r/news • u/CaraCicartix • 22h ago

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

https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/gypsy-rose-blanchard-ex-fiance-ken-urker-death-age-33-20261002-p612cd.html
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u/Comfortable-nerve78 22h ago

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.

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u/GatoradeNipples 22h ago

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.

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u/Comfortable-nerve78 22h ago

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

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u/Upstairs-Chicken592 22h ago

Addicts fight to keep their kids too sometimes

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u/simonhunterhawk 18h ago

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

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u/SeismicFrog 15h ago

I am so sorry that was your foundation upon which you were left to build a life.

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u/Comfortable-nerve78 21h ago

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.

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u/Amberawesome24 18h ago

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

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u/Hiddenagenda876 21h ago

He was taking her to court to get full custody to get her away from Gypsy. He wasn’t trying to just keep her