Drug paraphernalia and a handgun were found at Urker’s home, where he was found dead on the night of his 34th birthday, according to police.

New details on Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s partner Ken Urker’s death revealed as coroner completes autopsy

Drug paraphernalia and a handgun were found at Urker’s home, where he was found dead on the night of his 34th birthday, according to police.

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- New detailed have emerged surrounding the death of Ken Urker after the coroner’s office confirmed that an autopsy was completed.

- A syringe and a handgun were found on the nightstand in Urker’s bedroom, per the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office.

- Unker was found dead at his home in Raceland, La. home on Oct. 1, his 34th birthday.

New details have emerged regarding the death of Ken Urker, Gyspy Rose Blanchard’s partner and the father of her daughter.

Drug paraphernalia and a handgun were found at Urker’s Raceland, La., home, where he was found dead on the night of his 34th birthday, Oct. 1, according to the incident report from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office obtained by **.

Family members contacted the police after they went to Urker’s home that evening, responding to a “welfare concern” after Urker didn’t show up to work that day. They said he was at church on Wednesday, Sept. 30 around 8:45 p.m. and “made comments of being depressed and upset.”

Upon the deputies’ arrival, they were informed that Urker was already dead. “Deputies entered the residence through the front door and was able to see Mr. Urker from the living room area lying on his back in the bed,” the report stated.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ken Urker.

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard/Instagram

As deputies walked toward the room, they “located paraphernalia (syringes and spoon) in the bathroom next to a brown powdery substance.” “Deputies located a syringe and a handgun on the nightstand next to the bed,” the report continued.

“Mr. Urker was found lying on the bed on his back, cold to the touch, and appeared to have been there for an extended period of time,” the report said, adding that Urker’s face and arm were blue.

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Urker “had a paper towel placed on his left arm with what appeared to be blotches of blood on the paper towel.” “The handgun on the night stand [*sic*] was holstered laying next to two shot glasses and a syringe. Nothing else inside of the bedroom appeared to be disturbed or moved,” the report continued.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office added that the probe into Urker’s death is an ongoing investigation. “Thus far in the investigation, we have discovered no signs of foul play,” the office said.

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The 911 call log, also obtained by **, revealed that the responding officers said that the family member who requested the wellness call for Urker claimed that he was in a “dark place” and “made threats” to die by suicide and “does own a gun.”

They added that the caller alleged Urker was “drinking last night,” and that the family who stopped by his home tried to enter his residence for over an hour.

An autopsy on Urker was completed Friday morning, the Lafourche Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed to EW. “At this time, there is no definitive cause of death. The case remains pending completion of toxicology testing, and no further information regarding the cause of death will be available until those results are received and the investigation is complete,” read a statement.

EW* *has reached out to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office for further comment.

Ken Urker and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard/Instagram

Blanchard spoke to PEOPLE after the news of Urker’s death broke, claiming that she thought Urker died of an overdose. “I don’t know if it was intentional or not,” Blanchard said, alleging that her partner “was not in a good state of mind lately,” and that she “screamed until my throat burns” over Urker’s death.

Blanchard met Urker in 2018 while she was in prison for conspiring to kill her mother in 2015. They were briefly engaged and welcomed daughter Aurora in December 2024.

*If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988, or chat at **988lifeline.org** 24/7.*

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