Ruby Franke to Enter Guilty Plea in Child Abuse Case, Blames Co-Defendant for Twisted Acts

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  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
  • The UA-cam mom accused of abusing her two young children is reportedly set to enter a plea agreement in her criminal case. Ruby Franke is now blaming her co-defendant and business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, for leading her astray and allegedly influencing her to commit twisted acts against her own family. The Law&Crime Network’s Jesse Weber breaks down the shocking development.
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  • @LawAndCrime
    @LawAndCrime  9 місяців тому +30

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    • @babytash3
      @babytash3 9 місяців тому

      May i ask do u takes cases in ottawa canada ? Is this law firm deal with out side of the states ?

    • @monicascott2354
      @monicascott2354 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@babytash3Ask them. Not Jesse.

    • @forthepeople
      @forthepeople 9 місяців тому

      @@babytash3 Hi there! We only take cases within the United States.

  • @michiganmama860
    @michiganmama860 9 місяців тому +1075

    Ruby is a devoted child abuser, she's been doing it for years...long before Jodi came into the picture. This is crap, ruby deserves prison. Injustice.

    • @maryd4855
      @maryd4855 9 місяців тому +28

      Agree

    • @khaIid624
      @khaIid624 9 місяців тому +8

      The stuff she did prior to Jodi wasn't even abusive though

    • @sharonbrown6595
      @sharonbrown6595 9 місяців тому +48

      Yes and hubby was in all of it too,

    • @shaft5
      @shaft5 9 місяців тому +58

      By far, the worst thing she did was accuse her youngest 2 children of m0lesting 20 other neighborhood children and younger relatives to the police after her arrest.
      And all this happened AFTER her arrest.
      She needs to face serious consequences for her POST-ARREST ACCUSATIONS which are infinitely more damaging than anything she did prior to her arrest.
      If I was Ruby’s ex-husband my first responsibility as a father is to file a defamation lawsuit against Ruby and get the record straight PUBLICLY about the post-arrest statements and accusations against her own children.
      She needs to publicly retract her statements for the record and they need to be made OFFICIAL in court proceedings.
      Its ironic to me that what she did after the arrest is INFINITELY WORSE than what she did before she went behind bars.

    • @khaIid624
      @khaIid624 9 місяців тому +5

      @@soulchild2003 2018 she was the family therapist

  • @wheelchere
    @wheelchere 9 місяців тому +524

    Even if Hildebrant "brainwashed" Franke, her family warned her for years that this was wrong. She willingly ignored many

    • @Nobodyspecial11
      @Nobodyspecial11 9 місяців тому +9

      The many who were of no help to these innocent children

    • @crystallc8871
      @crystallc8871 9 місяців тому +20

      Facts! Idc how manipulative Jodi is, Ruby abandoned any morals she had left prior to her influence and tortured her own children. There’s no passing the buck here.

    • @Lilleybugglane
      @Lilleybugglane 9 місяців тому +11

      Her brother Beau was "involved" with jodi's therapy a while back... he ended up speaking out against her in a few forums... the family KNEW about Hildebrand BEFORE Ruby git involved with her... 🇺🇸

    • @CQ-369
      @CQ-369 9 місяців тому +11

      Where was the kids father during all of this ?

    • @corianne2099
      @corianne2099 9 місяців тому

      That is what happens when someone is brainwashed. They are brainwashed to believe they don't need anyone other than the person brainwashing them

  • @corky9589
    @corky9589 9 місяців тому +302

    As a mother there’s not a force on earth that could persuade me to keep food from my children or sleep on a hard floor.

    • @TheKrispyfort
      @TheKrispyfort 9 місяців тому +7

      You and my own mother would disagree.
      She is also a believer of ruling by fear and terror

    • @thereisnoninadria
      @thereisnoninadria 9 місяців тому +5

      @@TheKrispyfort
      Same. 😢

    • @Stray..
      @Stray.. 9 місяців тому

      @@TheKrispyfort same here. And to the OP’s point. Narcissists just don’t have the motherly instincts that are coded into normal females from (almost) every species on earth. Mothers would take a bullet for their children, narcissists would throw their children in front of the bullet.

    • @louloufrechette
      @louloufrechette 9 місяців тому +10

      I am sorry for both of you (@TheKrispyfor and @thereisnonin). I was far from being a perfect Mom, but my kid never got hungry, was never terrified of me, always knew that I would never lay a hand on her, that she was safe at home. Also, I always told her that the place where we lived was home for the 3 of us (my kid, my husband and me), and that it would never change. Still true even if she 34 and have 2 kids!

    • @thereisnoninadria
      @thereisnoninadria 9 місяців тому +5

      @@louloufrechette
      Thank you for your kind words. ☺️ My mother is a sad and damaged person who chooses to perpetuate the damage instead of stopping that cycle.

  • @MKUltra42
    @MKUltra42 9 місяців тому +426

    She had better do serious jail time. I will be thoroughly disgusted if she gets off without going to prison.

    • @IRUNU10X
      @IRUNU10X 9 місяців тому +12

      Nope... Time served. Probation 1st time offender 😒

    • @MKUltra42
      @MKUltra42 9 місяців тому +15

      @@IRUNU10X It’s infuriating.

    • @NekhiaTaylor
      @NekhiaTaylor 9 місяців тому +13

      Plea Deal means she going to get a slap on the wrist just to throw the other lady under the bus

    • @vegandolls
      @vegandolls 9 місяців тому +9

      oh she won't AND she'll probably get joint custody

    • @anhingasnakebird9947
      @anhingasnakebird9947 9 місяців тому +3

      @@NekhiaTaylor No, it doesn’t.

