This Viral Mommy Vlogger Is Now A Convicted Felon

[@ashlynnhunt5214]

It’s worth mentioning that after she was arrested, she accused the 12 year old son of SA-ing the other children. So the state had no choice but to isolate him from the other children while they investigated the claims. SHE DID THIS TO PUNISH HIM FOR GETTING HELP AND ENDING THE ABUSE. Any remorse she’s showing is undoubtedly insincere and it’s only to plea for a light sentence. Crocodile tears

[@shelbyk7675]

Omg! Is this true?

[@nightwishlady]

Why tf the police even took the accusation seriously???

[@Aaron-McDonald]

@@nightwishladythey essentially have to

[@makeitgo]

@@Aaron-McDonald… because she’s a woman. They wouldn’t have if it was a man.

[@johnnythewalrus]

As a mental health practioner, I can guarantee this woman is full of it.

[@giannazeringue6837]

“Repentance for sins” I’m a Catholic and this is abuse not repentance. This is disgusting

[@katarinadreams6955]

Sis, same

[@thomasmorgan4549]

My first thought too. This is the kind of stuff that Sola Scriptura has created.

[@emilysavage2151]

Catholics have similar beliefs... check out Mother Teresa's abuse of patients...

[@nathanfreeman8250]

@@thomasmorgan4549 That means Scripture alone you know that right? SO you are saying that following GOD'S holy word the BIBLE is causing this?!? Mormons are heretics yes but for the most part Sola Scriptura is solid. Honestly think about your words

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Liberal church

[@shscjs3]

In her statement she takes NO RESPONSIBILITY for her actions, and acts like she was oblivious to what she was doing to her children. 15yrs is NOT ENOUGH

[@GomersPile01]

All fee mails are exactly the same.

[@dianabrennan8856]

15 years max per count (there’s 4) they don’t know how long they’ll be in jail for. In the state of Utah it’s up to the parole board when they get out. Max 60 year sentence

[@KingJohnster]

she should be put in bad wing of prison as the inmates have their own way of carrying out justice depending on the crimes even criminals have the correct justice system if the crime is against children.

[@SD-mi2vc]

They are women thats what they do

[@SD-mi2vc]

​@KingJohnster female prison doesnt work like that

[@adamhopkins4571]

She's not crying cause she's sorry, she's crying because she got caught.

[@Dylansvsp]

FR

[@lizlavoie2630]

Why is the father NOT being investigated as well? That seems so strange! If they lived in the same household and he witnessed the abuse in person as well as online (KZbin), isn't he also accountable for the mistreatment of their children?

[@flacopwa2976]

Agreed he’s just as guilty

[@brookelevy7145]

This is exactly what I’m saying!! No way he lived in that house and didn’t see what was going on!!

[@pratik1481]

From my understanding the 2nd lady manipulated the couple into getting separated for the "good of the children" and at some point after he moved out, the 2 ladies wouldn't let him see the kids anymore.

[@koryplummer697]

They were separated he didn't know about the new extremes she was going to. It's also note worthy to mention. Her statement was about remorse, and she even states she does not want her sentence reduced. I think her apologizing to her husband first is part of her understanding of Christianity in which no others, other than God, are to be placed before the marriage.

[@chamqual6480]

He wasn't living in the home. He was giving her space, trying to work out the marriage, that was her conditions on working it out. He had no idea.

[@tiffbecks1190]

Nothing is more sickening than children being abused by the people who they should be able to trust and rely on.

[@jeffhall768]

There was a government run ad campaign during the Holodomor that said "don't eat your children" because people were being starved so bad that many were eating their children, thinking they could have more later if they survived. That's the most sickening thing I've ever heard of.

[@da3musceteers]

Or their peers

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Institutional

[@da3musceteers]

@@badlaamaurukehu yup

[@kateilers2510]

I just had a baby girl, and NEVER in a million years would think of BINDING my child with handcuffs and duck tape, and starving her. How does one hurt their own babies

[@leeninini]

It breaks my heart to wonder what went through those children's minds

[@shelbyk7675]

As a mom of 2 myself I can't imagine either.... So so sick and demented

[@violetnorwen8491]

I'm not even a mother yet (I just turned 18 and don't have a significant other yet) and I cant even imagine what other thoughts from the pits of Hell have ran through that woman's head! Abusing children at all, let alone your own kids, is DOWN RIGHT *BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP*ED UP!!!!

[@BloodSweatandFears]

Exactly! I have a 14 month old daughter and I cannot fathom how she could do that. People that hurt their own kids have to have some key problem in their brain or something. It just goes against every single instinct a woman has.

[@strawberryme08]

Because distortion 😅pride and greed and influence of a psychopath doesn’t help and losing moral Compass

[@lisapop5219]

The husband was there for all of the crap that she did until the last year. He gets no smoke & I don't understand why.

[@jose6566]

She controlled that man the same way she did her kids. He's a spineless man, but he should also be held accountable

[@albuquerquehotspot7835]

You really think in today’s day and age if the man was involved at all with the abuse they wouldn’t have found out and charged him? REALLLY? You don’t think she took them hours away for no reason? 😂 sounds to me like women refusing to take accountability again. We know damn well if there was evidence he’d be there too

[@baylee_baby_]

Uh no. No one controls a grown ass adult.

