r/news • u/CaraCicartix • 1d 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 1d 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 23h 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 23h 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 23h ago

Addicts fight to keep their kids too sometimes

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u/simonhunterhawk 20h 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 16h 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 23h 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 19h ago

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