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Ruby and Hildebrandt, her counselorspiritual-relationship coach, were arrested and charged with six counts of felony child abuse.
Hulus docuseries dives into how the seemingly perfect family devolved into a home of chaos and abuse.
Ruby became obsessed with the attention when her YouTube channel, 8 Passengers, grew in popularity.
From that moment, he and Ruby were addicted.
At their peak, the family earned $100,000 a month.
Ruby became incensed when her children refused to film.
He also said he was spanked and whipped with a belt by his mother.
There were times that she blew up off-camera, Chad said.
Looking back, I dont think she was a good person.
All the children were shown in videos scrubbing the house.
Our entire schedule revolved around YouTube, Shari said.
Ruby turned to religion when the family got canceled online.
Chad said they were effectively canceled, but Ruby refused to make an apology video.
Instead, she discovered Hildebrandts counseling sessions and became hooked.
Kevin said they believed her.
Jodi Hildebrandt convinced Ruby and Kevin that Satan was out to get her.
Hildebrandt told the Franke family she was being haunted by hooded shadow figures that surrounded her bed at night.
Kevin said after Hildebrandt moved in she would go into possession-like trances and speak in other voices.
He thought they could help her cast the evil spirits out.
He said he would say the name of Jesus Christ and Hildebrandt would hiss and wail.
Rubys oldest child, Shari, believes Ruby and Jodi were lovers.
When asked if she thought the women were lovers, Shari said, I do think that they were.
Kevin said Rubys relationship with Hildebrandt felt as if it were much more than a friendship …
It was uncomfortably intimate.
Ruby thought her young children were possessed by demons and devils.
Shari made desperate pleas for officials to intervene.
She told police the neighbors had informed her that the other kids were being left home alone for days.
A group of concerned neighbors met with the police outside the Franke house.
Shari said a caseworker told her there was nothing they could do.
Kevin said he still loves Ruby.
Ive always loved her, he said.
The actions that she did are atrocious, but I still feel a longing.
All of the delivery rooms, all of the moments holding our children.
