Episode 364 - Ruby Franke: Monster Momfluencer
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When the son of Mormon family vlogger Ruby Franke turned up bound, emaciated and apparently covered in blood – it horrified the police, the internet and Franke’s millions of followers.
The uber-strict brand of parenting advice she preached on her YouTube channel, “8 Passengers”, had been drawing online criticism for years. But even her loudest detractors couldn’t know how despicable and unhinged her punishments had grown. That is, until a diary, found among evidence of torture in a windowless basement, revealed the depths of her abuse to the world.
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Sources:
Abused by Mum: The Ruby Franke Scandal - Channel 5
20/20 ‘Ruby Franke: From Momfluencer to Felon’ - NBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnJiWKgPbpc
Ruby Franke: 15 Most Horrifying Pieces of Evidence in YouTube Mom's Case - Law and Crime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81wy-WgoQ3w
The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke - Podcast series. Law and Crime
Criminology: Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt
Serialously with Annie Elise: 8 Passengers - Ruby Franke “Cult Mommy Volgger Charged with 6 Counts of Felony Child Abuse.
Russell Franke 911 Call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKjIhUSb66g
Jodi and Ruby arrest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73rIMFuo_Kw
Kevin Franke first full interview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAAPRVst1Ng
Kevin Franke’s interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdJURxcRARE
Police find Eve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVcwzyFuBgw
Deleted 8 Passengers videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi5ms403jfk
Ruby Franke worst moments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mj-eIbi9M0
Ruby Franke’s cousin
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/not-shocking-but-disgusting-ruby-frankes-cousin-says-child-abuse-duct-taping-kids-goes-back-generations/
Jodi Hildendrabdt’s niece:
https://kutv.com/news/local/niece-breaks-silence-on-alleged-decade-old-abuse-under-therapist-jodi-hildebrandt-ruby-franke-8-passengers-youtube-duct-tape-child-abuse-charges-connexions-classroom-therapy
The Cut:
https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Cut+Ruby+Franke&rlz=1C5GCCM_en&oq=The+Cut+Ruby+Franke&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg8MgYIAhBFGDwyBggDEEUYPNIBCDYwODdqMGo5qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Former client talks about Jodi’s behaviour
https://kutv.com/news/8-passengers-case/single-woman-says-jodi-hildebrandt-talked-about-license-suspension-during-sessions-group-members-utah-woman-britney-connexions
Overview of Ruby Franke’s treatment of her kids:
https://www.wionews.com/world/no-food-strenuous-tasks-chilling-details-of-ruby-frankes-torture-strategies-for-her-kids-emerge-671848
Ruby Franke diary:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13230819/ruby-franke-jodi-hildebrandt-children-demon-starve.html