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Serialously with Annie Elise

96: 8 Passengers | Husband Files For Divorce From “Cult” Mommy Vlogger Ruby Franke After Child Abuse Arrests

Serialously with Annie Elise

Annie Elise & Audioboom Studios

Society & Culture, Daily News, Documentary, News, True Crime

4.710.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Did Kevin know about the abuse going on at the hands of Ruby and Jodi? Why did he listen to Jodi’s twisted advice in the first place? After all of the cruel and heinous details came out about the children, there were so many questions. Now that he has filed for divorce, the questions still remain. 

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Previous 8 Passengers Podcast Episodes:


8 Passengers | Ruby Franke: “Cult” Mommy Vlogger Exposed
Pod: https://pod.fo/e/1eccdc 
YouTube: https://youtu.be/l4BKYgMmp1U?si=vuQEjsr5LMQI7_DP 

8 Passengers Update: Ruby Franke's INSANE Claims in Court 
Pod: https://pod.fo/e/1f03c2   
YouTube: https://youtu.be/fyKPAWD7O3w?si=i6cha2NRzdTkZHoN 

Exposing the Dark Past of Jodi Hildebrandt & Ruby Franke of 8 Passengers
Pod: https://pod.fo/e/1f3de6  
YouTube: https://youtu.be/bsnyqwHb8qU?si=YATelICgb0KP8n5O

Shocking New Details & Bodycam Footage: YouTuber Ruby Franke of '8 Passengers'
Pod: https://pod.fo/e/1ff0a9
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhVsIllVu4E 

LDS & Cult Connections:
Pod:https://pod.fo/e/1f83f1 
YouTube: https://youtu.be/YK69HenVLQ8?si=9ze146G3KaOWsF2P 


Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey True Crime Besties, welcome back to an all new episode of Serialist Lee. Oh, Hello everybody we are back today with a bonus episode of serialously which honestly I didn't

0:32.4

really have any intention on continuing

0:34.8

doing a lot of these bonus episodes but I did want to keep the door open in case there was

0:38.9

like a breaking news update or a brand new case or something like that that I wanted to just jump on the

0:44.0

mic and share with you and that's exactly why I'm here today in your ears with

0:48.7

another update and with this bonus episode because Kevin Frankie filed for divorce on Wednesday.

0:55.2

Now as a recap if you have no idea who Kevin Frankie is he is the husband or now a strange

1:00.3

husband I should say of Ruby Frankie the one who people call eight

1:04.9

passengers she had the channel she has all these child abuse claims with her and her

1:09.0

cult leader partner Jody Hildebrandt it's a whole rabbit. I'll put the link in the show notes below to the deep dive coverage we've already done on this. But it's pretty

1:18.0

fucking horrific to say the least to this entire case is just shocked everybody out there whether you were a true crime

1:24.8

follower an eight passengers follower it's just a really really brutal and horrific case

1:30.6

where her children escaped the basement they were duct taped they had

1:34.0

gauze and cayenne pepper all these disgusting things but anyway Kevin Frankie had

1:39.4

been estranged from his wife Ruby and the children for quite some time. It appears it had been at the direction of the

1:45.4

cult leader Jody Hildebrandt's, you know, discretion. It was her choice. But a lot of people in the

1:50.8

arrest went down wondered how much involvement did Kevin really have.

1:55.3

Did he know what was going on and did he turn a blind eye?

1:58.6

Was he an innocent bystander on all of the Central?

2:01.6

He had no idea what his wife was up to with her, you know,

2:04.4

little culty person. So now we're finding out that he filed for divorce on Wednesday.

2:08.8

The petition is sealed, but both sides must not harass each other, commit domestic violence against each other,

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