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Authorities found a woman dead in her home north of Springfield this weekend, and the woman's wheelchair-bound daughter was located Monday morning in another state
Gypsy Blancharde, who has several health issues, was located safe Monday morning. Deputies are now investigating Gypsy's mother's "violent" death after an anonymous Facebook poster took credit for the attack, according to Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott.
Arnott also said a "person of interest" is in custody in another state.
Gypsy's mother, Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde, 48, was found "deceased of a violent nature" in the family's home Sunday afternoon on the 2100 block of North Volunteer Way, Arnott said. Gypsy was also missing at that time.
A Facebook poster has claimed responsibility for Dee Dee's death using vulgar language and without giving a name.
Friends and neighbors who saw the post on Dee Dee's Facebook account feared something might be wrong so they went to the family's house on Sunday. No one answered the door, so neighbors called 911.
During a morning press conference, Arnott said Dee Dee Blancharde is believed to have died more than 24 hours before her body was found.
Reporters asked Arnott if Gypsy is a suspect, to which he replied, "We're not ruling anything out."
Arnott said investigators had not yet determined a motive in the killing. Friends and neighbors said they can't imagine why anyone would want to harm the friendly mother who moved to Springfield from Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/update-body-of-missing-woman-found-daughter-still-missing
And still we have that big elephant in the middle of the room...........................