[@stevegonzales527]

All I hear is “waaa why are the women the only ones charged”

[@aaronmays4355]

Men's voices are always silenced by everyone in situations like these.

[@MikeGameOver]

Don’t forget Franke accused her oldest son of SA against his siblings but also the young neighborhood kids. She threw him under the bus for her own possible gains.

[@TheSaltySunflower]

I hope her actions after the arrest will be factored into her sentence.

[@sapodilla25]

I'm pretty sure it was the youngest son she accused - the one who outed her abuse. She said he often makes up stuff, lies, harasses the neighbourhood kids in a sexual manner, etc. There was no evidence of the latter but the state had to separate him from his siblings.

[@memepatriots]

What’s sa?

[@MikeGameOver]

@@memepatriots sexual assault

[@loveescape9848]

The way her voice goes from crying when speaking about her children to serious when she speaks to the judge is creepy. Even creepier that she still isn't apologising for the abuse she delivered but mockingly apologises for listening to the 'therapist' and causing them harm 'unknowingly'. I think she's the one that is possessed by pure evil.

[@natewagstaff2516]

As a Mormon I have to say bringing up religion in court to try to convince people you’re repentant is really really messed up.

[@starshipquail8398]

Agreed.

[@edenreynolds6190]

LDS here too. It's disgusting. Matthew 18:6: "But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea."

[@Brookiecookiesmacarons]

For reals. They bring such a bad taste to our church. Lori vallow and now them?? 🤢🤢

[@KidFromQueens]

Thought LDS was the appropriate name now…?

[@kaimuira9912]

How come you can use the internet?

[@Lindsay_Lexus]

I used to watch family channels, but I now think it’s crazy that people would put their kids on the internet now. I’ve stopped sharing my kids in my videos as well. They deserve better than that ♥️ so glad it’s becoming less and less common now!

[@carloslara7989]

Agreeed!

[@SimplyStacyL]

I’m in the same boat - I’m so glad many of us are seeing the reality of what they’re doing.

[@Lindsay_Lexus]

⁠@@asimhussain8716I agree, I used to actually watch Two of Ruby’s sisters’ family channels. I can’t believe they are still showing their kids on their channels after all of this…

[@lindabyn77]

I don’t subscribe to anyone who puts their minor children in their content.

[@legoshirocha]

I only watch Vagaboom and Cocinando Corea. These are good authentic wholesome family channels. Vagaboom is a travel channel and they blur their daughter’s face. Cocinando Corea is a channel about a Korean Mexican woman that cooks both Mexican and Korean food mainly but she also travels and blogs and although her kids aren’t blurred they are not always featured but you can feel the kindness of this family.

[@abeclark524]

If you watch the video of the 911 call and listen for long enough, you can hear the neighbor man just about break down into tears over the state of the young boy who showed up at his door.

[@AriannaArdent-rs1di]

I remember the 911 call too and that struck me as well

[@4RILDIGITAL]

It is distressing to imagine the level of torment these children experienced. I genuinely hope they receive the professional counseling and support they need to overcome such a traumatic period of their lives.

[@vampirequeen11]

No. I audibly gasped when she was like “you’re still my little chicks ur part of me 🥺” in court. She doesn’t get to say that have abusing them mentally and physically for *years.* She is a despicable human being (I won’t even refer to her as a mother, because *this* is not a mother) and I hope she gets the 60 years of jail time. My heart goes out to her kids

[@meganbaird0609]

I agree! That was one of the most stomach turning apology I have ever heard. If she GENUINELY felt the weight of the damage she has done she wouldn't be able to stand up straight!

[@vampirequeen11]

@@meganbaird0609 yeah!

[@militarygradeblanket]

She had a social media presence where people told her for years she was overboard. She can't have a change of heart in a few months.

[@jocypare6019]

That’s right

[@seashellgarden2227]

CPS services were also called numerious times, as well as their eldest daughter acting out against them. I guess things suddenly hit different when there's actual reprimands...

[@candyqueencandyqueen2689]

I'm sure that prison sentence is helping with that "change" of heart.

[@kristraub7788]

The children would have died soon if Russell had not escaped & gotten help. The report called the childrens' injuries " life threatening!" No 60 years! In Utah, a person can't serve more than 30 years on a second degree felony.

[@dollbabe2]

But there were 4 counts.

[@ivantheteribul]

She's not in on one; she's in on four.

[@russell2910]

Your welcome

[@bleukettu4521]

​@@russell2910you're...

[@russell2910]

@@bleukettu4521 you arent

[@eli-bt4he]

What exactly is the reason that the father still has the children and isn't facing charges? He should be facing the exact same charges that the mother is. He apparently just allowed it to happened, and utterly failed in his role as a father. A father that just sits back and lets something like that happen to his children is just as guilty of the crime as the person who did it, imo.

[@bunille]

Was he being abused? It's very, very difficult to get help when you're in a genuinely abusive scenario, it's not easy one bit.