  • @rebeccahansen1786
    @rebeccahansen1786 9 місяців тому +395

    Just because Ruby let Jodi lead her around by the nose does NOT in any way absolve her of guilt. Far from it. It was her job, as a mother, to protect her children. If parents could get off by just laying blame on whatever theory of child-rearing they happened to use, a lot of kids would be dead. See, Bill Goddard. Moreover, if she is pleading guilty, she is GUILTY. She can't claim otherwise.

  • @shamrox12
    @shamrox12 9 місяців тому +512

    What's really scary is the fact that 2 million people were loyal followers. Those poor children of parents that were influenced by Ruby!😢

    • @bigc8300
      @bigc8300 9 місяців тому +14

      So true

    • @teem9010
      @teem9010 9 місяців тому +29

      i agree but your comments make me realize Ruby was influenced by her loyal followers too. they fed her ego helping her to believe her behavior was acceptable. 2 million plus supporting her over time. All just sad.

    • @johnwick4257
      @johnwick4257 9 місяців тому +1

      Just goes to show you that at least 2M b's are fickle as f. IF these two lived in run down, filthy dumps...HOW MANY 'followers' would they have had?? My guess? Not so much! Not many! Probably NONE!

    • @CQ-369
      @CQ-369 9 місяців тому +30

      Some people still follow Donald Trump. People are gullible.

    • @maggiebarrettbarrett5684
      @maggiebarrettbarrett5684 9 місяців тому +16

      ​@@teem9010She,s responsible for her own actions don't be blaming followers.

  • @Pooki2024
    @Pooki2024 9 місяців тому +719

    Passing the buck, literally. Narcissists never admit their faults even though she’s pleading guilty she’s blaming someone else

    • @patstokes7040
      @patstokes7040 9 місяців тому +13

      For good reason. Hiedabante is a monster.

    • @Pooki2024
      @Pooki2024 9 місяців тому +36

      @@patstokes7040 They both are chief. And I’m still pretty sure the dad is getting away with something

    • @Stray..
      @Stray.. 9 місяців тому +22

      She has to blame someone else. She’s perfect and incapable of mistakes. I think this is part of the plea deal. She wants to keep the worst and as much as possible out of the public eye.

    • @maggiebarrettbarrett5684
      @maggiebarrettbarrett5684 9 місяців тому

      ​@@patstokes7040 yeah and so is Ruby Franke .

    • @brittanyferera5177
      @brittanyferera5177 9 місяців тому +12

      Judge won't fall for it unless she gets a corrupt judge. Most judges won't take a guilty plea unless the defendant actually admits guilt.

  • @bradleyharting6038
    @bradleyharting6038 9 місяців тому +251

    I hope it's a deal where she still has to serve jail time. She can't blame everything on Jodi...she was complicit!!!! And, she should never have custody of any of her children again.

    • @manarcabrera2528
      @manarcabrera2528 9 місяців тому +31

      She’s a danger to her children.

    • @Stray..
      @Stray.. 9 місяців тому +29

      She was doing abusive stuff before Jodi came into the picture.

    • @CJG1419
      @CJG1419 9 місяців тому +3

      She for sure won’t if she pleads guilty

    • @maggielusk6833
      @maggielusk6833 9 місяців тому +11

      And so was her husband!

    • @gemmag.2988
      @gemmag.2988 9 місяців тому

      Any children. ​@@manarcabrera2528

  • @PhotoLight-sq8ts
    @PhotoLight-sq8ts 9 місяців тому +163

    Ruby is claiming to be the victim of the EXACT things that she did to her own children for their entire lives. RUBY IS NO VICTIM. She simply found an accomplice to join in with her. She is now feeling the same things that she put her children through everyday. MORE MANIPULATION from Ruby. Too bad her children had no one to turn to or no judge to plead to.

  • @lisablack6275
    @lisablack6275 9 місяців тому +57

    Ruby was abusive long before getting involved with Jodi

  • @JudyLovett-h6l
    @JudyLovett-h6l 9 місяців тому +277

    She does NOT deserve a deal! Always someone else’s fault. She needs to take responsibility

    • @evesther1789
      @evesther1789 9 місяців тому +5

      Exactly! Iam not buying that she’s sorry and all that other bs

    • @Justsomegirl8
      @Justsomegirl8 9 місяців тому +2

      A deal solidifies responsibility. The deal is she agrees that she is guilty on all charges and gets a sentence that is set by the judge. It spares little children from having to testify in a lengthy trial about their traumatizing experience. A deal is best for everyone and doesNOT absolve her of responsijility

  • @vampyre_with_a_suntan
    @vampyre_with_a_suntan 9 місяців тому +127

    If she walks with no jailtime somebody dropped the ball in a big way.

    • @chrissilee785
      @chrissilee785 9 місяців тому +6

      She will probably get time served for the time she’s been in there . People like that always get away with it.

    • @vampyre_with_a_suntan
      @vampyre_with_a_suntan 9 місяців тому

      Yeah, thats (unfortunately) also the outcome Im expecting. @@chrissilee785

    • @Turfsurfer62
      @Turfsurfer62 9 місяців тому +7

      Let’s hope not. She knows exactly what she was doing. She sat with her lover (Jodi) always smiling, left her husband, taped her kids to confinement, starved them, they were dehydrated, she still needs accountability and do her fair time. Minimum 30 years!

    • @laurenmay2098
      @laurenmay2098 9 місяців тому +1

      It is most likely the church is behind this deal. Also, I bet soon enough Jodi will plea guilty as well. There are so many scandals coming from this church, it is unbelievable. They should worry about their image.

  • @tracycriswell3037
    @tracycriswell3037 9 місяців тому +167

    My 20 year old daughter just said she (Franke) is trying to get out of the charges. Her favorite saying is "Everyone has a brain." Meaning that Franke didn't have to follow what she was told to do by Jodi. She could have said no, take the kids out of the environment, reported Jodi, etc. There should be no guilty plea deal.

