Gypsy Rose says leaked prison phone calls with ex was a ‘turning point’ for Ken Urker before his death

Gypsy Rose Blanchard said leaked recordings of prison phone calls were a “turning point” for her former partner, Ken Urker, before his death. In a television interview, she discussed calls in which she told him she hoped he would overdose, and said she is still struggling to make sense of his death.

The recordings included a 2021 call in which Blanchard made the remark while speaking to her then-husband, Ryan Anderson. Blanchard and Urker began a relationship as pen pals in 2017, later reunited and had a daughter in December 2024; Urker, 34, was found dead on 1 October. Blanchard denied involvement, and investigators reported finding no evidence of foul play.