[@HurleyIsAStoner420]

@@bunillefor years he was in the videos doing the same punishments. I saw these videos a looooong time ago and was telling my bf how tf do these ppl think this is okay to post, NOW they finally get in trouble ? Smh CPS was called many times and did nothing

[@bunille]

@@HurleyIsAStoner420 Define "punishment"? If the handcuffs and such were caught on tape, then I understand. But if you mean yelling at the kid for throwing things around, that's an emotional reaction and not the best, but it's not abusive.

[@janellewise6863]

I heard she left the husband and moved close to Hildebrant so its possible he was unaware, or unable to really get them away from her

[@abigailhills19565]

often the other parent can be manipulative and downplay things making it seem like it's the child's fault, trust me it's crazy

[@cobra7282]

Gotta be honest, the clip about not giving her kids breakfast until their chores are done was a huge red flag to me. If she is willing to admit that she withholds food from her kids to millions what isn’t she willing to admit.

[@aliciasyme8953]

Every farm kid laughs at the idea that chores done before breakfast is abuse. It’s a fact of life. This lady was a disgusting abusive doesn’t deserve to have kids sort of monster but kids doing chores before breakfast ain’t the reason.

[@ngnmech]

Kind of a non starter for me. I think it could sound abusive if taken out of context. Telling her kids they can't have breakfast until their chores are done, could just of easily been said as telling the kids to do their chores while she made breakfast, So instead of the kids getting breakfast at 8 AM they now have to wait until 8:15. So delaying breakfast would be considered abuse in some people's eyes.

[@shatteredcore]

@@ngnmech Euhm, in a normal caring family, you'd expect the children to not have 'before breakfast chores' but that they could just wake up, eat breakfast, watch some cartoons or play... And that IF they had chores, those would be during the day or more towards the evening... Already starting with chores and threats from the moment these kids open their eyes in the morning IS MEANT TO BE A PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTACK to uproot the rest of their day, to mess up their emotional state for the remainder of the day from the very first moment they open their eyes... This was systematic and planned abuse to try and break the spirit of the kids untill they were sad and depressed and unable to resist the abuse in any way

[@ngnmech]

@@shatteredcore In a lot of normal caring families the kids being able to get up eat breakfast, and watch cartoon, or play is not even a luxury. Some kids have serious morning and evening responsibilities that has to be done before and after school. And we are not talking about taking out tje trash or making their beds More along the line of making sure the dogs, cats, cows, chickens, horses, etc have food and water.

[@bunille]

I get what you're saying but that sounds... reasonable? Almost everyone has something of that along the line: "no pudding until you finish your dinner", "no dinner until you tidy up", etc. What IS abusive is intentionally not giving them a meal (pudding is a luxury that we don't NEED, but we do need dinner). So if you intentionally give them no dinner every day they don't do that, it would be abusive. But setting boundaries and telling them to prioritise things like washing their face, packing their bag, etc. before a meal isn't abusive.

[@rodneymartin6154]

My wife used to work with Jodi Hildebrandt at a drug rehab center 20+ years ago. She was manipulative and a man-hater then, and it only got worse. She was censured by the State of Utah's Professional Licensing board a few years ago due to her antics and apparently doubled-down to where she is today. She 100% hitched her wagon to Ruby Franke to try and get internet famous. Well she got her wish, just not in the way she hoped.

[@elliemaynard6899]

A condition of her parole/release should be that she never has access to a social media platform ever again.

[@kcarter0265]

Or children

[@kierancaldwell3442]

​@@kcarter0265agreed. Keep her away from all children

[@hiimzeke14]

No child deserves to have a mother as evil as this woman! Horrifying

[@muchachonextdoor5608]

Brett, the date range is relevant in this case because the in the time specified the average temperature in the part of Utah where the abuse took place is 98 June, 102 July, 100 August. That child's life was in danger just from the heat he was repeatedly exposed to. His mother is a psociopath.

[@lizziemoore8228]

It’s actually always much worse than the averages say. As a kid in that part of Utah we would literally move the tar on the road and our feet would get burned through soccer cleats. Often gets up to 120 in July and August. Very commonly is at least 110.

[@cobra7282]

I think she was more so questioning why she was able to list the exact first and last day of the punishment.

[@isa-r3j]

Someone please explain to me how the father isn’t in prison? Seriously. Why is he allowed to stand there in the court next to them? Are we supposed to believe he didn’t notice his child doing that manual labor, being tied up in the house, etc etc etc?

[@nathanfreeman8250]

He was kicked out and lived 2 hours away from what I understand

[@Too_cool_for_school8957]

He didn’t live in the house when Ruby and Jodi abused the kid. Ruby and Kevin were divorced at that point

[@chamqual6480]

​@@Too_cool_for_school8957they were separated. They weren't divorced. He was still trying to work out the marriage.

[@JjJjJ200]

Because the mother was the one who did the abuse? Seriously and you accuse MRAs of living in the 1800s...you know when a man was responsible for a woman's violent actions and went to prison on her behalf? We don't have that anymore. Now we just excuse her behavior by saying 'she was abused as a child' meh and arrest no one. Get with the times.

