Newly released videos show the moments leading to the arrests of popular YouTube mommy blogger Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt. The women were sentenced to prison for physically and emotionally abusing Franke’s children due to religious extremism. Franke and her husband gained popularity on YouTube with their channel "8 Passengers" where they documented their experiences raising six children in a Mormon community.
Newly released videos from Utah law enforcement show the disturbing moments that led to the arrests of popular YouTube mommy blogger Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt. The Washington County Attorney's Office released 29 videos and a slew of other files related to the case on Friday, more than a month after Franke and Hildebrandt, a mental health counselor, were sentenced to prison for physically and emotionally abusing Franke’s children.
A police investigation determined religious extremism motivated the women to inflict horrific abuse on Franke’s children. The women have said they were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Franke and her husband, Kevin Franke, launched "8 Passengers" on YouTube in 2015 and amassed a large following as they documented their experiences raising six children in a Mormon community in Springville. The couple also have a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, as well as two adult children
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