Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Partner Ken Urker Found With Drug Paraphernalia

Responding officers further noted that the handgun was holstered on the nightstand, “laying next to two shot glasses and a syringe.”

Gypsy Rose’s younger half-brother DylanBlanchard, his wife Anita Blanchardand Ken’s boss, Justin Daigle, who had initiated the welfare call, were on the scene with police when his body was found. Dylan and Anita told police that Ken had been at church with them the evening of Sept. 30 and that he “made comments of being depressed and upset.”

Justin added that when Ken didn’t show up for work as scheduled, the three decided to check on him.

Following the completion of the autopsy, the medical examiner shared an update on where the investigation into Ken’s death stands.

“At this time, there is no definitive cause of death,” the Lafourche Parish Coroner’s Office said in a statement to E! News. “The case remains pending completion of toxicology testing, and no further information regarding the cause of death will be available until those results are received and the investigation is complete.”

Shortly after Ken’s death was confirmed, Gypsy Rose—who shared daughter Aurora, 21 months, with Ken—said that he had overdosed before dying at his home. 

“I’m in disbelief. I can’t think,” she told People Oct. 1. “I’ve screamed until my throat burns.”

The Life After Lock Up shared that she would remember Ken as “an amazing father and a man who was deeply loved.”

“He will forever be my soulmate and my red string, a connection that time, distance, and even death can never erase,” she continued. “Above all, Ken loved our daughter, Aurora. She is a beautiful reflection of his enduring spirit, and through her, a part of him will always remain with us.”

Ken was also remembered by his sister Autumn Urker, who shared in a TikTok livestream, per Us Weekly, that Ken’s last words to her were, “I love you.”

For a look back at Ken and Gypsy Rose’s time together, keep reading.