The Lafourche Parish Sheriff\u2019s Office confirmed his death last week, as they told the Hollywood Reporter: \u201cWe responded to a residence at 107 Double H Drive, Lot 4, in Raceland today after receiving a call at 6.15pm.<\/p>\n
\u201cKenan Urker, 34, was found dead upon arrival. At this time, we are continuing the death investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blanchard has described her late partner as \u201can amazing father and a man who was deeply loved\u201d.<\/p>\n
She said in a statement to People magazine: \u201cHe will forever be my soulmate and my red string, a connection that time, distance, and even death can never erase.\u201d<\/p>\n
After writing to Blanchard while she was in prison, Urker proposed in October 2018. After a brief split, the couple reunited in August 2019.<\/p>\n
She was released in 2023, having served eight years behind bars for her role in the second-degree murder of her mother Clauddine \u201cDee Dee\u201d Blanchard.<\/p>\n
The couple split for several years. Blanchard married Ryan Anderson the year before her release, but they separated in 2024.<\/p>\n
She reunited with Urker and they welcomed Aurora into the world in December that year.<\/p>\n
Blanchard recently noted that he faced intense scrutiny and online harassment during their time together.<\/p>\n
She told People magazine after his death: \u201cThe cruelty directed toward him was something no human being should have to endure.<\/p>\n
\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
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