Ruby Franke is in jail in Utah, serving time for child abuse. The "8 Passengers" YouTube family matriarch's story is the ...

Franke, 43, who ran the once-popular “8 Passengers” YouTube channel, was sentenced in February 2024 to between four and 30 years in prison. Franke’s associate, mental health counselor Jodi Hildebrandt ...

The former mom influencer, 43, who ran the once-popular “8 Passengers” YouTube channel, was sentenced in February 2024 to between four and 30 years in prison after she was charged with abusing two of ...

Ruby Franke’s child abuse scandal is exposed in Devil in the Family. Watch the 8 Passengers docuseries now on Hulu & Disney+.

In recent years, young families eager to create their own family vlogging empires have raced to California in Gold Rush style ...

You're selling your childhood." She said had the bill been law when Ruby was still vlogging under her 8 Passengers channel, "My mom would not have been able to withdraw all of my savings I had ...

Since then, her daughter Shari has spoken out about growing up on the family’s YouTube channel, 8 Passengers, and the harmful consequences that fame created. On Feb. 27, Shari, her brother Chad ...

Amid the latest, find out more about Ruby and her charges, below. Franke began her YouTube channel “8 Passengers” in 2015, and she rose to prominence on the website with her daily video vlogs.

Ruby Franke and her YouTube channel, “8 Passengers,” which launched in 2015, was once a popular account, documenting her seemingly perfect life with her husband and six children. The channel ...