A year after former YouTube family vlogger Ruby Franke was sentenced to prison for child abuse, a new Hulu docuseries is shedding light on what happened behind the scenes before the criminal case made headlines across the nation.
The Franke family, which includes Ruby Franke and her husband, Kevin Franke, alongside their six children, had amassed more than 2 million subscribers on their now-defunct channel “8 Passengers” before she and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, were arrested and charged with six counts of felony child abuse in 2023. They both pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse and were sentenced to up to 30 consecutive years in prison.
The saga sparked national shock and outrage as more details continued to surface about the abuse the children endured. Ruby Franke, who had faced internet scrutiny for her parenting techniques even before her arrest, frequently appeared in controversial advice videos for
...
Keep reading this article on NBC News.