus] at the age of 10. After that, she participated in famous works such as [Batman: The Dark Knight] and the American drama "Ice Storm".
This time, her performance in [Evil Deeds] showed her "ten years later will become a film queen" courage.
Whether it's an unnatural blink of an eye when lying:
Or despair after being forced to pull out all your teeth by your mother:
What's even more amazing is that if you watch the video of the Gypsy prototype interview, you will find that although she is already an adult, her voice has always been very like a little girl, and for this, Joy King has done a god restoration, coupled with the iconic smile and large-frame glasses, for a while people really can't tell who is the original:
Top: Gypsy; Bottom: Joey King
As for her mother, Dee Dee, she is played by Patricia Aquet, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Boyhood".
As we mentioned earlier, Gypsy once had this to say about her mother, Dee Dee:
For a truly sick child, Dee Dee is an absolute perfect mother.
In terms of the first three episodes currently airing, Patricia Aquet really played a mother who seemed perfect to outsiders to the extreme:
The "sugar allergy" daughter touched the dessert and immediately ran to knock it over
For fans who want to learn more about the case, [The Evil Deeds] is even more worth watching than the documentary on the case [Mommy's Dead, Dear].
Coupled with the sense of trust accumulated by Hulu's high-profile works in recent years ([The Handmaid's Story] [Mingshu], etc.), the possibility of this drama ending up is not high, and it is recommended again.
In addition to the lack of Chinese subtitles, this documentary is also relatively flat and direct in narrative, so it is more recommended for [evil deeds] of the same theme.
If the news of the archetypal story is just shocking, then hulu's [evil deed] makes people think about the inevitability of similar tragedies, and at the same time begin to reflect on the reasons for the existence of related social events.
During this time, the hit of [All Is Good] has made the impact of "native family" on people once again become a hot topic of discussion. However, everyone only discussed the "pain of the original family", and the Gypsy mother murder case sounded an alarm bell, what is called "the crime brought by the original family".
In fact, Gypsy is not the only one who was driven mad by his mother and killed her mother, and similar news has appeared in China:
On March 19, 2019, The Jianhu police in Yancheng City issued a notice saying that the morning before, local resident Yang Mou (female, 37 years old) was found dead at home. After the public security organs investigated, Shao Mou (male, 13 years old, son of Yang Mou), who was suspected of committing a major crime, was arrested. After investigation, on the evening of March 16, Shao Mou disobeyed Yang Mou's discipline, and a fierce conflict occurred between the two sides, resulting in Yang Mou's death. A nearby merchant revealed one thing: "The boy likes pets and is a bit playful. His mother thought he was playing with (and pets) all day long, and she threw the pet dog to death in front of him. In addition, it is understood that the father of the child works outside the home for many years and rarely returns home.
Every time these cases happen, there are always people who call these children demons, white-eyed wolves. Indeed, no matter what kind of murder occurs, it is unforgivable.
In an interview, Gypsy, the mother-killer, also said:
I firmly believe that it is not right to kill anyone anyway.
So why do these so-called "white-eyed wolves" kill their mothers?
Gypsy put it this way:
I just want to end that life, and at the end of the day, I don't want to kill her, I just want to end that suffocating life.
Therefore, those demons who are wandering in the human world, their parents may be the ones who really hand them the knife.