Ken Urker Slept “With a Gun Every Night” Before His Death, Sister Says

“When I spoke with my mother, she was in tears telling me that we have to be nice to Gypsy or she won’t let her see Aurora,” she told The Daily Mail. “My mom is a very forgiving person, and I’m just not at that stage right now.” 

Urker—whose official cause of death had not yet been revealed—was found dead with “paraphernalia (syringes and spoon)” and a “brown powdery substance” in his bathroom, according to the Oct. 1 report by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, obtained by E! News. 

“Deputies located a syringe and a handgun on the nightstand next to the bed,” the report added. “Mr. Urker was found lying on the bed on his back, cold to the touch, and appeared to have been there for an extended period of time. His face and his arms were blue. He had a paper towel placed on his left arm with what appeared to be blotches of blood on the paper towel.”

The sheriff’s office confirmed to E! that the case remains “under investigation” and that they “have discovered no signs of foul play.” 

Following Urker’s death, Snyder paid tribute to her brother with a montage of photos on TikTok.

“While I’m usually good at words… right now they hurt,” she captioned the Oct. 7 video. “I don’t know what to say. I miss you so much. I just wish I could go back to that night and talk to you a little longer. “

“Fly high, my big brother,” she concluded. “We won’t forget about you down here.”

As the investigation into Urker’s death continues, keep reading for a look back at his and Blanchard’s life together.