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“He loves Gypsy very much, and you can clearly see that when he talks about her and looks at her,” the stepmom adds.
Blanchard is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to second-degree murder inthe June 2015 stabbing death of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
Blanchard met Ken after he wrote a letter to her in prison after watching the HBO documentary about her case,Mommy Dead and Dearest.The couple has known each other for almost two years.
Earlier this year, the 27-year-old quietly announced to family and friends that she and her boyfriend are getting married, family friend Fancy Macelli told PEOPLE in April.
“They are very happy,” Macelli said. “You can hear excitement in her voice.”
It’s the first romantic relationship Blanchard has had since she dated Nicholas Godejohn, the man who helped her kill her mother.
Godejohn, who wasconvicted of first-degree murderand is nowin prison for life without parole,killedDee Dee to help Blanchard escape her life of abuse.
In April, Macelli told PEOPLE the couple’s relationship started off platonic and eventually became romantic after months of correspondence.
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The couple will hold off on getting married until Blanchard is released from prison.
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“He’s just there for her,” Macelli said. “I’ve seen her grow into a really intelligent, mature person and I think a lot of that does have to do with the relationships that she’s now allowed to have…You can draw from the people you have around.”
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source: people.com
