The Downfall of Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt
Killer Psyche
Audible | Treefort Media
4.6 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Ruby Franke’s popular YouTube channel, 8 Passengers, amassed millions of followers in just a few years. Viewers were drawn to vlogs about her life as a mother of six children. But her online facade fell apart when it was revealed that she, with the help of her counselor and business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, horrifically abused her children behind the camera. In today’s Headlines, Candice is joined by clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. John Matthias to discuss what influence Jodi had on Ruby, and how their partnership only intensified their nightmarish approach to parenting.
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| 1:17.0 | Ruby Frankie was a parenting influencer from Springville, Utah, whose YouTube Channel 8 passengers reached over 2.5 million subscribers. |
| 1:33.7 | However, Frankie's YouTube followers |
| 1:36.3 | became very worried about her parenting behavior, |
| 1:40.7 | feeling it bordered on abuse. |
| 1:43.0 | Frankie's therapist licensed clinical social worker Jody Hildebrandt |
| 1:48.0 | not only mentored Frankie on parenting, |
| 1:51.0 | but in 2022, |
| 1:52.8 | Frankie became a part of Hildebrandt's social media |
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