[@isa-r3j]

@@JjJjJ200 No, actually. The reason why the father wasn't also arrested, was because he wasn't living with them at the time. Frankly, I still find it extremely dubious that he had 'no idea' what was going on, he must not have been paying any attention to his kids or their lives at all. But that's the ACTUAL reason why he wasn't arrested, and the answer to my question. Not your MRA BS, trying to pretend that an adult man wouldn't notice something like his son chained up in his house and therefore has no responsibility. And finally, what case do you think you're commenting on? "Now we just excuse her behaviour blah blah..." seriously? You've zero idea what you're even commenting on?

[@user-el2vy7ki5w]

Hi Brett. You should do a video about the father. The Franke family lived in my city, so I grew up with them and went to school with the oldest son. The father couldn't have done something because Ruby had "grounded" the father because he kept trying to free them, give them food and water, and actually help them. Ruby had kicked him out of the house for months and never let him see the kids. She even threatened to get a divorce, take full custody of the kids, and never let them see him ever again. In fact, shortly after the KZbin channel was deleted, I'm pretty sure he was the one that filed for divorce. It would be really interesting to hear your thoughts and it would make for a great video!

[@jennprescott2757]

Mmmm, not sure. He would have sufficient recourse, being Mormon he'd be the authority in the home. I don't think there's any excuse for allowing that to happen to his kids. I'm not mormon, but if I was treating my kids like that my husband would put his foot down and would never allow any of that to happen. No excuses for him not doing something.

[@s.a.6082]

You’ve got your facts wrong. Kevin didn’t file for divorce until after Ruby was arrested.

[@tati.l.]

I've read they'll each serve 30 years max because theirs are second degree felonies. After the first 4 years - the minimum amount of time to be served per the terms of their plea agreement - it'll be up to a board of parole to determine how much more time, if any, they'll serve. The fact they don't have priors could help them. And I've also read the prosecutor of the case is ok with Franke only serving 4 years because she, apparently, showed "true remorse" - if true, WTF?? The fact she's blaming the abuse on Hilderbrandt when there's *documented evidence* of her being abusive towards her children long before she even met the woman tells me she deserves no leniency. She's using Hilderbrandt as a scapegoat when they're two abusers who enabled each other, and both should serve the maximum possible amount.

[@jeffhabib6673]

Reminds me of Comey when he gave Hillary a pass. Ya know, she didn’t know what she was doing was wrong and she was sorry. So it was all good.

[@b.calvinsaul1909]

Franke has displayed no true remorse. Women like this use tears as a shield, and weak-minded people fall for it.

[@Ausgar-yc1yl]

The maximum they can serve is 30 years

[@ZachaRicO]

I saw this story on Twitter today and immediately thought, "Oh, Brett's gonna have a field day with this one." Horrifying stuff...and the women aren't even taking responsibility!?

[@salemthorup9536]

Ruby Franke is taking responsibility. She knows she screwed up in a way she can't ever fix. What else could she possibly do at this point?

[@leimedowntonight]

Rot in jail. That's what she should do. She TORTURED those children. Are you serious?????@@salemthorup9536

[@ZachaRicO]

@@salemthorup9536 She claimed that the other woman twisted her mind and intentions. The last thing you want to say when people are holding you accountable for your crimes is "she turned me into this."

[@SD-mi2vc]

Women never take responsibility. Thats what they do

[@obsidian_sharp]

​@@salemthorup9536 Responsibility wasn't taken it was just misplaced or even dispersed. If thats taking responsibility- society is to blame for any traits or ideologies I adopt/choices I make too. They use improving something (in this case self improvement) as an excuse 4 evil like how Hitler wanted to better Germany or when colonist want to "better" natives. She took no credit for her handiwork, but if you think thats what it looks like maybe you've gotta work on that too 🤏 no offense.

[@angelah9745]

Typical criminal behavior. Not sorry that they did it, just sorry they got caught.

[@karemaur]

I’m happy you mentioned the father’s complicity. Why are there no charges against him? He didn’t protect his children. He doesn’t deserve them.

[@fredfredburger5150]

You know the justice system and law enforcement favours women in any dispute (Deluth model). The father was powerless.

[@hellobaby5112]

@@fredfredburger5150no father is powerless ….it is your obligation to ensure your child’s safety….there no court that would have made him move two hours away and there’s no way he didn’t notice the abuse the entire time it led up to this.

[@JjJjJ200]

​@@hellobaby5112 you are obligated to keep your kids safe, yes, but that doesn't mean you go to jail for failing too. We wasn't even living with her and the kids. How could he protect them? If he stayed - she could lie that he was abusive and she kicked him out but he won't leave and get him arrested. Abusive women use the system for the abuse most of the time.

[@hellobaby5112]

@@JjJjJ200no there’s no way. He wasn’t even kicked out this entire time. You should probably actually look into it. You can’t say you didn’t notice abuse into your own home even if you don’t directly see her tieing her children up abuse will show its colors even just in how pll act after. Plus she was starving them.

[@NoBodyKnows514]

Where was the father of these kids?! How did he let this go on, in his home? He should be trialed for negligence.

[@allendunwoody3505]

They were separated and he was not allowed to see the children... For obvious reasons.

[@sapodilla25]

He was with her all those years watching what she was doing to those kids. They even had marriage counselling from Hildebrandt once. So he may not have directly abused them but he was complicit all the while.

