UT - Parenting influencer, Ruby Franke, and blogger/podcast partner Jodi Hildebrandt, arrested for Child Abuse, Aug 2023

[tlcya]

not sure if this hearing which is to take place by zoom will be streamed or aired. Hope it will, I would like to get a look at the demeanor of the two charged.

 

[tlcya]

The neighbor (a man) becomes emotionally overwhelmed by the boys's condition while talking to the 911 operator and says "You know there's been problems at this neighbor's [Jodi's] house" and refers to the boy being "emaciated" and obviously having been "detained".

I am so very sad for these kids. I hope they are out of the hospital, getting the best psychiatric care, with familiar extended family who are surrounding them with love, nourishing food, and most importantly a sense of safety.

Very mixed feelings about the dad, who obviously did zip to protect them from Ruby in the past.

Children bond powerfully with the parents, though. Maybe best to have them living with emotionally healthy extended family and give the dad supervised visitation?

when the neighbor who called 911 gets audibly choked up and then says the child is covered in wounds my heart broke for him. That had to be so upsetting. Very glad he was home that day to answer the door when little R came knocking.

 

[scapa]

ConneXions, Jodi and Ruby's "advice" business had a podcast. I've only glanced at a few of the episode topics/descriptions so far, but these are clearly concerning.

For example (bolding by me; italics are my comments)...

Episode 242: (Ruby)
It is no surprise that children are growing up in a predatory society. Businesses, schools, governments and special interest groups are all finding ways to exploit and make profits off of our children. How do we, as the adults in their lives, keep them safe?

(Ruby was doing exactly that....exploiting her children for profit.)

Episode 241: (jodi)
Holding Onto Trauma Will Make You Sick.
The Truth about experiencing life is that most of us have experiences that are upsetting and even traumatizing. This is absolutely part of the human experience.
The Truth is we are not meant to stay there in those experiences. We are meant to move through the upset and the trauma.

(And these two women were perpetuation trauma on these children!)

Episode 236: (Ruby)
Keeping Kids Safe in a Predatory Society.
In this podcast, a mother asks how she can preserve a relationship with her adult children.
Preservation is an outcome of applied principles. For example, preserving meat requires application of salt, brine, time drying and/or freezing temperatures.
The idea of "preserving" a relationship also requires application of principles. Tune in and see how a mother is encouraged to "preserve" her relationships by sharing the Truth with her adult children who aren't so eager to hear it.

(Very ironic since Ruby has driven away her two eldest children.)

Found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, etc.


ETA: fixed typo

Yeesh. Another similarity to the Daybell / Vallow crew -- the use of podcasts to disseminate these "Truths" in order to justify one's actions and to recruit new adherents / paying customers.

Tho LVD clearly felt her children were more lucrative dead than alive, while RF needed hers to power the business. And she had limited time for that -- once they got out it they were going to talk, and as they grew up there would be more of them talking.

And how was she going to replace those experimental subjects that successfully fled the nest? Fostering? Maybe the move into Connexions was part of that repositioning?

 

[Inthedetails]

Yeesh. Another similarity to the Daybell / Vallow crew -- the use of podcasts to disseminate these "Truths" in order to justify one's actions and to recruit new adherents / paying customers.

Tho LVD clearly felt her children were more lucrative dead than alive, while RF needed hers to power the business. And she had limited time for that -- once they got out it they were going to talk, and as they grew up there would be more of them talking.

And how was she going to replace those experimental subjects that successfully fled the nest? Fostering?

She stopped her 8passengers vlog about a year ago, is that right? And instead she started the podcast with Jodi. I wonder if something specific made her stop with the family vlog - did the kids have visible injuries, for example?

I didn't follow 8passengers and only saw a few of the Jodi podcasts so I might be wondering something that has been explained, but for now I'm rather skeptical she stopped the vlog for any other reason than abuse was becoming too apparent???


jmo

 

[gitana1]

no mugshots but they are to make fist appearance at 1:30pm on Friday

Court recommends pre-trial release for '8 Passengers' YouTuber Ruby Franke

Darn. She’s only spending 7 days or so in jail.

 

[Irishknit]

Darn. She’s only spending 7 days or so in jail.

Hopefully if she is released it is with GPS and a no contact order for all the kids.

 

[tlcya]

we will find out in just under two hours if they get bond and how much. sigh. I so hope we get a chance to at least see their demeanor at today's hearing. I want to know if they seem haughty, entitled, cowed, or what.

 

[tlcya]

Arrested social media influencer Ruby Franke and her husband Kevin Franke have been living separately for the last 13 months, as her husband’s attorney says his client “just wants to do what’s best” for their kids after their mother’s arrest on six felony child abuse charges.

