Make Page Six a Preferred Source Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s fiancé, Ken Urker, threatened suicide shortly before he was found dead at his Louisiana home.
In the 911 dispatch transcript, which was placed shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Thursday and obtained by Page Six, Blanchard’s sister-in-law, Anita Blanchard, requested a wellness check on Urker after his boss, Justin Daigle, noted he had failed to show up to work earlier in the day.
Anita told the dispatcher that Urker was in a “dark place,” “has made threats to commit suicide,” “does own a gun” and believed he had “killed himself.”
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s fiancé, Ken Urker (pictured together in March 2025), threatened suicide shortly before he was found dead at his Louisiana home. Instagram / @gypsyrose.ig According to the call log, Urker “was drinking last night as well.”
We also obtained the accompanying incident report from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, which went on to state that both Anita and her husband, Dylan Blanchard — Gypsy’s half-brother — had been with Urker the day before.
The couple said he went to church with them Wednesday night and that he “made comments of being depressed and upset.”
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They also said he went live on TikTok around 11 p.m. but didn’t say anything in the video, which just showed him driving.
Given the concerning “behavior,” his absence from work on Thursday and the lack of response to calls and text messages, Dylan, Anita and Daigle went to Urker’s Raceland home.
They able to gain access to the home after Dylan noticed Urker’s bedroom window was unlocked. The trio was “able to see Mr. Urker lying on his bed unconscious.”
Urker “was not answering” them, so they entered through the window and approached him. Daigle said he “did touch” Urker and “learned that he was cold and not breathing.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
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