About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "The Gypsy Rose Obsession, Part 10" from PRETEND closes out the series The Gypsy Rose Obsession by returning to a question at the heart of the whole story: when did the comfort of a mother's touch turn into something else entirely? The host asks When Gypsy Rose Blanchard directly when that shift happened in her life, pressing for an answer from the person who lived it.
The episode also follows a separate thread of reporting, tracking down the attorney who drafted a power of attorney for Gypsy Rose in 2013. That attorney describes a meeting in which Dee Dee came into her office claiming that her 22-year-old daughter was mentally disabled, and requesting guardianship over her. The detail adds a documented, paper-trail dimension to the final installment, grounding the series' closing chapter in a concrete legal moment rather than only in memory and reflection.
As the finale of a ten-part run, the episode functions as both a culmination and a reckoning, pulling together the personal interview material with the harder evidence of legal paperwork to close out the investigation.
Hosts and release
Javier Leiva hosts the show, an investigative true crime podcast built around the psychology and real stories behind scammers, con artists, and their victims. New episodes are released weekly, and the show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, and Overcast. This episode runs 56 minutes and was released on October 13, 2026. PRETEND is a Creative Babble production.
