New Ruby Franke document on Hulu

It has been a year since Ruby Franke has been arrested and sent to prison for Child Abuse. Hulu has uploaded a new document giving us more information on the case.  Ruby was appeared to be the perfect Mormon mom and have that perfect family but behind the scenes there was another story going on.

Ruby Franke and her husband, Kevin Franke, and their six children, had more than 2 million subscribers on their no longer used YouTube channel “8 Passengers” before she and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, were arrested and charged with six counts of felony child abuse in 2023. They both pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse and were sentenced to up to 30 consecutive years in prison.

“Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke,” contains interviews with Kevin Franke and the two eldest children, Shari Franke, 21, and Chad Franke, 20. Kevin Franke filed for divorce in the months after Ruby Franke’s arrest. It also shows behind-the-scenes footage of Ruby Frank. Including multiple clips of her yelling at her children while she was filming herself or her family for their channel.

There are a total of 3 episodes in this documentary. It contains more than 1,000 hours of unseen footage provided by the family, the Hulu series contains numerous clips depicting Ruby Franke’s persona behind the scenes. In one unreleased clip of herself, the mother of six yelled at her family for making noise before stopping and restarting her footage, reverting back into a calm demeanor. Kevin said that the filming was fun for a little but it started to get uncomfortable. He later noted that the children began to express discomfort with the constant filming too.

Shari and Chad both emphasized that they referred to themselves as employees and that Ruby was the CEO. “Our entire schedule revolved around YouTube, and I think that’s where I started to have issues,” Shari Franke said, adding that their family home turned into something that “felt more like a set than a house.”

I am currently on episode one of this documentary and I am beginning to wonder how many more YouTube families are like this and we just dont know. Have you watched it?