    • @jimwerther
      @jimwerther 9 місяців тому

      Oh please. There are millions of people who don't have a brain.

    • @prunabluepepper
      @prunabluepepper 9 місяців тому +3

      Completely agree. This is just a scheme to get out of the charges. She is way too opportunistic.

  • @michellejessup6618
    @michellejessup6618 9 місяців тому +70

    She still hasn't learned her lesson. She can't even take responsibility for her own actions.🤬🤬🤬

  • @juststeph6940
    @juststeph6940 9 місяців тому +656

    Giving her a plea deal is an injustice to the victims.

    • @julietbarnes5634
      @julietbarnes5634 9 місяців тому +22

      These poor kids suffered no plea deals. I beg you

    • @ohyeah3365
      @ohyeah3365 9 місяців тому +23

      Very true, but a trial might have traumatized the kids further.

    • @Jimmyrichard270
      @Jimmyrichard270 9 місяців тому +8

      The victims were her children. I'll bet if you asked them they wouldn't want her to go to jail at all. I've got a feeling she's going to do 2 or 3 years. Hearing what others went through in the hands of jody, she's the one that needs to answer for this

    • @juststeph6940
      @juststeph6940 9 місяців тому

      @@ohyeah3365 yes this I understand it’s hard when kids are involved. She deserves the fullest penalty in my eyes that’s why I don’t want her to get off easy. But I also feel for those poor kids.

    • @juststeph6940
      @juststeph6940 9 місяців тому +15

      @@Jimmyrichard270 2-3 years would not be enough time. I know who her victims were, I used to watch their channel and all the sibling’s channels before. She was always mean to her kids.

  • @ShakerMaker1980
    @ShakerMaker1980 9 місяців тому +141

    She better get significant prison time. Bloody sadist witch. She should never get her children back & her husband needs thoroughly investigated too. No way he was oblivious, this has been going on for a very long time. Sickening!!

    • @rhondaalbrecht
      @rhondaalbrecht 9 місяців тому +5

      It wasn't until AFTER Kevin and Ruby separated, that all of this went down. And it was Jodi Hildebrandt who convinced them to split up... they were ADVISED by Jodi Hildebrandt that in order to save their marriage, they had to be separate, and Kevin was to have NO contact with his children. It was a set-up to isolate him from them. Jodi Hildebrandt has a psychological issue against men, herself, and she manipulates women to turn against their husbands. This is consistent not only with the Frankes, but has occurred in NUMEROUS clients that Jodi has 'counseled'. She's the true narcissist, and Ruby Franke is a victim of that narcissism. Ruby is at least realizing that now, and is willing to accept her responsibility in these acts. I was in a similar situation with my ex-husband... he is also a narcissist. And I realized that if I remained with him, I would either end up in prison, serving time for murdering him, or would be six feet under, myself. Neither option was viable to me, so I figured out a way to get away from him, permanently.

    • @cherylcrellin3705
      @cherylcrellin3705 9 місяців тому +7

      ​@@rhondaalbrechtyes my ex was a narcissist but the moment he turned on our child i was out of there, not allow it to happen to them.. ruby is no different, the way ruby allowed her children to be hurt badly is disgusting.. she was always a narcissist herself in her punishments... before jodi came into the picture. Ruby should be put inside for ages for any actions she played even if she was under the influence of jodi .. she still allowed it to happen instead of going to police and getting help from them. And then smile in videos with jodi while her kids where downstairs being tortured.. kevin was not in the picture during this... which he did not know about yes. He should be held accountable for past actions but this court case is solely about the 2 youngest

    • @JayyyX6
      @JayyyX6 9 місяців тому

      @@rhondaalbrecht Ruby is no victim! Give me a break! BS!

  • @buffydangel5843
    @buffydangel5843 9 місяців тому +202

    Ironic how the statement from Rudy’s attorney stated she was subjected to a “distorted” view of things…. Seriously? Their whole program was about people living in distortion.. unreal! I truly hope she still gets jail time..

    • @pam0328
      @pam0328 9 місяців тому +7

      Both need jail time! Think of the other families who are suffering because of them!

    • @Summaalovee
      @Summaalovee 9 місяців тому +5

      Her verbiage in the official statement is incredibly telling.

    • @doctorateinmadison
      @doctorateinmadison 9 місяців тому +1

      I like to think that the lawyers had a chuckle at this

  • @gailstarchuk7846
    @gailstarchuk7846 9 місяців тому +44

    First she threw her son under the bus...now this....SHE needs to be accountable! Charged

    • @Vegas_Mel
      @Vegas_Mel 9 місяців тому +5

      This plea agreement better include her rescinding her accusations against her son!

  • @ThatbishLeesha
    @ThatbishLeesha 9 місяців тому +39

    Shes been doing shady shi since before connections was involved. So was Kevin. He needs to be charged as well.

  • @Justdessertsforme
    @Justdessertsforme 9 місяців тому +64

    I hope the plea deal is denied by the courts. This is repulsive !!

    • @jodiefinn5623
      @jodiefinn5623 9 місяців тому +1

      Agree ! I hope she doesn’t get her kids back !

  • @larsawy9
    @larsawy9 9 місяців тому +53

    If it was all Jodi and all Connections, then why did her oldest daughter cut contact as soon as she was old enough? You could see in all those videos they put online that the oldest daughter gave her younger siblings the compassion and nurturing they needed for years, because their own mother wouldn’t do it.
    This is absolute bollocks!

  • @mpg.1
    @mpg.1 9 місяців тому +21

    Absolutely no leniency shown to her daughter for not taking her lunch to school, yet Ruby wants leniency given to her! Wow!

  • @driveinfan1955
    @driveinfan1955 9 місяців тому +829

    I believe plea deals are the main reason our justice system is unjust.