[@Jessibestie-tb9kw]

Every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child

[@KosisochukwuOnianwa-kd3qw]

Ok what kind of sicko handcuffs their Child 😰😨

[@EpoRose1]

There was a couple locally, recently arrested for keeping their 6-year-old daughter naked in a dog cage. Yesterday at their hearing, it came out they “hog-tied” her with zip ties. 😢

[@kellymae2421]

😢

[@GomersPile01]

All fee mails are exactly the same.

[@NateHardman]

Wwweeeellllll I have a few times, technically. They were pastic and we were playing cops and robbers. And I did use the opportunity to make clear if they ever stole anything for real, for real cuffs don't just come off when you pull on them.

[@kellymae2421]

@@GomersPile01 No

[@harukaaizawa8148]

This mom should never be outside prison.

[@cookiedoe6068]

Her lawyer 100% told her to cry on the stand. I hope she rots in prison for the rest of her miserable life.

[@z73622]

Franke is worse in my eyes - she abused her kids before she knew Jody, and now that she’s been caught she tries to use emotions to manipulate her public image to get sympathy. At least Hildebrandt doesn’t try as much to mask her true self. But both are terrible women.

[@cherylporter6086]

I’m impressed by the boys ability to escape and find help. I pray that family heals and that there will be a good adult to step forward and be the loving parent those children never had.

[@MartyBright-b3x]

Never put your family on the internet or social media.

[@giraffezebra2698]

How did child abuse get to stay on the platform for years? Meanwhile anyone who questions whether or not to give kids experimental liquids in little pointy plunger things is removed. Make it make sense.

[@nightwishlady]

KZbin is a strange place where an youtube with clear audience of adults in their 20's and 30's can be penalised for cursing or for showing a "too graphic " horror movie scene in a channel about horror movies again, aimed at adults, but child abuse, soft core p-orn in cartoon form and so on get a pass and youtube seems blind to it ... I hate it here

[@marmyeater]

She is evil, so are the people in charge of YT. It's as simple as that.

[@jaydbakes]

Because KZbin makes a ton of revenue from pill companies like Pfizer. So any anti vac talk gets tossed out. It's an evil world controlled by evil people and it all revolves around money.

[@elderliddle2733]

I’m autistic and know better than to abuse children. I have kids of my own. Seeing this evil woman abuse her children boils my blood. Personally, I believe children are a sacred responsibility. Raising good children into better adults is frankly better than any career achievement, fame, or fortune.

[@haydenhazen815]

This is a very disturbing and heartbreaking story. This mother is pure evil. What kind of a person does this to THEIR OWN CHILD?! This is 100% demonic and satanic. This is straight out of the devil. Period.

[@sapodilla25]

She was heavily brainwashed to think kids were the real problem, evil little devils running around purposefully trying to undercut her life. Why go and have 6 kids if you're going to hate all of them.

[@1tzyb1tzel]

Husband should've been arrested. What a weakling for allowing this.

[@SD-mi2vc]

He.couldnt do anything. Blame modern society

[@MixedGenreGirls]

​@@SD-mi2vcBS cop-out

[@katiemcsweeney4248]

Did he live in the family home?

[@kristyharris6314]

No they were separated and he wasn't living with the kids.

[@mahnamahna3252]

He does share responsibility And anyone who tries to argue that he couldn't fight custody and at least insist on supervised visitation only for the mother is full of...misconceptions. He most definitely could have.

[@josephcuison5412]

Can't believe any sane mother would do those things that she did to her children. I think she needs to be locked up in a mental institution, not prison

[@GomersPile01]

All fee mails are exactly the same.

[@ReineDeLaSeine14]

She’s no mother. Mental hospital is are for sick people, not evil ones

[@jessyG4311]

Yikes. What a broad statement. No, I can assure you I’d never abuse my children..

[@cobra7282]

She is not insane, she is a narcissist who just doesn’t really care about other people.

[@Yellow-Rose]

No hiding behind pleas of insanity. She should be punished and held accountable.

[@mamaya311]

I’m not saying the two women aren’t 100% responsible for all this…. but where was the father?!! He must’ve seen what she was doing to the kids to some extent

[@THEEGOBLINNE]

Asking myself this same question the whole video.

[@MixedGenreGirls]

He did, but ran away to another state, leaving them in her hands, he was a part of it then he abandoned them because she wanted a separation, he just bailed on them. Total L as a father

[@bunille]

@@MixedGenreGirls You just said "he was forced to leave and not see his kids or her" but with really weird wording.

[@amelinnorthwind]

@@bunilleDid she have full custody of the kids? Its possible the mother could have threatened him

[@JjJjJ200]

​@@MixedGenreGirls honey, it is called 'custodial interference'. He is literally not allowed to take the kids with him even on the grounds of an abusive mother. If she kicked him out, he has to leave or she can call the cops and claim 'abuse'. You have no idea how the system works. It is all centered around 'men abuse to control women and women only use violence to defend themselves'. Men have no rights here innocent or not. You honestly think MRAs exist just to hate on women? We go too far to protect women that we put children and men in danger instead of taking everything case by case because even if you think female abuse is rare (which it actually isn't - they have parity) it could be the one case where children are dead. We care more about protecting women than children.

