Ken Urker, ex-fiancé of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and father to their daughter Aurora, died at age 33 on his birthday. He was found unresponsive at his home in Louisiana by Blanchard's brother Dylan. The couple, who were briefly engaged while Blanchard was incarcerated for her mother's murder, had a complex relationship history including multiple separations and reuniting after Blanchard’s release from prison in December 2022.
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Ken Urker, the former fiancé of convicted murderer Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, has died at the age of 33.
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Urker was discovered unresponsive in Louisiana on Thursday, TMZ reports.
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He was discovered on the same day that he was celebrating his birthday.
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Family sources told the publication that Urker was discovered at home by Blanchard's brother, Dylan.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to Blanchard's representatives for comment.
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Sources shared that Blanchard had texted Urker 'Happy Birthday,' but she never received a response.
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They added that the tragic news had left both Blanchard and Urker's families in shock.
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The former couple shared a 21-month-old daughter, Aurora Urker, whom they welcomed on December 28, 2024.
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Ken Urker, the former fiancé of convicted murderer Gypsy Rose Blanchard, has died at the age of 33.
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Urker was discovered unresponsive in Louisiana, TMZ reports
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Family sources told the publication that Urker was discovered at home.
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He and Blanchard shared a 21-month-old daughter that they welcomed in December 2024
Her birth coincided with the one-year anniversary of Blanchard's release from prison after she served seven years behind bars for her part in the murder of her abusive mother, Claudine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard.
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Blanchard and Urker had an on–off relationship as they got engaged in October 2018 while she was incarcerated, only for them to split months later, before reuniting in August 2019.
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After they separated again for several years, she went on to tie the knot with another man, Ryan Scott Anderson, in July 2022, while she was still serving time for killing her mother.
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In March 2024, three months after her release, Blanchard announced that she and Anderson had separated, and in April of that year, she and Urker reconciled.
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Blanchard was a victim as a child of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, after her mother Dee Dee forced her to pose as an invalid by remaining in a wheelchair at all times in public.
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Dee Dee shaved Gypsy-Rose's head and kept her drugged to convince the world that her daughter had muscular dystrophy and was battling leukemia.
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But their warped relationship came to an end in 2015, when Gypsy-Rose's boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, crept into their home in Springfield, Missouri, and stabbed Dee Dee to death.
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Blanchard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and spent nearly 10 years in prison before being released in December 2022 after being granted an early parole.
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Blanchard and Urker got engaged in October 2018 while she was incarcerated, before breaking up months later and reuniting in August 2019.
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After they separated again for several years, she went on to tie the knot with Ryan Scott Anderson (above) in July 2022
In March 2024, three months after her release from prison, Blanchard announced that she and Anderson had separated, and in April of that year, she and Urker reconciled
Blanchard was a victim as a child of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, after her mother Dee Dee (above) forced her to pose as an invalid by remaining in a wheelchair.
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Dee Dee kept Gypsy-Rose drugged to convince the world that her daughter had muscular dystrophy and leukemia
Their warped relationship came to an end in 2015, when Gypsy-Rose's boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn (L), crept into their home in Springfield, Missouri, and stabbed Dee Dee, 48, to death.
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Blanchard (R) pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and spent nearly 10 years in prison
While in prison, she bonded with Urker after he sent her a letter, and they started corresponding.
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Things soon turned romantic, and he went on to propose in 2018.
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But after the Hulu miniseries The Act – which starred Joey King as Gypsy and Patricia Arquette as her mother – premiered a few months later and put an intense spotlight on Gypsy's story, she admitted in her memoir that Ken couldn't handle the sudden wave of attention.
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