Overview
- The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a welfare check and found Kenan “Ken” Urker dead upon arrival after a call about 6:15–6:18 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 1, which was his birthday.
- Family members including Gypsy‑Rose Blanchard’s brother discovered Urker unresponsive in his Raceland, Louisiana, home and his sister Autum publicly confirmed his death during a TikTok Live.
- Deputies reported finding drug paraphernalia such as syringes, a spoon and a brown powdery substance plus a handgun on a nightstand, and observers at the scene said Urker’s body showed signs consistent with having been there some time before he was found.
- Blanchard told People she believes Urker died from an overdose but does not know whether it was intentional, and she said he had faced “relentless cyberbullying” that she feels had a profound effect on him; she asked for privacy for their daughter Aurora and both families.
- The death investigation is active and officials have not released an official cause or toxicology results, with autopsy and lab work expected to determine whether the scene evidence matches a drug-related fatality and to guide any next steps.