[@belindacoba5158]

Secrectly drank water ? They were denied the most basic thing!

[@nathanfreeman8250]

In Utah for goodnes sakes!

[@tecumsehcristero]

A tragedy is a sudden and unavoidable infliction of harm mainly death. This woman calling her own actions “a tragedy” is blood boiling. She absolutely could have stopped. She’s not even the mother. She had no responsibility to those children except reporting abuse to the police and she did the opposite of that by encouraging it and joining in on the torture of children.

[@bria1648]

As someone who had a mom who struggled with her mental health and took it out on me and my siblings this makes me so mad. My mom was never abusive to that degree, but all of my siblings agree that we are terrified of her. She's apologized, and seems to genuinely regret her actions but that will forever affect our relationship. So for a mother who caused her children physical harm intentionally to try to repair or even try to apologize is disgusting, I hope she gets the maximum sentence that it takes for her to realize how horrible her actions were

[@its_me_the_redhead]

Same. My mom had some serious mental health issues that were taken out on me and my siblings, thankfully never to this degree and not physical abuse. She has healed a lot and is an entirely different - and better - person now and has apologized. I grew up in a culty extremely conservative (like way over the top) portion of homeschooling, and I knew other families in that world that over the years stories of worse abuse have come out about... I didn't have proof as a kid of what went on but knew something was off. Anyways, this whole world of uber conservative homeschooling (not a problem with homeschooling generally - I also knew homeschooling families that were amazing so I know it can be a good thing), trad wives (not traditional gender roles, just the internet trad wife culture), and some preachers and speakers who are popular in conservative/homeschooling circles set off alarm bells in my head due to my experiences. This story makes me furious, and the sad thing is that this isn't an isolated thing.

[@MirandaSinistra]

I don't believe Ruby when she says she's sorry, I think she enjoyed what she did to her children. She was always smiling while detailing her abuse. I think she might be a sadist.

[@BigSmalley]

A narcissistic person will never feel bad about what they've done. They have cognitive empathy. Meaning they understand the concept of emotions and how people feel emotionally. But they have no empathy for you.

[@meleebrawler6462]

Stories like these are why I get so cautious around mommy vloggers online.

[@slenderslayer8203]

The definition of sorry you got caught. She's clearly just trying to do all that she can to get the shortest sentence possible.

[@ladycrystalr-u.s.a]

I grew up in the system, more people than you would have thought abuse their children. But I've also seen children who were truly evil. This is a very nuanced topic.

[@EwanCumia]

Be suspicious of anybody that puts his/her family on social media.

[@jacobembry6709]

Please, everyone pray for those kids.

[@hades217]

Situations like this fill me with a righteous anger. More so the sociopathic manipulation.

[@STEVE_0906]

This is just how a manipulated and evil person is, how horrible of a person do you have to be to do that to your own children.

[@aarontrinkle1225]

Question here: Where was dad during this abuse was happening. He should not be able to walk away Scott free.

[@lolAnnMarie182]

I think he was living 2 hours away. The whole thing is weird.

[@MixedGenreGirls]

He ran and left those poor kids knowing what she was doing. Definitely lock him up

[@nightwishlady]

He was negligent , he went along with the mums questionable parenting style for a while and when it got to a point that he himself probably thought it was too much, he simply ran away like a coward ...

[@dupplinmuir113]

​@@MixedGenreGirls Even though women are responsible for the huge majority of child abuse - and child murder for that matter - they've falsely demonised men and pushed for corrupt laws that target fathers, but when female brutality is exposed it's suddenly "Waaah, what about the man?".

[@aliciasyme8953]

Not defending the guy but Franke kicked him out and told him to stay away as she said him being around was triggering the breakdown of their marriage and if he wanted to have hope of saving his marriage, which he did want to save, then he was required by Franke to give her all the space. This was Hildabrandts idea. So he stayed away during this most horrific time in his kids’ lives. Again no defense by me. It’s all so very very disgusting. He shouldn’t have bowed out so easily. I’ve watched a lot of videos on this story and wanted to shed some light on the actual events.

[@BloPsy_Actual]

That woman is pure E V I L! I hope in a maximum sentence for her. I hope your justice system will not fail you this time!

[@Suzuki_Hiakura]

Saying the kids were abused downplays the crime in my opinion; this is torture, plain and simple, and no one will be able to change my mind on that.

[@dragineeztoo61]

If she's married and the husband was living in the house, he should be on trial too. I'm curious how he escaped justice. But... not all that curious.

