The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed his death last week, as they told the Hollywood Reporter: “We responded to a residence at 107 Double H Drive, Lot 4, in Raceland today after receiving a call at 6.15pm.
“Kenan Urker, 34, was found dead upon arrival. At this time, we are continuing the death investigation.”
Blanchard has described her late partner as “an amazing father and a man who was deeply loved”.
She said in a statement to People magazine: “He will forever be my soulmate and my red string, a connection that time, distance, and even death can never erase.”
After writing to Blanchard while she was in prison, Urker proposed in October 2018. After a brief split, the couple reunited in August 2019.
She was released in 2023, having served eight years behind bars for her role in the second-degree murder of her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
The couple split for several years. Blanchard married Ryan Anderson the year before her release, but they separated in 2024.
She reunited with Urker and they welcomed Aurora into the world in December that year.
Blanchard recently noted that he faced intense scrutiny and online harassment during their time together.
She told People magazine after his death: “The cruelty directed toward him was something no human being should have to endure.
“I believe the tremendous weight of that scrutiny and harassment had a profound impact on him, and I hope his passing serves as a reminder that there is a real person behind every screen, every headline, and every comment.”
– BANG Showbiz