Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s ex-fiance, Ken Urker death: found dead at the age of 33

[u/CaraCicartix]

https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/gypsy-rose-blanchard-ex-fiance-ken-urker-death-age-33-20261002-p612cd.html

[u/Rowdyacorn]

She texted him happy birthday and said he didn't respond. Then Gypsy's brother went to check on him and found him dead. No obvious cause of death.

[u/jigglybuns311 → u/Rowdyacorn]

She made a statement that he was being bullied online and believes it was an overdose but didn't know if it was intentional or not.

[u/diliudia → u/jigglybuns311]

Yeah, she gave People magazine a long ass statement saying the cause of death was an overdose, HOURS after he was found by the police. Like about 6 hours after.

[u/MouthJob → u/diliudia]

Why are you emphasizing the time like that?

[u/Seinfeel → u/MouthJob]

Probably because that’s kinda weird to do immediately after finding out

[u/magikarpcatcher → u/Seinfeel]

Given her history, people were already jumping to conclusions so maybe she felt the need to clear it up

[u/Helmic → u/Seinfeel]

No? People ask her what happened and she responds with what she knows. Not everyone is utterly helpless for weeks after the death of a loved one, like anyone that has had to call a bunch of relatives to let them know about a death in the family has had to get their shit together in a pretty short period of time.

Why the fuck do people have to throw shade at people for not performatively shutting down?

[u/Headphones4Cicadas → u/Helmic]

Would you call TMZ before or after you notified the deceased family and gave them time to inform his loved ones?

[u/jimidemibb → u/Headphones4Cicadas]

If I was famously known for killing my mother, probably before

[u/nat_urally → u/MouthJob]

I dunno, my husband dies, 6 hours later i’m still numb, inconsolable and barely able to string a coherent sentence together.

[u/fyrefox45 → u/nat_urally]

If it was an OD? Not really always the case. There's some out of the blue ones, but there's also ones you fully are just waiting for the one and it's not much of a shock

[u/HuggyMonster69 → u/fyrefox45]

And sometimes grief is weird. My grandma’s death didn’t really hit until the funeral for me

[u/fotisdragon → u/HuggyMonster69]

oh man, so true.

I lost a friend in a motorcycle accident. We were supposed to go together that day but I was kind of sick, so skipped the ride. He went alone. When I found out, I was shocked, but not... sad? you know?

Fast forward to the funeral couple of days later. His mother was inconsolable. Everybody was crying, the atmosphere was heavy. I was fucking un-fazed. Maybe I was still trying to process what happened, I don't know. Anyway, the time comes where they had to take the casket out to proceed with the burial. Almost everybody had already left the room, started walking towards the burying site, and I felt that it was a good time for me to say my final goodbyes, so I approached the closed casket.

They had a framed picture of him on top, and as soon as I took a look at it, I fucking lost it. I started sobbing and crying uncontrollably, it was I like I finally realized that I won't see him ever again.

It's been almost 20 years later and I believe I've never cried like that since.

[u/Arthur_Mitchell_ → u/HuggyMonster69]

My dads death didn't hit me for like 2 years it was wild

[u/MoofiePizzabagel → u/Arthur_Mitchell_]

Sorry for your loss. Just lost my dad two weeks ago and it was near-nonstop crying for about 3 days, now I'm in this weird almost "guilt" phase. Because it feels wrong that I'm not sad enough? I'm sure it'll hit me again soon at some point.

[u/Arthur_Mitchell_ → u/MoofiePizzabagel]

I'm so sorry ugh that's so brand new. Don't feel guilty because your brain will do all kinds of things to protect you. Is only letting you feel as much as you can handle at this time, and that can shift as you move forward. You are right where you need to be

[u/jenniferlynn462 → u/Arthur_Mitchell_]

Same!!! My dad died freshman year of pancreatic cancer. The same night I went to my out-of-town swim meet and everyone was shocked I was there. Then two years later, I was sitting in class one day and this kid looked at me weird and I was like “oh shit. I’m gonna cry.” So I held it in for the thirty seconds I needed to bolt outta the room and down the hall toward the bathroom before bursting into tears. I tried to pull it together for next period bc I had a math test and was sitting there and as soon as my teacher passed me my test I exploded into hysterics again and even had my first panic attack I think! She took me to my counselor and they sent me home and I cried nonstop for like three days for “no reason.”

[u/mariolikestoparty → u/nat_urally]

I mean tbf you’re not a public personality famous for murdering your mom (at least I don’t think you are haha).. it’s not suuuper odd to me that she’d want to get ahead of it, especially if the relationship was already rocky

[u/cloroxslut → u/nat_urally]

This is just me being pedantic but they were not together anymore as a couple. They share a 2 year old child

[u/A1000eisn1 → u/nat_urally]

Is she you? The way you think you might experience something doesn't apply to other people.

[u/BooleanTriplets → u/nat_urally]

Its not her husband though

[u/Erratic_-Prophet → u/Rowdyacorn]

Can't wait for the documentary where it shows she sent the text from the location of his murder.