In an interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday, Kevin’s attorney Randy Kester described the father as “a good person” and said he’s been “distraught” over his wife’s arrest last week.

“He’s a very gentle guy, and no one’s ever made any allegations that he’s ever physically abused those kids or anyone else,” Kester said, adding, “He just wants to do what’s best for his kids and get them back, get them under his tutelage and his fathership and protect them.”
Lawyer for Ruby Franke's Husband Says He Had No Role in Alleged Abuse: 'Very Gentle Person'

I am super frustrated. Was dealing with clients and can find no update on whether the women got bail.

 

[Irishknit]

Reading this I have to wonder about family custody. jmo

Ruby Franke's cousin: History of abuse and starvation is 'multigenerational'

The cousin of Ruby Franke told Law&Crime that the allegations against the onetime "8 Passengers" star are not surprising and the methods of abuse go back generations in the family.

lawandcrime.com

 

[Inthedetails]

Arrested social media influencer Ruby Franke and her husband Kevin Franke have been living separately for the last 13 months, as her husband’s attorney says his client “just wants to do what’s best” for their kids after their mother’s arrest on six felony child abuse charges.

In an interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday, Kevin’s attorney Randy Kester described the father as “a good person” and said he’s been “distraught” over his wife’s arrest last week.

“He’s a very gentle guy, and no one’s ever made any allegations that he’s ever physically abused those kids or anyone else,” Kester said, adding, “He just wants to do what’s best for his kids and get them back, get them under his tutelage and his fathership and protect them.”
Lawyer for Ruby Franke's Husband Says He Had No Role in Alleged Abuse: 'Very Gentle Person'

I am super frustrated. Was dealing with clients and can find no update on whether the women got bail.

They are still in custody, not awarded bail afaik. That might change tomorrow, when they make their court appearance.

jmo

 

[tlcya]

Kevin's attorney saying he is gentle and has never been accused of physically abusing his children is disingenuous at best. His failing to intercede in his wife's abuse of his children is abuse even if he never once laid a hand on anyone. His attorney is well aware of that s we play the semantics game. Did he fall off the face of the earth 13 months ago when they began to "live sperately"? Because unless he did I fail to see how this makes him look any better.

 

[tlcya]

They are still in custody, not awarded bail afaik. That might change tomorrow, when they make their court appearance.

jmo

oh for heavens sake thank you I just realized I have been thinking TODAY was Friday ALL DANG DAY!

So now I am doubly disappointed. no appearance AND my work week is not done.

 

[Teche]

Arrested social media influencer Ruby Franke and her husband Kevin Franke have been living separately for the last 13 months, as her husband’s attorney says his client “just wants to do what’s best” for their kids after their mother’s arrest on six felony child abuse charges.

In an interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday, Kevin’s attorney Randy Kester described the father as “a good person” and said he’s been “distraught” over his wife’s arrest last week.

“He’s a very gentle guy, and no one’s ever made any allegations that he’s ever physically abused those kids or anyone else,” Kester said, adding, “He just wants to do what’s best for his kids and get them back, get them under his tutelage and his fathership and protect them.”
Lawyer for Ruby Franke's Husband Says He Had No Role in Alleged Abuse: 'Very Gentle Person'

I am super frustrated. Was dealing with clients and can find no update on whether the women got bail.

Not all abuse is physical.

 

[Gardenista]

Long version of 911

 

[realanastasia]

KF wants to get the children back “under his tutelage”?!? Are you KIDDING ME?

 

[Chimera]

KF wants to get the children back “under his tutelage”?!? Are you KIDDING ME?

I'm not sure that's a good idea until LE know the extent of his involvement.
He had to have known some of what was going on ?
Omo.

 

[tigerteeth]

From what has been reported, the kids are with the state. Although as @Gardenista pointed out, the state can place the kids with relatives.

I believe the two kids were home alone when the boy escaped because the 911 calls indicate that Jodi can rolling up
In her car at some point, looking for the kids.

Thanks

 

[Poppypie]

Long version of 911

So from this audio it sounds like R didn’t know E was in the house?

 

[Inthedetails]

Long version of 911

Sounds like the caller has had some experience with Jodi and had an inkling she was bad but didn't realize how bad. I'm glad RF went to a house where the people were kind. Very touching.

I still am unclear if RF escaped Jodi's home while she was also in the house or if he left when Jodi was out of the house.

Also, it sounds like two sisters were in Jodi's house, not just the youngest.

jmo

 

[Inthedetails]

So from this audio it sounds like R didn’t know E was in the house?

It's possible, if RF were restrained in a room, that he didn't know who was in the house that day. ??

Maybe the two older sisters were at one time in the house, but he didn't know they left?

I remain confused about who was where. It will eventually straighten out.

jmo