Former family vlogger Ruby Franke, better known as the mastermind behind “8 Passengers,” has found herself in a bit of a pickle, and no, it’s not just because she ran out of Cheerios for her six kiddos.
Picture this: it’s September 2023, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and Ruby and her partner in crime, Jodi Hildebrandt, are getting cozy in the slammer. These two were caught red-handed on suspicion of aggravated child abuse. Talk about a plot twist!
Fast forward to December of the same year, and guess what? They’re not just pleading the fifth, they’re pleading guilty! Looks like the gig is up, ladies and gents.
In a courtroom drama fit for the silver screen, Ruby and Jodi were slapped with a sentence hotter than a jalapeño pepper. Drumroll, please… four to sixty years in the big house! That’s right, they’re trading in their YouTube cameras for prison bars.
And get this, it’s not just your run-of-the-mill child abuse charges they’re facing. Oh no, they went big or went home with four counts of aggravated child abuse. Utah state sentencing guidelines don’t mess around!
Now, let’s talk about Ruby’s estranged hubby, Kevin. Bless his heart, he’s probably counting his lucky stars that he filed for divorce last month. Can you blame the guy? I mean, who wants to be married to someone who’s more notorious than the Kardashians?
But hey, let’s give Ruby’s attorneys some credit for their creative spin on things. According to them, Ruby was just a poor, innocent soul who fell under Jodi’s spell. It’s like something straight out of a daytime soap opera! They’re painting Jodi as the puppet master pulling all the strings, while poor Ruby was just a pawn in her twisted game of life.
The tale of Ruby Franke, the once-beloved family vlogger turned inmate. Who knows, maybe they’ll make a reality show about her time behind bars. I can see it now: “Orange is the New Ruby.” Stay tuned, because this saga is far from over!
