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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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3.2 stars from 1,625 ratings
Great source material, fine storytelling
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“I’m not into true crime but on a record, I gave this a listen. The story is incredible, and tragic; it engaged me to the point where I was watching hours of video about it. The podcast did a good job of exploring all the details, however, the transition from reporting on the vlog to the arrests...”Read full review »
lion rock heart via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/01/24
Slow start but still good
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“I wasn’t 100% sure within the first two episodes. I did feel it did have a slow start, and I had to fast forward through all the clips of Ruby and her YouTube videos. in the beginning, I could care less of what she did with her kids. It was a little boring. But halfway through is when my...”Read full review »
Jaibird&nikko via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/06/24
Drawn out
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“I agree with previous review
They could’ve gone deeper into the wacko religious aspect”
lovepodcastfun via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/03/24
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Published 07/25/24
Published 07/25/24
On March 22, 2024, a month after Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt were sentenced, the Washington County Attorney’s office released a treasure trove of never-before-seen documentation related to their cases, including phone calls from prison, body cam footage from the day of their arrests, Kevin...
Published 07/01/24
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