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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Is Kevin Franke a Victim or an Accomplice Of Ruby Franke, FBI Behavioral Expert Speaks

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Could Kevin Franke have stopped the nightmare unfolding under his own roof, or was he just another victim caught in Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt’s web of control? That’s the big question as we dig into the twisted dynamics of this case. Sure, he wasn’t the one tying up his children or starving them, but he also wasn’t stepping in when things spiraled into a full-blown horror show. Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins us to break down the psychology of willful blindness, groupthink, and how belief systems can be weaponized. Was Kevin truly unaware of what was happening, or was he just too deep in the cult-like mindset to act? And more importantly, should that excuse him from responsibility?

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This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski.

0:34.6

When it comes to accountability in crime, the law only focuses on the people who actively commit the worst acts.

0:42.2

But what about the ones who stood by and let it happen?

0:45.7

That is the big question surrounding Kevin Frankie.

0:48.4

He wasn't the one who tied up his children.

0:51.2

He wasn't the one who starved them.

0:53.0

But he was the father in the house,

0:55.5

the one who watched his wife Ruby spiral into extremist parenting, the one who didn't step in

1:03.1

when the red flags were practically smacking him in the face. So here's what we need to figure out.

1:09.9

Should Kevin Frankie be held legally responsible for

1:12.3

what happened to his kids? Or is he just another victim of Ruby Frankie and Jody Hildebrand's control?

1:18.5

Robin Drake, retired FBI special agent, joining us to discuss. I want to dive into, you know,

1:25.4

your skills here in behavioral analysis on this. You've dealt

1:30.0

with people who claim ignorance when crimes happen under their noses, cases like this. Where does

1:38.0

this line get drawn between willful blindness and, you know, criminal negligence.

1:45.2

I think in this case, you know, there is definitely an arc of her, you know, Ruby being in

1:50.9

control of the house.

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