Ruby Franke
American vlogger and convicted child abuser
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| February 27 2025 | Hulu announced the premiere of the docuseries 'Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke', documenting her story. |
| February 27 2025 | Hulu announced the premiere of the docuseries 'Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke', documenting her story. |
| January 7 2025 | Shari Franke, Ruby Franke's oldest daughter, published her memoir 'The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom', detailing her life experiences. |
| January 7 2025 | Shari Franke, Ruby Franke's oldest daughter, published her memoir 'The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom', detailing her life experiences. |
| October 2024 | Lifetime movie 'Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story' announced, starring Emilie Ullerup as Ruby Franke and Heather Locklear as Jodi Hildebrandt. Franke's children expressed negative reactions, stating they were not contacted and the movie would further harm the victims. |
| October 2024 | Lifetime movie 'Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story' announced, starring Emilie Ullerup as Ruby Franke and Heather Locklear as Jodi Hildebrandt. Franke's children expressed negative reactions, stating they were not contacted and the movie would further harm the victims. |
| February 20 2024 | Franke is sentenced to serve between four and thirty years in prison after pleading guilty to four of the six child abuse charges. |
| February 20 2024 | Franke is sentenced to serve between four and thirty years in prison after pleading guilty to four of the six child abuse charges. |
| December 18 2023 | Franke pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse, with details revealing she forced her son to work outdoors for weeks without adequate protection, causing severe sunburns, and claimed the children were possessed. |
| December 18 2023 | Franke pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse, with details revealing she forced her son to work outdoors for weeks without adequate protection, causing severe sunburns, and claimed the children were possessed. |
| November 2023 | Kevin Franke filed for divorce from Ruby Franke after more than a year of separation. |
| November 2023 | Kevin Franke filed for divorce from Ruby Franke after more than a year of separation. |
| September 1 2023 | Franke was charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse. Two of her children were found malnourished and taken into care by the Utah Division of Child and Family Services. |
| September 1 2023 | Franke was charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse. Two of her children were found malnourished and taken into care by the Utah Division of Child and Family Services. |
| August 30 2023 | Ruby Franke is arrested in Washington County, Utah, alongside Jodi Hildebrandt and charged with six counts of felony aggravated child abuse involving two of her children. |
| August 30 2023 | Ruby Franke is arrested in Washington County, Utah, alongside Jodi Hildebrandt and charged with six counts of felony aggravated child abuse involving two of her children. |
| 2022 | Ruby Franke began working as a mental health coach at ConneXions, a company run by Jodi Hildebrandt. They launched a new video channel called ConneXions and created a joint Instagram account 'Moms of Truth', offering parenting classes. |
| 2022 | Ruby Franke and her husband Kevin separated, with Kevin moving out of the family home. She deleted the 8 Passengers YouTube channel. |
| 2022 | Ruby Franke began working as a mental health coach at ConneXions, a company run by Jodi Hildebrandt. They launched a new video channel called ConneXions and created a joint Instagram account 'Moms of Truth', offering parenting classes. |
| 2022 | Ruby Franke and her husband Kevin separated, with Kevin moving out of the family home. She deleted the 8 Passengers YouTube channel. |
| 2021 | The 8 Passengers YouTube channel declined in popularity following the controversy surrounding her parenting methods. |
| 2021 | The 8 Passengers YouTube channel declined in popularity following the controversy surrounding her parenting methods. |
| 2020 | Concerns arose about Ruby Franke's parenting methods after her 16-year-old son claimed he was banned from his bedroom and made to sleep on a bean bag for seven months. Viewers raised issues about her disciplinary practices, including withholding food and other controversial punishments. |
| 2020 | Concerns arose about Ruby Franke's parenting methods after her 16-year-old son claimed he was banned from his bedroom and made to sleep on a bean bag for seven months. Viewers raised issues about her disciplinary practices, including withholding food and other controversial punishments. |
| 2015 | Ruby Franke created the YouTube channel '8 Passengers', documenting her family life in Utah, originally posting content five days a week at 6:00 a.m. |
| 2015 | Ruby Franke created the YouTube channel '8 Passengers', documenting her family life in Utah, originally posting content five days a week at 6:00 a.m. |
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