[@nathanfreeman8250]

He wasn't in the house he got booted before it got to the worst point but he still knew about some of the slightly more minor abuse

[@jonnymac34]

I was abused by my mother and although it never got physical(apart from me needing to protect my dad from her), I still struggle with what she said and did almost 7 years later. I was 20 at the point the abuse started. She and my dad got into an argument. They argued for probably 20 minutes. Once the argument stopped, my dad came into my room to tell me what had happened. She came in swinging at him. I got in between them, but she continued to try and get past me. When she realized she couldn’t get past me, she screamed,”I’m gonna fucking kill you!” at my dad. As I said, I had to hold her back from hitting him. She ended up getting arrested for the threat and taken to jail. We were told she’d spend the night in jail. Before she walked out in cuffs, she claimed she was very upset with me for not letting her assault my dad. Somehow, due to jail error, she got out only a few hours later. She called her mom(my grandmother) and they showed up at the house, demanding the pistol that we had in the house. Dad, in an attempt to avoid a physical altercation, tried to lock himself in his bedroom. She lodged her arm in the door so he couldn’t close it and later claimed that he purposely slammed the door on her arm. She was arrested again and this time properly booked to spend the night in jail. She later said that she was mad that I “took dad’s side” and said she never attempted to assault him. She also said she was done with me for not taking her side. I didn’t talk to her for a bit after this and didn’t hear from her for a couple weeks. The next time we talked, she denied threatening my dad and saying she was done with me. I haven’t spoken to her in almost 7 years and I am much better off.

[@dj_alvarez]

The worst part is, this family lived about 10 minutes from where my family lives! I’m a member of the “Mormon church”, yet get so pissed off how so many people have the idea that the church is a cult and all the other shit I have to hear because of women like Ruby Frankie! My heart goes to the kids and the extended family that have to deal with the aftermath of this tragic event!

[@Mindmymind-OG]

Her husband, her friends, her family, and her followers have no backbone if they did not stand up against this.

[@kianaorr9214]

Doesn't she mention in the first half of the story that several people reported Frankie to CPS?

[@paulinechollet4920]

What ? I thought the dad had been arrested too ? The most disgusting is that he's getting away with it. 🤢🤮

[@colleenlam4505]

It’s super heartbreaking for me because I’ve watched multiple videos of this family. I remember a couple years ago there was a petition to have CPS look at this family and they never did even with the 50,000 signatures… 💔

[@ButterflyProdz]

Where was the father while she did all of this. How could he have been so oblivious to not notice anything over so many years. He failed those kids too.

[@nunocarneiro464]

What i want to know is why isn't the "father" also in jail Every channel with or from kids should be immediately deleted no matter where they are in the world

[@LolaTea-38]

They need to give them both life in prison without parole!

[@LaPetra7429]

I'm glad someone finally mentioned how the husband is complicit in this like there is no logical way he knew nothing about what was going on

[@bunille]

More people should be talking about that "therapist". She not only destroyed that family so severely, she's destroyed others as well.

[@fester2306]

All kids deserve parents. Not all parents deserve their kids.

[@xXsEoUlMaNXx]

Sometimes an ad just shouldn't be done.

[@IntrinsicNRJ]

The self aggrandizing courtroom monologue gave me sincere flashbacks to Amber and Depp. Pray these kids receive love, care, guidance, normalcy, and are able to adapt to healthful relationships with caregivers and mentors and then flourish into adulthood.

[@gotyourtags30]

Her lawyer be like: Good news we got your payment. Bad news they gave you life sayonara 👋

[@johnwinters2815]

If that lawyer had an honest bone in their body, no matter how small, they'd have done only the absolute minimum amount of work they could ethically and legally get away with doing.

[@jedson1637]

What is sad is I lived through something very very similar to this story, however I was adopted from a very poor family into a very rich family and no one would believe me that these horrible things were happening to me. I ran away once and over again and told my teachers at school. But they would all just go to my parents and ask them if this was going on and they would of course say I was lying and everybody believed them because they were rich. To this day I have been emotionally damaged form this.

[@nathanfreeman8250]

I'm sorry for you man and the only advice I can give is seek your heavenly father he loves you and can fill that emptiness

[@alexia6678]

I remember one of brett’s video saying it is selfish to not have children, like, seriously? People like this mother are selfish to have children! Not everyone should be a parent if they are not capable!

[@mesamom62]

I'm sure Brett would make an exception for sociopaths.

[@kcarter0265]

Yes it 100% can be a very selfish decision. I don’t really care if people do either way, but it is better for good people with good values to have children and continue to grow good communities. This monster comes no where close to good. But alas, humans have free will and we can’t dictate if bad people have kids or not.

[@jowiens32]

It’s worth considering her husband was also abused. Unless you’ve experienced what it’s like to live with someone like this you can’t imagine what happens to your brain.

[@adrianaacosta7293]

Nah bs once your significant other is abusing your kids your kids are the priority. Making excuses is enabling this kind of shit. I have no sympathy for parents that let their kids be abused.

[@amelinnorthwind]

@@adrianaacosta7293Well hes a man right? Shes a woman she got custody after a divorce?

[@tracyeilers678]

What’s just as disturbing is that all of Ruby’s siblings are family vloggers too and apparently according to Ruby they have forgiven her and have accepted her back with open arms. Never has it seemed that anyone’s main concern, in that entire family, was ever the children.

[@sparklight0964]

Ruby is a liar I’ve seen her sisters say they want nothing to do with her

[@_roraa]

I’m surprised than any lawyer would want to defend her on this. This is sick and disgusting, and to your own child? Psychotic.

[@tyreethompson28]

There's no lawyer that would want to, but if she requests one then someone has to.

[@Lethal_Bite]

It's a guaranteed right under the 6th amendment that you get to have a lawyer. And a lawyer's job isn't always to argue innocence, but to argue for a fair punishment.