    • @ShakerMaker1980
      @ShakerMaker1980 9 місяців тому +44

      Agree 100%

    • @watercreamspalace
      @watercreamspalace 9 місяців тому +82

      Yeah because why is plea deals being offered to people when the evidence shows that they are guilty on all charges??

    • @esquestrian
      @esquestrian 9 місяців тому +50

      ​@@watercreamspalacebecause our system wouldn't function if everyone requested a trial.

    • @raymonko
      @raymonko 9 місяців тому +37

      And so is delayed justice. Plea deals are meant to avoid dragging cases long enough and depriving victims from quick justice. In a case like this she will always be known for what she did so whatever the results of the plea is might be enough for the society to move on.

    • @ChairmanTrump
      @ChairmanTrump 9 місяців тому +21

      People would literally grow old waiting for their trial. A lot of people are innocent and charges are dropped. What about them? Use your head

  • @livhilton5909
    @livhilton5909 9 місяців тому +46

    Why isn't the husband being charged with anything? There's no way he didn't know or wasn't part of this

    • @marsy1480
      @marsy1480 9 місяців тому +5

      I have to say that I agree!

    • @georgemonde8237
      @georgemonde8237 9 місяців тому +4

      He was too busy hoping and praying that Ruby and Jodi would let him into the bedroom one night

    • @phoebetonkin8020
      @phoebetonkin8020 7 місяців тому

      Probably because he was too scared of what Ruby would do if he snitched

  • @margeryk000
    @margeryk000 9 місяців тому +63

    By placing all the blame on Jodie, it is clear that Ruby has NOT taken full responsibility for her actions.

  • @madisonbaxter9906
    @madisonbaxter9906 9 місяців тому +31

    I hate how they keep blaming Jodi Hildebrandt! Ruby was a horrible and abusive mother before she worked with Jodi.

  • @PhotoLight-sq8ts
    @PhotoLight-sq8ts 9 місяців тому +111

    Ruby has documented herself as a nasty person for long time. The purpose of her children was purely to feed her power complex. Jodi is the same kind of nasty soul, so it is natural that they hooked up and had a use for each other.

  • @sherylturnerturner1352
    @sherylturnerturner1352 9 місяців тому +29

    That one clip of her in the bathroom taking more than a hour while her husband and daughter waiting when then needed to take the child to the hospital was evil. Smiling and grinning while she came up with more delays made me furious. Can't blame that crap on Jodi. I wouldn't let that woman near children ever again.

    • @taxiuniversum
      @taxiuniversum 9 місяців тому +5

      Yea. And she should get several years in prison. Plus get sentenced to give all the money she made exploiting her defenseless children on UA-cam to THEM!

    • @sarahkeppler8043
      @sarahkeppler8043 9 місяців тому +3

      In August i got a call, that my youngest had an accident and was taken to the ER by my husband. It took me 5 minutes to get out of the door. I did not get myself "ready" i could not care less about my looks. I grabbed my sons favorite things (stuffed animal, books...) a water bottle and a snack.
      Ruby is a horrible person!

    • @ngarcia103
      @ngarcia103 9 місяців тому

      @@sarahkeppler8043 ​ Because that's what any responsible parent (which Ruby is not) is supposed to do when they find out their child is in the hospital.

  • @bettydamnboop3030
    @bettydamnboop3030 9 місяців тому +51

    She claimed she made millions from UA-cam so how much was put aside for the children? She needs to do prison time for her abusive behavior towards her children.

    • @soude85
      @soude85 9 місяців тому

      Nothing, she was very clear about that. She wanted the kids out of the house as soon as they turn 18.

  • @kelly73
    @kelly73 9 місяців тому +67

    NOPE! She still deserves to serve time for what she has done to those children. AND she should never have any type of guardianship of those children again. She doesn't deserve the privilege of having children ever again.

  • @ritahawkins2336
    @ritahawkins2336 9 місяців тому +35

    Ruby Franke should be allowed no legal or physical custody of those children....so it would not be in her power to "help reunite" the children with the father.

  • @dougntoni11111
    @dougntoni11111 9 місяців тому +100

    Of course she's blaming someone else. She's trying to play the victim. I don't see any remorse for her actions. Watching her expressions while she would talk about her children not eating breakfast before doing chores she smirks. She smirks each time she'd talk about her punishment for her kids.
    She's evil. She chose to hurt her children. And what I think is absolutely disgusting is her allowing that piece of poop to hurt them. A mother is supposed to be your protector. I hope she gets the book thrown at her and she goes away for a very long time.

    • @rebekah3483
      @rebekah3483 9 місяців тому

      100% agree with you but I do not think she's gonna get what we see as justice! I'm sick over it to be honest and hate it for the kids! They DESERVE justice to fullest extent!

    • @Diametricallyopposed00
      @Diametricallyopposed00 9 місяців тому +1

      She’s gonna serve very little prison time, it seems.

  • @TobieWoodel
    @TobieWoodel 9 місяців тому +35

    Ruby wants to place the blame rather than accept responsibility for it. She was ABUSIVE long before her partner came on the scene.

  • @katrindel4723
    @katrindel4723 9 місяців тому +28

    Ok, as a mother of 4 I call BS on her blaming Jody for her actions. As a mother my instincts kick in and know when something is WRONG. it would literally make me sick to punish my child by taking away food! Let alone tying them up. They are both disgusting people.

    • @khaIid624
      @khaIid624 9 місяців тому +3

      Have you ever been in a cult like group?? It's not that simple.

    • @-greentoad
      @-greentoad 9 місяців тому +2

      @katrindel4723. One of the best comments I've read. I couldn't agree more, despite what the other comment here says.

    • @khaIid624
      @khaIid624 9 місяців тому +2

      @@-greentoad I'm literally right this was a cult like group Ruby was part of Jodi manipulated and had her her mind control

  • @Littlewings1211
    @Littlewings1211 9 місяців тому +30

    If Franke ever cared even the slightest for those kids she would leave them alone and never contact them again. They're so young, all she would be doing is manipulating them into forgiving her for something they don't yet understand. It would be for her benefit, not theirs.

