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Kevin Franke's divorce from Ruby Franke was finalized in March 2025, more than a year after she was charged with child abuse 8 Passengers / YouTube Ruby Franke's divorce from Kevin Franke is now final ...

Ruby Franke was sentenced to up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse. Franke, 41, was sentenced on Tuesday, February 20, to four consecutive prison ...

The creator of the "8 Passengers" channel and counselor Jodi Hildebrandt pleaded guilty to child abuse in a case with horrific details. Ruby Franke, a popular "momfluencer" whose YouTube channel ...

Two of Ruby Franke's six children have spoken out about how their influencer mother robbed them of their privacy. The imprisoned YouTuber's 16-year-old and 11-year-old daughters, Abby and Eve, gave ...

After YouTuber Ruby Franke formed a friendship with Jodi Hildebrandt, the duo were arrested for child abuse — but where do they stand now? Hildebrandt, who was the focus of a February 2025 episode of ...

YouTuber Ruby Franke used to run a popular vlog channel called “8 Passengers,” sharing snippets of life with her husband Kevin and their six kids—Shari, Chad, Abby, Julie, Russell, and Eve— to an ...

Parenting advice vlogger Ruby Franke pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse Sean Neumann has more than a decade of experience working as a reporter, with a focus on sports and ...

Who is Ruby Franke? The 'YouTube mum' who gave parenting advice while she secretly tortured her own children Ruby Franke first became known as a parenting influencer, posting videos about six children ...

YouTube parenting influncer Ruby Franke and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, were supposed to appear in court in St George, Utah on Friday afternoon over child abuse charges, but the proceeding ...

A new Utah law has established protections for the children of online content creators, giving kids a path to remove media they are featured in from the internet and requiring parents to set aside ...

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