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Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Partner Ken Urker Found Dead in Louisiana

Kenan "Ken" Urker, 34, the on-and-off partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and father of her daughter, was found dead inside his Louisiana home on his 34th birthday during a welfare check on Thursday. Authorities are investigating an apparent drug overdose. Blanchard's former husband Ryan Anderson said he was "shocked" and offered support to Blanchard's family.

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Mr. Urker, 34, who shared a child with Ms. Blanchard, was found unresponsive in a home on Thursday when deputies conducted a welfare check.

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Ken Urker, Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Is Found Dead in Louisiana

Mr. Urker, 34, who shared a child with Ms. Blanchard, was found unresponsive in a home on Thursday when deputies conducted a welfare check.

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s former husband says he was ‘shocked’ by death of her ex-partner

Ryan Anderson says he reached out to Blanchard’s father to offer support after apparent overdose death of Ken Urker The ex-husband of Gypsy Rose Blanchard has said he was “shocked” by the recent death in Louisiana of her former partner Ken Urker – and that he would be there for Blanchard and her daughter “if she needs me”. Ryan Anderson made those remarks during an appearance on The Sarah Fraser Show podcast on Frid…

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Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard found dead in Louisiana home

Kenan ‘Ken’ Urker, 34, who died of apparent drug overdose, was partner of woman convicted of murder of mother The on-and-off partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard , who spent time in prison for her role in the murder of her abusive mother, was found dead inside his Louisiana home on his 34th birthday on Thursday in what authorities described as an apparent drug overdose. The sheriff’s office in Lafourche parish, Louisiana…

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner, Ken Urker, dies at 34

Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ken Urker connected while she was in prison for the 2015 murder of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard.

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Ken Urker, Gypsy Rose's partner, dead at 34

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