  • @shayshaymann113
    @shayshaymann113 9 місяців тому +18

    Oh please, Ruby AND Kevin have been abusive to their kids long before Jodi entered the picture! What’s her excuse for that?

  • @sandyoliva182
    @sandyoliva182 9 місяців тому +14

    Ruby was a nightmare to her children before Jodi came into the picture!

  • @shahulhameed401
    @shahulhameed401 9 місяців тому +15

    No accountability. Blame other when you are the one who turtured your own kid. Now she throwing her crime partner under the bus.

  • @JackieJaime90
    @JackieJaime90 9 місяців тому +21

    If she won’t spend time in prison, then her parental rights must be terminated.
    She has to be kept far far away from those kids

  • @kismetcaffet9862
    @kismetcaffet9862 9 місяців тому +25

    If a grown adult is that easily talked into doing harmful criminal activity against minors for prolonged periods of time, they are an active danger to themselves and others and do not belong in society. There's been no allegations of force against Ruby from Jodi - just influence. Force seemed to be reserved for the children, who were already powerless and praying for god's help to survive at age 6.

  • @helenannviccora7743
    @helenannviccora7743 9 місяців тому +119

    The fact that this monster is being offered a plea deal exemplifies the fault in our justice system. She should be put behind bars for the rest of her life for the damage her children will spend the rest of their lives trying to get past.

    • @larlar8580
      @larlar8580 9 місяців тому +3

      @helenannviccora7743 - that’s exactly right!!!

    • @jimwerther
      @jimwerther 9 місяців тому +1

      That's exactly wrong. Without plea deals, we wouldn't have a court system, which would collapse under the weight. Rube Franke is hardly a threat to anyone when she is 60 years old and her youngest 25, and that is doubly true if the courts offer each of her children the option of a lifetime order of protection. Save life sentences for those who are ongoing threats to society.

    • @Cashhhhew
      @Cashhhhew 9 місяців тому

      @@jimwertheryou sure? Her lesbo partner Jodi is old and ductaped her kid. Don’t infantilize 60-year-olds. They’re still fully capable of being monsters.

    • @abelis644
      @abelis644 9 місяців тому

      You American tax paying citizens should write to the prosecutor demanding no plea deal in this case!!!

    • @sedona816
      @sedona816 9 місяців тому

      Ruby won't get a plea deal from her own children. They'll grow up and always know that their own mother is a POS. No doubt she will never have a relationship with her future grandchildren. She's ruined.

  • @teresab126
    @teresab126 9 місяців тому +21

    No!No!No ! She needs to be punished! Her children are in the middle of this entire disaster 😱😱😱😭

  • @djames6780
    @djames6780 9 місяців тому +81

    She's guilty,
    Taking a bedroom away from a child is sadistic,
    Not including all the other punishments she dolled out.
    Talk about teaching your own child to dislike you.

    • @christineoosthuizen4388
      @christineoosthuizen4388 9 місяців тому +2

      I'm so with you... The attention addicted sadist...

    • @sedona816
      @sedona816 9 місяців тому +1

      It's kind of like Ruby saying she doesn't want to know her future grandchildren.

  • @juliannajones6016
    @juliannajones6016 9 місяців тому +32

    If that poor little boy hadn’t escaped when he did, this would’ve been a murder trial. This case reminds me of the Michigan mom (Timothy Ferguson case).

    • @elizabritton4039
      @elizabritton4039 9 місяців тому +1

      I started watching that yesterday. They found her guilty of first degree murder yesterday.

    • @juliannajones6016
      @juliannajones6016 9 місяців тому +1

      @@elizabritton4039 I’m so glad she was found guilty!

  • @MrsMathews
    @MrsMathews 9 місяців тому +54

    It's so crazy hearing her describe the kid having their bed taken away like it's normal for this day and age 😢

    • @GreebleClown
      @GreebleClown 9 місяців тому +5

      Yeah, and she says “well, this therapy camp did it so it’s okay for me to.”
      Uh, no, Anasazi is a wilderness-survival therapy camp so of course he didn’t have a bed, he’s sleeping in a tent. And those “therapists” aren’t even required to have a high-school degree, anyone in charge is just called a “therapist” whether they’re actually qualified or not. Also, kids have straight up died at these camps, so I wouldn’t be modeling my parenting after what they do.

    • @rochellestarr9538
      @rochellestarr9538 9 місяців тому

      Compared to duct taping them,to her is normal.

    • @gacktist00
      @gacktist00 9 місяців тому

      yes and they have plenty of money from selling their kids whole life on youtube

  • @Spacebanana-im5qt
    @Spacebanana-im5qt 9 місяців тому +14

    That means she won't get the full punishment she deserves. Absolutely infuriating! 🤬

  • @desertsunset8025
    @desertsunset8025 9 місяців тому +16

    What she said about her son was sick af . She is a witch .

  • @rhondaalbrecht
    @rhondaalbrecht 9 місяців тому +67

    I wouldn't be surprised she's agreeing to plead guilty in exchange to prosecute Jodi Hildebrandt.

    • @lindaolsen7089
      @lindaolsen7089 9 місяців тому +20

      Agreed. She's going to give testimony against Jodi Hildebrandt in exchange for prosecutors recommending the judge give Ruby a lighter sentence. As a parent it would seem your highest duty is to protect, nurture and educate your children. Ruby abdicated and pursued an emotional affair, if not a full blown affair, with Jodi Hildebrandt.

    • @jakemiller4411
      @jakemiller4411 9 місяців тому +16

      I’m just worried they are going to let her off easy to go after Jodi when I think Ruby should be held responsible

    • @janesmith1284
      @janesmith1284 9 місяців тому +3

      My exactly thoughts she will walk. How messed up!

