Utah Kids RESCUED from Family Vlogger Mom | Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt Police Interviews

Ruby Franke is a former Mormon Family Vlogger, who created a channel called "8 Passengers" in 2015. On August 30th, she was arrested in Washington County, Utah and charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse. She pleaded guilty to four of the charges and on February 20th, 2024. Her business partner and friend, former counsellor Jodi Hildebrandt was also arrested, charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse, and pleaded guilty to four charges. Both Franke and Hildebrandt were each sentenced Tuesday to one to 15 years prison for each of their four child abuse counts. Their sentences will run consecutively. That means the women could serve up to 30 years in prison, since Utah state code prohibits consecutive penalties to exceed 30 years.

Let's discuss the details and watch the bodycam evidence, police interviews, and listen to the jail calls that have just been released.

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:40 Quick case overview
00:14:30 Handcuffs, rope, victim's wrist's
00:20:00 Police media release
00:23:00 Neighbor who called police - statement
00:29:20 Journal preview
00:31:55 Victim on ring cam trying to get help
00:33:30 Apologies, lipstick fixed !
00:34:35 He manages to get help and asks for a favor
00:35:50 The 911 call
00:38:05 Ambulance footage
00:39:55 Ruby Franke says children can be "full of evil"
00:40:40 Victim walking barefoot in the blazing hot sun in a cemetery (his punishment, apparently)
00:41:15 Jodi Hildebrand's front foot, watch as she comes out
00:44:00 Exigent circumstances, hence no search warrant needed
00:46:10 9 year old girl in the closet, too scared to talk to the police
00:51:20 She eats a pizza
00:59:12 Jodi says she doesn't know the panic room/safe code
00:59:40 The police get into the safe
01:02:45 Jodi's home
01:04:01 Map time
01:10:25 Jodi's attorney requests an explanation
01:17:25 Jodi Hildebrandt's police interview
01:25:15 Ruby Franke arrest bodycam
01:31:40 One of Ruby's jail calls to Kevin
01:37:15 Ruby's police interview
01:42:06 Ruby says she is a "good girl" who "doesn't do naughty things"
01:45:10 Meet here next: https://www.youtube.com/live/SBYhfvQ0l7U?si=ag6qRiWRl87x_IQG

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Gisela K.

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