Ken Urker Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard Found Dead in Louisiana

Ken Urker, the partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, has been found dead in Louisiana, according to reports from The New York Times, ABC News, and NewsNation. CNN reported that Urker died at the age of 34, whereas TMZ reported that he was 33 years old. [1][3][5][6]

Details regarding the circumstances of the death remain limited. ABC News reported that Urker died in an apparent drug-related incident, and People reported that Blanchard said he overdosed. NewsNation described the location as a grim scene, while The Guardian reported that Blanchard's former husband said he was shocked by the death. [1][2][5]

The status of the relationship prior to Urker's death has also been reported differently across media outlets. Metro.co.uk reported that Urker's sister claimed he and Blanchard had split before his death. TMZ reported that Urker was the father of Blanchard's child. [4][6]

Blanchard became widely known in June 2015 after the death of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, in Springfield, Missouri. Blanchard conspired with her boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, who fatally stabbed her mother while Blanchard hid in the bathroom. Following revelations that her mother had long abused her and misrepresented her health, Blanchard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016 and served a ten-year prison sentence. [7][8]