The family interviews were supported by interviews with neighbors and the police present when the two youngest children were ...

The same children who were fodder for family influencers have become uneasy fodder for streaming documentaries.

Utah has passed a state law protecting the children of influencers, one year after family vlogger Ruby Franke was sentenced up to 30 years in prison for child abuse motivated by religious extremism.

"The House of My Mother" by Shari Franke bears witness to someone making a valiant attempt to overcome abuse and move on.

Vinnie Politan discusses Ruby Franke's video vlogging, the new law aimed at protecting children, and Jodi Hildebrandt's role ...

Utah, where fallen YouTube star Ruby Franke and her family resided and recorded daily family life for years, has become the fourth state to legislate protections for influencer kids with the passing ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — Jodi Hildebrandt, a therapist who worked with YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, is challenging her conviction, saying she didn’t know her rights when she pleaded guilty to four ...

Modern women were told they could become stars by turning the camera onto their home life. But at what price?

"I mean, Ruby clearly would slap us, flick our lips, whatever. I think Jodi [Hildebrandt, the family's therapist] brought out the worst in her, and that's how it got to where it ended up," Shari said, ...

Franke and Hildebrandt were eventually convicted of four counts of aggravated child abuse in February 2024, and are set to remain behind bars for up to 30 years. While Franke's eldest son, Chad, spoke ...