[@shadow6543]

$$$$$

[@Manicpool]

Shouldn't be surprised about this case. Yet everyone has the right to a fair and justified trial. Yet the system is broken anyway. Judges have given murders bail to be released without being monitored. Then some with in less than an hour has killed someone else.

[@GomersPile01]

All fee mails are exactly the same.

[@sweetesthoneybee]

Disgusting. Where was their father? Was he an accomplice? Did he keep quiet?

[@MixedGenreGirls]

Yes he was until they separated then he abandoned them knowing what she was doing. He is just as guilty

[@kaykru1196]

I almost spit out my tea when you mentioned the cayenne pepper. That's so horrifying

[@quattrocity9620]

Nothing like facing prison to "break someone free of someone else's influence".

[@ivanward7949]

Parenthood is a gift and a privilege that not enough people value. I’m a father of 3 and a survivor of child abuse at the hands of my mom. I look at my children and they fill me with such joy, every one of their accomplishments is their victory we celebrate so my babies can grow up strong and brave. These terrible women disgust me.

[@Sophia-ks9yu]

aaaaaand this is why we don’t let strangers on the internet tell us how we should raise our kids 😬😬😬😬

[@rosaspinosa85]

When you described what she did to that poor baby at the beginning i just started sobbing. This is even worse than i thought.

[@courtneylyons8700]

It’s so sad that so many people think that this has to do with the their faith. As a member of the same faith I have never seen or experienced such things. She does not represent our religion. She is an imperfect person who made awful choices very much against what we of the same faith actually believe. My faith brings me peace and joy and obviously she had strayed from what we actually believe and represent. Which is trying to follow the example of Jesus Christ to live with God again. Her behavior goes against all of that. One persons very bad actions does not reflect a whole religion and church

[@melatwrites]

I second this. This story is not indicative of what our faith teaches or how we are taught to raise children. There are fanatics in every group; religious, political, societal, etc. There is evil lurking in the midst of all types of people. It does not belong entirely to one group or belief system, but to the individuals who perpetuate it through their own narcissism, folly, selfishness, misery, hatred, greed, etc. This is a heartbreaking story, and my heart is shattered for the abuse these poor children suffered at the hands of someone who should have been their biggest protector, strength, and advocate, but instead chose to be the source and creator of their living nightmares.

[@nathanfreeman8250]

So she was Mormon or do you mean Christian?

[@shahiqyarbouti2635]

The really disturbing part is that there are people defending her and this horrible abusive behavior to this very day.

[@janedoe-hk5lt]

I just watched a reporter yesterday speaking of this case and how he felt like she should have e gotten probation. No, just no. I was appalled he would even see it as something that requires zero jail time. This woman belongs in prison, no doubt about it.

[@IphigeniaAtAulis]

Aristotle talked about how the most moral course of action lay in the mean between the extremes. Why is it so hard for us today to stay in that area. On the one hand, people say that disciplining children (or refusing to affirm them if they think they are a dog) is child abuse; which it isn't, it's parenting. On the other hand, how could anyone, especially a mother, think that starving her children and letting open wounds on them fester is not abuse?

[@Haleybug12314]

THIS!

[@jenfountain9804]

My heart is breaking for these kids

[@xyphrean3109]

I find it interesting that she has been charged, yet there's those that have done as bad, if not worse than her, whom have gotten away "scot-free" because they're of a "protected minority". Anyone who does anything criminal should be charged

[@DeborahMesser-dd4zl]

The anger coursing through the poor kids veins… I can’t imagine. I hope and pray that they have the strength to forgive.

[@Mom2my4blessings]

That’s absolutely atrocious! I’m a mom of 4 and I couldn’t imagine treating them that way. I’m thankful that none of them died from the abuse. Why wasn’t her husband also tried? He saw this going on and did nothing to stop it.

[@noelledupuis]

Also, why is her husband not being charged???

[@TanstA]

Cause he wasn’t involved? Dont you think the kids would’ve deluged that information if he was? Women isolate children from fathers all the time out of spite.

[@zugzug6773]

Jesus might forgive her but the government won't

[@francymarvel695]

What I don’t understand is how the niece and older kids just walked away from their little siblings?!!! I have younger siblings and I feel sick at the thought of leaving them if a parent behaved like this.

[@EllisiaWinter]

they need to be punished more than 60 years in prison. when she was crying in court I feel like she was only crying because she got caught.

[@Juleswright1527]

I suffered a similar situation to this. In the same state. My step mom at the time beat and threatened me. To this day even though it's proven her and my father who was complicit have not been charged. This needs to be talked about. My step mom was manipulative just like this. It breaks my heart that these children went through this. I understand and people like this don't deserve to be parents.

[@0red_m00n0]

"Ever child desvers a parent not every parent desvers a child." 😢

[@sweetaddiction5012]

“To safety” is a craaazy thing to say when you’re going to jail for abusing your child bro 💀

[@SandyBarth1]

Wow! I didn't catch that switch from crying to speaking right away! Thank you for bringing that up. She's a nut case!

[@alejandratorres9364]

Where was the father through all of this? It went on for soo long, why didn't he protect them from this demented evil woman?

[@leriahslife341]

That husband also needs to be arrested. There is no way he had no knowledge about it, cos needs to investigate him to