    • @maureenkilbane9948
      @maureenkilbane9948 9 місяців тому +2

      that was my thought

    • @julietchristensen3957
      @julietchristensen3957 9 місяців тому +1

      There you go. I think that's right.

  • @littlemisssunshine890
    @littlemisssunshine890 9 місяців тому +4

    I’m sure Ruby doesn’t want this to go to trial, then everything she did behind closed doors would be public information.

  • @cherylLee-u5i
    @cherylLee-u5i 9 місяців тому +31

    I swear, if that plea deal let's her walk, many people will be upset. What happens to the children? She's a bad mom!!!!

    • @kjh6903
      @kjh6903 9 місяців тому +9

      She’ll probably have to take parenting classes and be on parole for 1 year or some load of 💩 like that ! She needs to do real prison time !!

  • @lauraostman5120
    @lauraostman5120 9 місяців тому +13

    Thats what narcissistic people do...place the blame on someone else. Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
    Shame....

  • @Unknownbitch666
    @Unknownbitch666 9 місяців тому +61

    I hope this judge rejects the plea deal this is insane

  • @beareeves4923
    @beareeves4923 9 місяців тому +12

    Blaming Jodi? How long has Jodi been in the picture? Ruby has been advising (manipulating) people for years.

  • @justthefactsfolks
    @justthefactsfolks 9 місяців тому +71

    Both the victims, and the neighbors the first victim escaped to, should file civil suits against these women immediately, without delay, as well as anyone who knew it should have known, that crimes were being committed.

    • @jimwerther
      @jimwerther 9 місяців тому

      The neighbors??

    • @justthefactsfolks
      @justthefactsfolks 9 місяців тому +2

      @@jimwerther yes, the child escaped, running to the neighbor for help, leading to the discovery of the crime.

  • @mrsredbone86
    @mrsredbone86 9 місяців тому +9

    She accused her own child of at 3. What she has done (or allowed to be done 🙄) to her children, she needs prison time regardless what she’s claiming.

  • @HeatherSC02
    @HeatherSC02 9 місяців тому +26

    She never takes responsibility for anything she’s done wrong. I hope the judge sees through her act of blaming others. She’s been horrible for years before Jodi was in the picture. Jodi helped escalate what was truly within Ruby all along.

    • @pamnovotny2364
      @pamnovotny2364 9 місяців тому +1

      Praying for the kids. Especially Russell. He was terrified of His mother

  • @justthefactsfolks
    @justthefactsfolks 9 місяців тому +36

    Soooó hoping the Prosecutor is not falling for ANY shenanigans from these defendants. That would be so traumatic to the victims, and the public at large!

  • @topquality3896
    @topquality3896 9 місяців тому +22

    This isn't fair to the victims ,they NEED to be in jail !

  • @SeashelleBytheseashore
    @SeashelleBytheseashore 9 місяців тому +23

    Well I'm sure after the Vander Ark conviction, she knew jurors are now convicting harshly and judges are sentencing accordingly!

    • @bernimunro1299
      @bernimunro1299 9 місяців тому +7

      Omg I agree with you if she doesn't get jail then America is a babaric country and enabling the parents GOSH!!

  • @markh.harris9271
    @markh.harris9271 9 місяців тому +10

    Ruby is a genuine piece of work.
    Both of these women must be punished.

  • @briardan9226
    @briardan9226 9 місяців тому +7

    A good portion of Ruby's 2 million followers were always telling her she was being abusive. She had enough "influence" to tell the difference between right and wrong. She chose what made her feel good. She's an abuser with a huge book of excuses to give herself permission.

  • @DorisWebber-bo2mq
    @DorisWebber-bo2mq 9 місяців тому +22

    She isn’t accepting responsibility! She is pointing the blame to connections and her husband. Please I hope those involved in this agreement hears and sees how truly not seeking rehabilitation

  • @Peepeepoopoo24777
    @Peepeepoopoo24777 9 місяців тому +28

    Although I am shocked she is turning on Jodi, it’s quite literally the only logical choice for her if she has any chance of getting a lighter sentence. I hope she stays in there for years until her kids are all adults AT LEAST.

  • @amandalove2657
    @amandalove2657 9 місяців тому +24

    I wrote this comment before the video got to the reading from the lawyer:
    I would bet anything that Rubys plea deal will be implicating Jody. She will blame Jody for "brainwashing" her and manipulating her into thinking she was doing the right thing when it came to raising her children. Ruby is going to play the distraught "mother" that is devastated and traumatized by Jody. Bunch of bullsh*t.

    • @sandrawhitted3493
      @sandrawhitted3493 9 місяців тому +5

      Amanda, I totally agree with you regarding Ruby, I think she’s abusive to her children and shouldn’t communicate with them.

    • @mommaklees
      @mommaklees 9 місяців тому +4

      Right she definitely will even though there's years of video evidence of her being abusive to her children when Jody wasn't in the picture same with the husband

  • @eiforget
    @eiforget 9 місяців тому +7

    The audacity of Ruby calling herself a “Mental fitness trainer“ when she herself is mentally unfit and unqualified to raise her own family, let alone advise anyone else’s family. This plea deal she’s seeking better still include jail time or the outpouring of anger from the community will be fierce. She must serve substantial jail time for justice to be served. She must never have her children returned to her either. She lost that privilege when she forfeited any semblance of decency, humanity, or compassion for her own children.

    • @teveson8256
      @teveson8256 9 місяців тому

      Absolutely. Well said!

  • @MARY-nx1gu
    @MARY-nx1gu 9 місяців тому +9

    Wait, wait, wait! Ruby while in custody stated that her young son was addicted to pornography and alluded to just cause for punishing him! Does that sound like a remorseful woman? She'll always blame others. She Must face justice to the maximum!

