Ken Urker, the fiancé of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, has died at age 33.
Urker was pronounced “dead upon arrival” Thursday, Oct. 1, in Louisiana, according to the Lafourche Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials said the circumstances surrounding Urker’s death remain under investigation.
Blanchard and Urker first became engaged while she was incarcerated. The couple later split, and Blanchard married Ryan Anderson before reconnecting with Urker.
The couple share a daughter, Aurora Raina Urker.
Oxygen has contacted Blanchard for comment but has not received a response.
Why Was Gypsy Rose Blanchard in Prison?
Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for her role in the 2015 killing of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
She was released early on parole in December 2023.
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Blanchard’s ex-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole following his first-degree murder conviction in Dee Dee’s death.
What Happened to Dee Dee Blanchard?
Blanchard’s life story has drawn widespread attention.
Her mother falsely claimed that Gypsy had illnesses including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and developmental disabilities. Dee Dee is suspected of having Munchausen by proxy, which Kaiser Permanente defines as “a mental health condition in which a caregiver makes up or causes an illness or injury in a person under their care, such as a child.”
The alleged abuse continued until Gypsy became involved in a plot to kill her mother. She asked Godejohn, her online boyfriend at the time, to help. He later stabbed Dee Dee 17 times.
Gypsy Rose Reveals Chilling Words Nicholas Godejohn Said Before Murder
During a June appearance on the We Need to Talk podcast, Blanchard recounted the chilling words Godejohn allegedly said to her mother before the killing.
“She had asked, ‘Who are you,’” Gypsy said. “And he responded, ‘I am death.’”
Moments later, she recalled, “I heard screaming. It was a horrible sound. It was screaming. It was shock.”
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