How Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Her Daughter Are Saying Goodbye to Ken Urker

She continued, “Ken always use to go overboard with buying the biggest in the baddest fireworks every year.”

Urker was found dead in his Louisiana home by Blanchard’s half-brother Dylan Blanchard, who told authorities that the father of one had made comments about “being depressed and upset” while attending church on Sept. 30, according to a police report obtained by E! News.

Upon a preliminary search of Urker’s residence, investigators discovered drug paraphernalia, including syringes and a spoon, in the bathroom “next to a brown powdery substance.”

While officials have not revealed Urker’s formal cause of death, pending the completion of toxicology testing, authorities wrote that he died as a result of an “overdose” in their report.

Blanchard also believes her partner had overdosed, though she told People on Oct. 1, “I don’t know if it was intentional or not.”

“He will forever be my soulmate and my red string, a connection that time, distance, and even death can never erase,” she added. “Above all, Ken loved our daughter, Aurora. She is a beautiful reflection of his enduring spirit, and through her, a part of him will always remain with us.”

Read on for a closer look at Blanchard and Urker’s life together.