Back in May, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was talking about the wedding she never got to have. She told TMZ she wanted the big ceremony with Ken Urker, not a rushed one, complete with a poofy dress and family in the room. Her first wedding happened in prison, and she said it felt undeserved. She wanted a real celebration with the father of her daughter.
That future was cut short on October 1. Urker was found unresponsive at a residence in Raceland, Louisiana, on what was his 34th birthday. Relatives had gone to check on him after he failed to answer his phone or his door, and a 911 call was placed. Blanchard told People she’s in disbelief and doesn’t know whether his death was intentional, adding that he hadn’t been in a good state of mind lately. Authorities are continuing a death investigation.
The couple’s story ran from prison pen pals to an engagement in 2018, a split, a 2024 reconciliation, and the birth of their daughter Aurora that December. That little girl is now at the center of a very public tragedy.
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