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RUBY FRANKE/JODI HILDEBRANDT: Legal Analysis of Sentencing

Hidden: A True Crime Podcast

Hidden True Crime

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🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Lauren Matthias speaks to defense attorney Natalie Whittingham Burrell to understand the sentencing of Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke that took place earlier that morning.

Stay tuned for additional coverage from Hidden True Crime in St George, Utah on the day the pair were sentenced for 4 counts of aggravated child abuse.

Justice is served in a Utah courtroom on February 20th, 2024 in the case of YouTuber mom Ruby Franke and her therapist Jodi Hildebrandt. Hidden Host Lauren Matthias reported live.

Stay tuned for additional episodes and a full report of the days events.

Host and psychologist Dr John Matthias will also soon weigh in on the statements.

August 30, 2023--a brave 12-year-old boy escapes a house of torture in Southern Utah --rescuing himself and his 10-year-old sister. A neighbor feeds the emaciated boy and calls 911. The children's mother YouTube Celebrity Ruby Franke, and Ruby's therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, are arrested and charged with 6 counts of aggravated child abuse.

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0:00.0

I'm actually in St. George Utah right now where the sentencing for Ruby Frankie and

0:05.0

Jody Hildebrandt happened and I am here with a friend with Natalie from

0:10.4

Natalie Lawyer check you can see her channel. It's tagged in the description of this video go check her out

0:16.7

She does great legal analysis. We love our law experts who give us their expertise because we certainly need it right now

0:23.6

Natalie now let me just tell you how this this live played out by the way I'm here in

0:27.2

St George Utah where the sentencing is taking place

0:30.5

Natalie and I have both been following this case from the beginning of Ruby Frankie,

0:35.2

youtuber mom and Jody Hildebrandt therapist and I came down to report on it. I was with

0:41.7

law and crime as was Natalie. So we were both on

0:43.8

law and crime just now. You can go watch law and crimes reports and follow them

0:48.4

today. They did a great job covering it and Natalie and I were both on there. So right when we concluded we

0:54.1

texted each other and said, hey, can we go live right now and discuss this because I

0:58.0

really needed a lawyer? I really needed to help breaking down what

1:01.6

happened today in court and of course share some of my

1:05.9

thoughts as well but what a big day Ruby Frankie and Jody Hildebrandt both

1:10.3

sentenced in my opinion I feel like justice was served because they couldn't have had a, you know, a bigger sentence, a longer sentence as far as I know.

1:18.8

Yeah, and I think I always look at Natalie, like correct me if I'm wrong, you know, I love your nods.

1:24.1

Thank you. I'm like, okay. You're absolutely right on that.

1:26.6

The expert says I'm right. And Ruby seemed to show some remorse. She gave a very long speech. It was almost like an

1:35.2

award show I felt thanking everyone there and that thanking those in the hospital,

1:41.0

the doctors, the police that arrested her, apologizing.

1:45.0

Jody Hildebrandt, not so much.

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