Ken Urker, the former fiancé and longtime partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, has died suddenly at the age of 34.
Urker was found unresponsive inside a Louisiana home on Thursday, October 1 — his birthday.
According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a residence in Raceland at around 6:15 p.m., where Urker was found “dead upon arrival.”
His cause of death has not been revealed, and authorities said the death investigation is ongoing.
According to TMZ, Gypsy Rose had sent Ken a message wishing him a happy birthday but never received a response. He was later found by Gypsy’s brother, Dylan, and his wife after they arrived at the home.
Ken’s sister, Autumn, also went live on TikTok that evening and confirmed his death.
She shared that the last words Ken ever said to her were:
“I love you.”
Gypsy Rose Blanchard speaks out
In an exclusive statement to People, Blanchard says Urker died from an overdose.
“I don’t know if it was intentional or not,” she tells People. “He was not in a good state of mind lately.”
According to Blanchard, Urker died in his bed at his home in Raceland, Louisiana.
The loss has left her struggling to process what happened.
“I’m in disbelief. I can’t think,” she says. “I’ve screamed until my throat burns.”
The news is especially heartbreaking because Ken and Gypsy had shared a complicated but deeply personal history that stretched back nearly a decade.
The two first connected while Gypsy was still behind bars.
After watching the HBO documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest, Ken wrote her a letter of support in 2017.
