The Rise & Fall of Ruby Franke

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🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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This podcast episode dives into the shocking story of the Franke family, known for their "8 Passengers" YouTube channel. Based on Shari Franke's memoir, we explore the family's seemingly normal beginnings, the pressures of becoming internet personalities, and the dark turn Ruby Franke's parenting took under the influence of Jodi Hildebrandt. We discuss the allegations of abuse and neglect, the resulting family estrangement, and the eventual arrests of Ruby and Jodi. This is a cautionary tale about the dark side of internet fame, unchecked authority, and the importance of speaking out against injustice.
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0:00.0	On true crime today, we're peeling back the curtain on one of the most shocking family implosions in a recent memory,
0:07.6	the rise and fall of Ruby Frankie, a woman behind the now infamous Eight Passengers YouTube channel.
0:13.5	But this isn't just about Ruby. Her daughter, Sherry Frankie, has come forward with revelations that will make you question everything you thought you knew
0:22.2	about this so-called picture-perfect family.
0:26.7	This is true crime today. Here now, Tony Bruske.
0:33.6	So, what is Sherry revealing in her book? We're about to break it down step by step.
0:40.8	We're going to start with the very first chapter of the book, setting the stage.
0:46.7	It's a look into this life that we really haven't seen yet. It's a look that goes beyond the speculation of what actually happened
0:59.3	versus what had been speculated on happening.
1:04.6	Terry's book is not just a memoir.
1:06.0	It's a testimony, a raw, unfiltered look into the family dynamics
1:10.1	that were carefully added out of every
1:12.7	vlog Ruby uploaded. You know, when you watch a family on YouTube, it's easy to believe that what
1:18.8	you're selling is laughs and the quirky moments and the picture perfect routines, but behind the
1:24.0	cameras, Surrey reveals it was a family under siege.
1:29.7	The book wasn't written to gain sympathy or to cash in on the family's downfall.
1:34.2	Sherry's goal, she says, is crystal clear.
1:36.7	She wants the truth out, no matter how ugly or uncomfortable that truth may be.
1:41.4	And let me tell you, it's both.
1:47.8	She lays bare the emotional chaos that began to consume their household long before the headlines screamed child abuse and arrest. Her story
1:54.5	begins by pulling back the shiny veneer that eight passengers presented to millions of viewers.
2:00.5	As the YouTube channel grew, so did
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