Gypsy Rose Blanchard has spoken publicly for the first time since the death of her partner, Ken Urker, revealing that he died from an overdose and saying she does not know whether it was intentional.
“Ken was an amazing father and a man who was deeply loved,” she told People. “He will forever be my soulmate and my red string, a connection that time, distance, and even death can never erase.”
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The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office has not announced a cause of death beyond the ongoing investigation. Blanchard’s statement to People is the source of the overdose disclosure, while authorities have not publicly confirmed whether the overdose was accidental or intentional. Urker’s death came less than two years after their reconciliation.
The Lafourche Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a residence at about 6:15 p.m. and found him dead upon arrival.
Blanchard told People in a statement that Urker, whose full name is Kenneth “Ken” Urker, was found dead at his home in Raceland, Louisiana, on Thursday, October 1, his 34th birthday. Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing.
