Gypsy Rose Blanchard makes heartbreaking admission about partner Ken Urker following his death
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has now made a heartbreaking admission about her partner Ken Urker following his tragic death aged 33.
Urker, who was engaged to Blanchard, was confirmed to have died aged 33 on Thursday (1 October).
Lafourche Sheriff’s Office confirmed to LADbible that said officers were called at 6.15pm and that Urker was ‘found dead upon arrival’ at the home in Raceland, Louisiana.
Although his cause of death has not been confirmed by authorities, Blanchard claimed that he had suffered an overdose, but that she doesn't know what he took or whether it was intentional.
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Breaking her silence in a statement shared with PEOPLE, she said: “I don’t know if it was intentional or not.
"He was not in a good state of mind lately."
But making an admission about Urker, she said he had been the victim of 'relentless cyberbullying' in the lead up to his death.
The couple had been in on/off relationship for almost a decade after first meeting as pen pals while Blanchard was behind bars.
Blanchard and Urker began writing to one another and chatted on the phone, with Blanchard previously saying: “I talked to him like I had known him my whole life and vice versa."
It was reported that that Blanchard sent Urker a message wishing him a ‘happy birthday’ that went unanswered on 1 October, sparking fears for his welfare.
She continued to tell PEOPLE that Urker endured 'intense scrutiny' throughout their relationship and was subjected to online harassment and bullying.
“Ken endured an unimaginable level of public scrutiny and relentless cyberbullying across social media platforms," she explained.
"The cruelty directed toward him was something no human being should have to endure.
"I believe the tremendous weight of that scrutiny and harassment had a profound impact on him."
Ken was the father to their shared daughter Aurora, as Gypsy remembered him as her 'soulmate'.
In December 2024, the couple welcomed their little girl together. Urker had also appeared on the show Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up alongside Blanchard.
Making an emotional vow to her daughter, she continued: “Ken loved our daughter, Aurora.
"I will make sure she grows up knowing how deeply her father loved her and who he was beyond what strangers on the internet chose to say about him.”
At the time the couple met, Blanchard was serving a 10-year-sentence after pleading guilty to the highly-publicised second-degree murder of her mother Clauddine ‘Dee Dee’ Blanchard.
It followed years of abuse, as her mother had spent years pretending that Blanchard had various illnesses including leukaemia, muscular dystrophy and developmental issues.
Throughout Blanchard’s childhood, her mother would force her to use a wheelchair and had her fitted with a feeding tube and go through surgeries that she didn’t need.
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James Holt