From Family Blogger to Felon | Ruby Franke & 8 Passengers

<div><strong>TIMESTAMPS:</strong></div> <ul> <li>Suzanne Morphew &amp; Crystal Rogers: (6:44)</li> <li>Ruby Franke: (13:45)   </li> </ul> <div>Ruby Franke was one of the original YouTube ‘stars’.  Her channel, 8 Passengers, had millions of subscribers at its peak.  The channel chronicled the life of Ruby, her husband Kevin and their six children in Utah.  <br> <br> What started as Ruby posting videos of her daily life, soon turned into something more.  Ruby made videos regarding the strict treatment of her children – she would withhold food as punishment and at one point even made the children do chores to be able to use the bathroom.  <br> <br> Authorities were called and did an investigation into the Franke family.  Ruby seemed to shrug it off and the family went about their daily lives.  <br> <br> Ruby’s marriage to Kevin had broken down.  Ruby had partnered up with Jodi Hildebrandt, who called herself a counsellor.  The two started new social  media accounts called ‘Moms of Truth’ where they posted their extreme parenting tips and views on topics such as immigration and sexual abuse.  <br> <br> In August 2023, a child in Utah escaped from a home and ran to a neighboring property.  The child was emaciated and malnourished and had wounds embedded in his skin from being shackled.  The child was Ruby Franke’s son.   <br>  <br> Ruby and Jodi were arrested and charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse, a felony. Both are being held without bail.  <br> <br> In this episode, we discuss the fall of Ruby Franke and the heinous crimes she and Jodi Hildebrandt allegedly committed.  <br> <br> There have been some big updates in the cases of Suzanne Morphew and Crystal Rogers and we discuss those in this episode, as well.<br> <br> Read our blog for this case <a href="https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/10/01/the-fall-of-ruby-franke/">here</a> <br> <br> We are now on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Truecrimesociety">Patreon</a>!  Thank you for your support</div>