    • @christineoosthuizen4388
      @christineoosthuizen4388 9 місяців тому

      This thing makes me sick to the stomach... A young boy addicted to p--- ... This woman has a huge problem!

  • @Itheman123456789
    @Itheman123456789 9 місяців тому +8

    Maximum punishment because she's clearly not remorseful and blaming others as always.

  • @Nancy-nx9cf
    @Nancy-nx9cf 9 місяців тому +19

    The fact that Ruby is stating that she will help facilitate the reunification of her children should not be a surprise. She stated in various ways that she did not enjoy being a mother. Her behavior shows that motherhood is not her cup of tea.

    • @ettajfan5882
      @ettajfan5882 9 місяців тому +13

      You know what? I couldn't see myself as a mother, not for one second in my life. Guess what? I didn't have kids!

    • @toshabeans
      @toshabeans 9 місяців тому +1

      Agreed! I got the impression the kids were more like employees than loved ones

  • @linds3317
    @linds3317 9 місяців тому +24

    Weren’t they being abusive parents prior to Jodi? Yeah Jodi took it to another level altogether but they weren’t model parents to begin with.

    • @kjh6903
      @kjh6903 9 місяців тому +2

      Exactly!!!! She was abusive long before she meet Jody .

  • @samsgirl7821
    @samsgirl7821 9 місяців тому +1

    I don't know... I raised 3 kids and now I have 4 grandchildren. It is basic parental instinct to not only feed your kids but to keep them from pain if possible. If someone asked me to tie up my kids, I'd have a huge issue with that. 😒

  • @Fluffy-Fluffy
    @Fluffy-Fluffy 9 місяців тому +28

    Those therapists and psychologists should have their license revoked if it's true they let kids sleep on the hard ground and not even a mattress. Let alone a bed. That's cruelty, not a Therapeutic intervention. I wonder if that is true though or she makes it up to look good (in her twisted mind that is)

    • @brandonwilliams4050
      @brandonwilliams4050 9 місяців тому +8

      I suspect the "therapists and mental health professionals" Ruby is referring to is actually one person: Jodi Hildebrandt. When that video was made, Hildebrandt had been in contact with the Frankes for some time and she had already started working on destroying them from the inside out, with Ruby's help.
      Taking children's basic needs away and calling them "privileges" seems to be a classic Hildebrandt tactic; watch enough videos on this case and you will see people writing about how Jodi destroyed their relationships and some of those incidents are people describing her turning their parents into abusers while they followed her teachings.

    • @pam0328
      @pam0328 9 місяців тому +4

      @@brandonwilliams4050 Kevin agreed to all of it, he is as much to blame as her! Who agrees to not see or ask about or talk to their children for a year? He wouldn't have been in contact then if Ruby wouldn't have been in trouble!

  • @susangrote9231
    @susangrote9231 9 місяців тому +29

    Not giving Christmas gifts to her two youngest and making them watch the others open gifts happened before Jodi came along. I hope Kevin is aware of how much was wrong, especially with the treatment of the two youngest, and makes better decisions as a parent. He probably will get the kids back.

    • @jimwerther
      @jimwerther 9 місяців тому

      Re your first sentence: Is that true??

    • @myrtlemaude47
      @myrtlemaude47 9 місяців тому +3

      @@jimwerther I don’t know if Ruby and her husband followed through with it but she stated in a video that they were planning to do this as a punishment to the two youngest children.

    • @princesspeach372
      @princesspeach372 9 місяців тому

      I don't see the issue in that. No child is entitled to presents , especially if they've misbehaved on some manner.

  • @Lilleybugglane
    @Lilleybugglane 9 місяців тому +13

    INTERESTING that the legal firm used the word DISTORTION in their statement about Ruby... since distortion was the "catch phrase" of connexions... 🇺🇸

  • @nancyreichenbach2938
    @nancyreichenbach2938 9 місяців тому +2

    Malnourished. Tied up. Deep wounds. Left hundreds of miles away And she blames JH? SHES RESPONSIBLE.

  • @sadie4me2
    @sadie4me2 9 місяців тому +12

    I hope that the outcome dictates that she should have no contact with her children. And should the day come when she is allowed contact that it Has to be in the presence of the authority, whomever that might be. Her youngest son has always been so vulnerable since he was a little tiny boy because I watched it as I was a follower of their UA-cam channel. He was so impressionable, and so innocent, and so sweet that it sickens me to think what she has done to him. And we all know that he is willing to take on blame for things he had nothing to do with my heart goes out to that little boy. Sherry, the oldest daughter was more mother, to the little children than Ruby ever was. She in many ways reminds me of the mother that tortured her son, and caused his death at 15 years old, and was just convicted of murder.

  • @vegandolls
    @vegandolls 9 місяців тому +2

    grown adults shouldn't be able to claim ' so and so made me do it' as an excuse. Ridiculous

  • @kaalawson
    @kaalawson 9 місяців тому +6

    I love how they use the word distorted in there statement given that all of the lectures in the past and lessons from the two of them revolved around distortion.

  • @Nola504Nola
    @Nola504Nola 9 місяців тому +10

    Stop calling her LESBIAN GIRLFRIEND her business partner.

  • @skkeech
    @skkeech 9 місяців тому +7

    It's so sad all four kids are now in foster care. Why didn't any of the sisters step up and help. Ruby's parents are out of the country ON PURPOSE! This is the worst family.

    • @karenkollects9277
      @karenkollects9277 9 місяців тому +2

      They are too busy with their lucrative you tube channels. Her parents never came back to support the children. My parents as grandparents would be on the first plane home and love their grandchildren. Ruby’s family is no family they are really messed up.

    • @skkeech
      @skkeech 9 місяців тому +1

      @@karenkollects9277 Exactly. And they sold themselves (and made a TON of money) as the perfect Mormon family. ALL LIES.