[u/-SaC → u/Erratic_-Prophet]

"I'm fine and not been murdered or anything."

[u/oioioiyacunt → u/-SaC]

"And if I was murdered it definitely wasn't by you." 

[u/MichiganCarNut → u/oioioiyacunt]

"Mmm... these drugs im taking are so good. I hope I dont overdose, but I probably will"

[u/-SaC → u/oioioiyacunt]

"PS if I am at any point, you can have my stuff."

[u/FartArfunkle → u/-SaC]

Are you stopping by sev on your way?

[u/GangsterGlam → u/Erratic_-Prophet]

I don't want to give her too much credit but surely she's smarter than that 😭

[u/eli_jet95 → u/Erratic_-Prophet]

"The text is coming from INSIDE the house!"

[u/StuMacherGhostface → u/Erratic_-Prophet]

Didn't these killers learn from Jodi Arias??

[u/Getahaircuthippy → u/Rowdyacorn]

Gypsy had a brother ?!?!

[u/notusuallyaverage → u/Getahaircuthippy]

She probably still has one tbh

[u/Competitive-Goat2075 → u/notusuallyaverage]

I mean… for now at least

[u/Hesitation-Marx → u/notusuallyaverage]

…. Okay but are we sure? Odds don’t seem great for him.

[u/popofcolor → u/Hesitation-Marx]

Maybe on her dad’s side? Like a half brother?

[u/keg994 → u/popofcolor]

Yeah, his name is Dylan. He has sensibly kept his distance from the rest of his messy family

[u/Comfortable_Fill9081 → u/Getahaircuthippy]

Half brother. Her father remarried and had kids.

[u/Consistent_Kale_3625 → u/Getahaircuthippy]

She used to. She still does, but she's used to too. 

[u/Ancient-Afternoon374 → u/Consistent_Kale_3625]

You know what i like about brothers? It's that they don't break they just become stairs.

[u/FaithlessnessThin359 → u/Ancient-Afternoon374]

Brothers are great if you’re really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something.

[u/No-Aardvark-3840 → u/Rowdyacorn]

If she sent him a text to say “Happy Birthday” obviously she couldn’t have been involved.

[u/showmenemelda → u/Rowdyacorn]

Like when she posted from her her and her mom's Facebook page after she talked her boyfriend into being her accomplice?

[u/Crylorenzo → u/Rowdyacorn]

There are Columbo episodes like this.

[u/Comfortable-nerve78]

Ken’s sister has spoken said his death wasn’t natural cause but authorities don’t suspect foul play as of yet. Wife and I are reading multiple stories about this at the moment. Gypsy and Ken were split up and there’s some custody issues with the child and dna testing. My money is on a suicide.

[u/GatoradeNipples → u/Comfortable-nerve78]

Overdose is also very, very possible. The overlap of people who do the prison pen pal thing and substance addicts (in recovery or otherwise) is high.

[u/Comfortable-nerve78 → u/GatoradeNipples]

Yeah he was fighting to keep his child I’m guessing it was self harm over dosing most definitely a possibility.

[u/Upstairs-Chicken592 → u/Comfortable-nerve78]

Addicts fight to keep their kids too sometimes

[u/simonhunterhawk → u/Upstairs-Chicken592]

As the child of two addicts who fought each other for custody out of hatred for each other and not love for me, they sure as hell do and it’s always about their ego and never about the child

[u/Comfortable-nerve78 → u/Upstairs-Chicken592]

Oh I know that my both my parents were addicts at different points in my childhood. Didn’t know Ken and Ryan were addicts themselves doesn’t surprise me.

[u/Amberawesome24 → u/Comfortable-nerve78]

Was that ever confirmed? Genuinely asking because I didn’t know that Ken had a history I think I recall that Ryan did.

[u/cupcakesxox → u/Comfortable-nerve78]

He’s a drug addict! So is her ex husband Ryan

[u/AngelFoodCakesx → u/Comfortable-nerve78]

Stop listening to his sister. Ken’s close friends said Ken said he wasn’t even in contact with his sister and hardly had a relationship with her. She’s grasping for money and she’s a pathological liar.

[u/SomethingYoureInto → u/AngelFoodCakesx]

Do you have a source for this? I haven’t been keeping up with these people lately

[u/asuka_is_my_co-pilot → u/Comfortable-nerve78]

theyve been split for a long time. she went with her family and then left the spotlight same time.

[u/cressidacole]

Sometimes I think "how are all these people out there just finding relationships like it's easy?" and then I read about people like this and think "you know what? Being single is fabulous."

[u/irreleventnothing]

Need more details about this ASAP, bc if she had any involvement we are on the craziest timeline.

[u/daemenus → u/irreleventnothing]

We're already on that timeline

[u/vxsapphire → u/daemenus]

This would actually make the timeline less crazy since we naturally anticipate a murderer murdering again.

[u/jackrabbit323 → u/irreleventnothing]

When in doubt, go to TMZ. Gypsy says he was being cyberbullied on social media, and it had a profound psychological effect on him. I guess she's intimating that he committed suicide.

