Kevin Franke Still Loves Ruby Franke? Shocking Details from the New Documentary
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🗓️ 25 February 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
We’ll explore the timeline of events leading up to Ruby’s arrest, the extreme parenting methods she enforced, and the toxic mentorship of Jodi Hildebrandt, who many believe played a pivotal role in radicalizing Ruby. Kevin Franke’s decision to remain legally married long after the abuse was exposed raises questions—was he truly in the dark, or did he ignore the red flags for too long? With firsthand accounts, legal analysis, and public reactions, we examine the weight of his role in this tragic case.
As Kevin fights for custody of his children, sues Jodi Hildebrandt, and tries to rebuild his life, the internet remains divided. Is Kevin Franke a father who failed his kids, or a man manipulated into silence? Join us as we break down the case, separate fact from speculation, and uncover the real story behind the headlines.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a true crime in real time update from True Crime Today and the Hidden Killers podcast. |
| 0:06.6 | I still do love her, but I'm very angry. That's the quote that stopped everyone in their tracks. |
| 0:13.0 | Kevin Franca, the husband of convicted child abuser Ruby Franca, still loves the woman who starved, |
| 0:19.5 | tortured, and tied up their children. His words weren't taken |
| 0:23.1 | out of context. He wasn't manipulated into saying them. This wasn't some misguided plea for sympathy. |
| 0:30.1 | This was Kevin standing in front of a camera in the year 2024 openly admitting that after everything, |
| 0:36.0 | after the arrests, the trials, the gut-wrenching |
| 0:38.7 | testimonies of his own children, some part of him still loved her, and for a lot of people, |
| 0:42.9 | that wasn't just shocking. It was infuriating, because this wasn't a fleeting romance. This was |
| 0:49.0 | a 20-year marriage built on family, faith, and eventually a multim multi-million dollar YouTube empire that showcased their |
| 0:55.8 | perfect life. A marriage that, according to Kevin, had love, right up until the day his wife |
| 1:02.1 | was hauled away in handcuffs for crimes so appalling that even seasoned investigators called them |
| 1:07.1 | some of the worst cases of child abuse they'd ever seen. So why did Kevin stay? |
| 1:13.0 | Why did he remain legally married to Ruby after her arrest? And why, even now, with the whole |
| 1:19.0 | world knowing what she did, does he still struggle to sever that last emotional tie? To understand |
| 1:24.4 | Kevin Franca's continued attachment to his wife, we have to go back, to the |
| 1:29.3 | beginning of their marriage, to the rise of their family vlog, and ultimately to the years |
| 1:34.4 | leading up to Ruby's descent into extremist parenting. Because Kevin's story isn't just about |
| 1:39.9 | love, it's about denial, regret, and the devastating consequences of standing by the wrong |
| 1:46.3 | person for too long. Kevin met Ruby back in 2000. It was a whirlwind. He was drawn to her |
| 1:52.9 | immediately, her confidence, her charm, the way she seemed so sure of herself. Within months, |
| 1:58.9 | they were married. That's not unusual in their community. They were both |
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