Kenan "Ken" Urker, the on-and-off partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and father of her daughter, was found dead in his Louisiana home on Thursday, his 34th birthday. Authorities are investigating the death as an apparent drug overdose.
Urker was discovered after relatives requested a welfare check at his residence in Lafourche Parish. The circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation by the sheriff's office.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Partner Found Dead on Birthday
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