The Ruby Franke story is far from over. In a new Netflix documentary called "Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story," director Skye Borgman ("Unknown Number: The High School Catfish") aims to ...

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story has arrived on Netflix, joining the streaming platform's extensive true crime documentary collection. The series chronicles the disturbing tale of YouTuber ...

Ruby Franke was arrested and later pleaded guilty to abusing her children Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared ...

In December 2025, Kevin Franke got remarried to Becca Bevan Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in GLAMOUR, ...

Ruby Franke was arrested for child abuse after previously documenting her family’s daily life on her YouTube channel — but where are her kids now? After facing backlash for some of her parenting ...

YouTuber Ruby Franke and life coach friend Jodi Hildebrandt were arrested and charged for felony child abuse — but where are they now? Ruby and husband Kevin Franke started their 8 Passengers channel ...

On Tuesday, Netflix released a new documentary examining the rise of Jodi Hildebrandt, the Utah-based therapist who was jailed in 2023 alongside disgraced parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke after pleading ...

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Ruby Franke used to run the successful “8 Passengers” YouTube channel, where she posted videos about life with six children. Now she’s in prison for child abuse. The former mom influencer, 43, was ...