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Law&Crime | Wondery
The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
Ruby Franke, a Utah mom turned YouTube “momfluencer” who amassed 2.6 million subscribers, was known for her strict disciplinarian parenting style. But authorities now say that her "tough love" was actually child abuse. Ruby Franke's son escaped from the Utah home of her self-help business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt. The boy was reportedly starved and tied up with duct tape along with his 10 year old sister. As law enforcement dug deeper, they uncovered injuries, torture, and emotional harm inflicted by both Franke and Hildebrandt. Law&Crime takes you behind the scenes, from Ruby...
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3.1 stars from 1,251 ratings
Heartbreaking
After only being able to find pieces of this story, this podcast put the heartbreaking parts together for me as I knew very little of this case. I had no issue paying 1/4 of what most people pay for a coffee to hear the rest of the investigation.
Gemma 1226 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/21/24
Good story, mediocre podcast
The Ruby Franke case is very interesting to learn about. The podcast isn't worth paying for though. It is very repetitive and feels like a waste of time. Once again, great idea for a podcast but executed poorly. It is clear that Wondery just wants more subscribers and doesn’t put enough...Read full review »
magnolia3🤍 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/19/24
Worth a listen
I signed up to the 7 day free trial to listen and then cancelled. I didn’t know anything about this case or family so I found it interesting.
ElSmurfo via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 04/17/24
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