    • @elizabritton4039
      @elizabritton4039 9 місяців тому +1

      @@skkeech , if you want to be angry go ahead. But, focus on Ruby and Jodi. Ive watched for years. Them making money from social media does not equal bad people bad parents. I’m saying the rest of Ruby’s siblings and parents have nothing to do with Ruby. I hate when people gang up on them. It makes me sick!!

    • @skkeech
      @skkeech 9 місяців тому

      @@elizabritton4039 Parasocial relationships are not healthy! Get some help!! Or get offline!

    • @skkeech
      @skkeech 9 місяців тому +1

      @@karenkollects9277 It's a bit sad how all this happened. Jared was a worker at a mobile phone kiosk and Ellie had no job at all, so they started YT...and they took off. Ellie once accidentally shared they were making more than $100K a month early on. Then Bonnie and Ruby joined YT. Just GREED and child exploitation.

  • @patc1871
    @patc1871 9 місяців тому +23

    She is so horrible 😢
    Those poor kids.
    I hope she goes to prison for a veryyyyylong time. I understand that other convicts really detest child abusers.
    Prison. Justice perhaps? Karma? Yes !!!!

  • @BaileyJoArt
    @BaileyJoArt 9 місяців тому +3

    I am so disgusted. She doesn’t deserve- no, she has done nothing to be given a plea deal. She is vile, cruel, and an insult to women and mothers. She needs to face the full consequences of her actions and sit in prison for a VERY long time. Anything less is an insult to her survivors- shame on Utah and it’s prosecutors if she gets off easy.

  • @horacio-ho3bf
    @horacio-ho3bf 9 місяців тому +18

    I cant believe how many people want to blame anyone but the mother....

  • @wristedhip
    @wristedhip 9 місяців тому +7

    How could she ever be allowed to be around her kids ever again? Ruby deserves time in jail, and her law firm is morally bankrupt.

  • @evangelinelight4417
    @evangelinelight4417 9 місяців тому +5

    I am sick, my heart is broken when I think of what those children went through. I pray someone in that courtroom Monday has some wisdom to see through all of this.

  • @sandrabrimhall8178
    @sandrabrimhall8178 9 місяців тому +10

    As long as she blames others for her despicable behavior, she doesn't get it. She needs to serve time until she does.

    • @feanorian21maglor38
      @feanorian21maglor38 9 місяців тому

      Which would be forever as she'll never get it. She's a narcissist so will always blame someone else.

  • @Jude74
    @Jude74 9 місяців тому +7

    Jesse Hildebrand gave that family the most perfect out they could’ve ever wanted. Her aunt Jodi totally deserves this. But Ruby was bad before Jodi.

  • @thegatesofdawn...1386
    @thegatesofdawn...1386 9 місяців тому +8

    Poor kids. Ruby can't blame Jodi! She went along with everything.

  • @shahulhameed401
    @shahulhameed401 9 місяців тому +3

    She should get prison time . Jodi should be sent to 15+ years

  • @SevenLlamas
    @SevenLlamas 9 місяців тому +3

    If she's blaming her actions on Hildebrandt, she is NOT taking responsibility. I'm afraid she'll evade due consequences by batting those pretty eyelashes at Utah prosecutors who are influenced by that state's ethic of viewing women as semi-children, incapable of independent adult decision-making, helpless, in perpetual need of male guidance and protection.

  • @carolyndee4565
    @carolyndee4565 9 місяців тому +9

    If Franke knew what was going on with Jodi, why didn't Franke cut ties with Jodi?? Franke allowed this punishment to happen. Step up and accept responsibility for her own actions. Those poor kids will need a lot of therapy

  • @burialdrip723
    @burialdrip723 9 місяців тому +4

    I can’t get over how much Ruby Franke and her husband threw away their entire life and that of their family to cause them all massive trauma, financial issues and destruction and it was 100% preventable. Cancer didn’t happen to this family, a house fire, a car accident, a flood, a disease… it was having everything and then saying “now I’m going to take it farther” and not listening when people were shouting for them to reflect and realize they were being abusive.

  • @eleanoraquitaine2966
    @eleanoraquitaine2966 9 місяців тому +6

    Is he divorcing his children, too, or is that her sneaky way of telling him he's not getting custody or visitation? Does she expect to spend NO time in prison?

  • @donnachampion3169
    @donnachampion3169 9 місяців тому +9

    Ruby Franke and Shanda VanderArk are peas in a pod Ruby Franke should never be let off ever she needs to be accountable and serve time for her own disgusting behaviour towards her children long before Hildebrandt came along IMO 🇦🇺

  • @user-yellowroses0809
    @user-yellowroses0809 9 місяців тому +5

    I hope she doesn't get custody of those poor children.

  • @louloumagoo2512
    @louloumagoo2512 9 місяців тому +3

    It's absolutely astonishing that her co-abuser, Kevin, has not been arrested and charged. Absolutely unbelievable.

  • @whatanizhoniiina
    @whatanizhoniiina 9 місяців тому +10

    Good to see you. This case is shocking and am ready to watch the court hearing on Monday. Happy Holidays! 🎄🎄🎄

  • @jenna2431
    @jenna2431 9 місяців тому +3

    No, Ruby. YOUR child is YOUR job.

  • @teveson8256
    @teveson8256 9 місяців тому +3

    How involved in this was Kevin? I think it was really strange that he accused their older daughter of stealing, when she was simply picking her things up. He seems really off to me....
    The niece, who is very articulate, said that Ruby was abusive long before meeting Jody. It made me wonder if Kevin also approved of harsh parenting rules.

  • @jenna2431
    @jenna2431 9 місяців тому +4

    If Jodi burns hot, then the LDS church needs to get a wakeup check...in court.