Urker was found dead in his Louisiana home, on his birthday, on Thursday. Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s past relationships and personal life have come into focus after her ex-fiance Ken Urker died at the age of 33.
A cause of death has not officially been shared and the matter remains under investigation. Blanchard had reportedly texted him ‘happy birthday’ and didn’t get a reply back, after which Urker’s body was found by his family members. Notably, Urker and Blanchard had been engaged while she was behind bars over her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard’s killing. Here’s all you need to know about Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s past relationships. Gypsy Rose Blanchard boyfriend used to be Nicholas Godejohn. Meanwhile, Blanchard hid in the bathroom and covered her ears. He is at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point. “From the very beginning, I just knew we were soulmates. There’s no other option, we gotta do it. I wanted to make sure her mom was not going to harm her anymore. I made sure of that.”
However, the two had broken things off in 2020, after being engaged for about a year and Blanchard married another man after getting out of jail. The two had met on a dating site in 2013, with Buzzfeed News reporting that they would text about their future together, including what they’d name their babies. However, they only met in person in 2015. In June 2015, Godejohn traveled to the Blanchard home near Springfield and stabbed Dee Dee Blanchard 17 times. Godejohn was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus an additional 25 years for armed criminal action. saying he had ineffective counsel, this motion was denied While Godejohn had asked for a fresh trial in 2022.
Speaking on Gypsy Rose & Nick: A Love to Kill, Godejohn said the time with Blanchard was ‘the best days of my life’. Those five days when I was actually with her, physically with her, those five days were the most intense, and magical, and awe-inspiring days I’ve ever had,” he said, adding, “Somehow I just knew, deep within my heart, some way me and her would end up being together in the end.
Blanchard was also briefly married to a prison pen pal, Ryan Scott Anderson. However, her LinkTree to the profiles notes that these do not exist any more. I’ve started to crave a more private life and wanted to redirect my energy toward something that truly brings me peace and creating art does that for me.”
but the relationship deteriorated after news broke of Blanchard being engaged to another man in 2019 While it was not known what led Blanchard and Godejohn to break up. He had sent her a letter in 2020, and their correspondence kicked off from there. the two divorced on March 28, 2024 While they got married after Blanchard was released from jail.
Because i got tired of people constantly tying my name to my past, explaining her decision to go off social media to People , Blanchard said “I decided to shift gears.