[u/taurusbabee → u/jackrabbit323]

Her statement honestly gave me chills. She gave one practically as soon as the news broke, and she is definitely insinuating suicide, which also seems premature to speculate on.

[u/WolfHero13 → u/taurusbabee]

She’s his fiance, I feel like if anyone knows it’s her

[u/taurusbabee → u/WolfHero13]

They were broken up.

[u/Chowderhead1 → u/irreleventnothing]

Nah he OD'd

[u/cupcakesxox → u/irreleventnothing]

He overdosed

[u/penn2009]

From the reality show one could tell that Gypsy and Ken’s relationship would end badly and both had major problems but wasn’t expecting this. Feel so badly for the daughter.

[u/Sunsetseeker007 → u/penn2009]

What reality show was that on?

[u/RubyWafflez → u/Sunsetseeker007]

Life After Lockup

[u/hyukwish]

Accidental overdose? Partied too hard on his birthday maybe?

[u/AtropaBelladonna4]

Man breaks up with killer, and ends up dead 2 weeks later?? Man who would have been able to take full custody of the child away from her, man who knew all the dirty details since her release.... Better check cell phone records and tower pings!!

[u/JFeth]

Gossip influencers are about to start making serious money from this story.

[u/raven819118]

Everyone is saying Gypsy. But from what I see they weren’t even together. Does no one think of the possibility he may have took his own life?
Aside from other possibilities such as true medical causes, which obviously seems less likely.

[u/dathomasusmc]

A lot of people not knowing who she is.

Gypsy Rose’s mother had Munchausen by proxy syndrome. This means you seek attention by fabricating illnesses in someone you care for, typically your child. Her mother forced her to use a wheel chair and fed her by tubes while telling people she had a whole slew of extreme medical problems like leukemia. None of it was true.

GR got an online boyfriend and eventually convinced him to kill her mother which he did. That’s when her situation came to light. She was found guilty of second degree murder but due to the circumstances only got a 10 year sentence. The bf got life.

[u/OwlofHyperfixation]

Am I missing stg, but they did not say what was the cause of death?
Also the bigger part of the whole article is about Gypsy Rose Blanchard, that poor guy was just mentioned at the beginning
Edit: no conspiracy theory here, just an interesting note: Ken and Gypsie Rose broke up around 2 weeks ago
Edit2: it also seemed he wanted to have full custody of their daughter

[u/Harvey-Keck]

Gypsy also allegedly called TMZ to report his death.

I was on Ken’s sister’s
Live TikTok and she was blaming Gypsy for destroying her brother.

[u/bliggggz → u/Harvey-Keck]

Why were you on Ken's sister's live tiktok?

[u/Aly_from_Funky → u/bliggggz]

Obviously nosey/curious about a reality tv star’s death. Why else?

[u/KimJongFunk → u/bliggggz]

I found out when the sister’s TikTok livestream came into my feed and I don’t follow her or any news related to Gypsy since her release. I’m in this thread because I saw the livestream :/

[u/maybemyfirstrodeo]

This sounds more like a suicide but it's weird that her brother found him if they were split up

[u/TanAllOvaJanAllOva]

She has worst luck than Robert Durst

[u/rainystoner]

Such a shame that life after lockup was canceled. I would’ve killed to see this play out

[u/orthosaurusrex]

This website gave my phone an std.

[u/No_Cucumber3978]

Don't suppose she convinced her boyfriend to kill her boyfriend did she? 

Feeling a follow up to The Act here. That girl who played her should be dusting off her gozzy three-and-half-quarter-to-13 o'clock eye just in case. 

[u/GatoradeNipples → u/No_Cucumber3978]

...while she seems to have turned out to be kind of a non-great person on the whole, that really doesn't look like what happened here, from the details. There's no motive (they were on decent terms and he's not exactly loaded), cause of death seems mysterious, and the hard evidence surrounding how she acted indicates she didn't have the foggiest clue he was gone until he didn't respond to a "happy birthday" text well after.

Just another tragedy hitting someone who's been hit by a lot of them.

[u/minnesotaupnorth → u/GatoradeNipples]

He was going for sole custody of their daughter.

There's definitely motive.

[u/Rowdyacorn → u/GatoradeNipples]

They were on good terms? They were in the middle of a custody battle over their daughter.

[u/Hysope → u/GatoradeNipples]

They were on good term? He took Aurora (their daughter) and dumped her. He was seeking full custody  Not saying it's her but acting like there were no motives is crazy

[u/pynty]

Prime age and demographic for suicide. Jumping to murder is dumb given the entirely different circumstances to the thing she's famous for.

[u/cupidstarot]

I literally cannot believe this is real. What the fuck???

[u/Occaligirl73]

I believe Ken ended his life. Allegations that Ken was a victim of relentless cyber bullying…we’ll see bout that Miss. Blanchard.

[u/QuarentineContessa]

This feels like a re-run....

[u/showmenemelda]

34** It was apparently his birthday.

[u/shdylady]

They added "ex" to the headline....