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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 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, Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Is Found Dead in 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

Ken Urker, Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner and the father of her daughter, has died at 34.

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