Crime, Conspiracy, Cults and Murder
Ep. 40 | This Family Vlogger Is Disgusting... | Ruby Franke Update
Wed, 19 Mar 2025
In today's episode, we dive into the case of Family Vlogger Ruby Franke, where we reveal the dark side of family influencer culture.
Chapter 1: Who is Ruby Franke and why is she controversial?
Ruby Frankie, a controversial family vlogger who shocked the YouTube space and raised eyebrows around the world. Her vlogs were not the happy family channel videos you would expect from a YouTuber, but instead a nightmare of child , punishing her children in ways that some people would rather just receive the belt.
And the drama eventually spread so large that not only was she convicted in court, but an entire Hulu docu-series was created to show the horrors that happened, not only in front of the camera, but behind it. Crime, conspiracy, cults, serial killers, and murder, all things that I love to consume, and I know you do too, you sick, twisted, beautiful, intellectually-minded freak.
But yes, today we are talking about the infamous Ruby Franke. We all know how much I love family vlogging channels, don't we? They're my favorite. And by they're my favorite, I mean, I feel like they should be illegal. I don't like them. I don't like them one bit. I did cover Ruby Frankie very briefly in a video
maybe like a year ago didn't go deep dive into it but she's resurfacing on the internet and and in court and because of this docu-series so i figured we'd do a deep dive into this notch so without further ado let's unbuckle our seatbelts go mach 5 down the highway slam on the brakes and bust through this windshield into this pos family vlogger together
So Ruby was born in Utah in January of 1982 to Chad and Jennifer Griffiths, growing up with three sisters, Ellie, Julie, and Bonnie. Her family was born in Utah, which was also deeply involved in the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, the LDS Church. We've done a lot of videos about that. You can go watch those ones, but some shady stuff sometimes, which is better known as Mormonism.
And this belief would shape not only her life, but her children's as well. And later in life, she would marry Kevin Franke, a former professor of engineering at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah on December 28th, 2000. And together they adopted a structured approach to parenting, which was heavily influenced by religious beliefs.
They emphasized obedience, self-reliance, and regimented lifestyle for their children, often framing these values as essential for their growth and success. Which, like, on the surface, you know, to each their own. That doesn't sound so bad, I guess. You know, if you're for religion, against religion, that's your own thing. But so far, we seem okay. Buckle up.
So as the couple's family grew, Ruby saw an opportunity to document their lives and share her parenting philosophy with a broader audience. So the launch of the eight passengers in 2015 marked the beginning of her vlogging career and the end of these kids' safe, private childhood. Just, I can't stand, I can't stand, I can't stand these people. I can't stand people that exploit their children.
Jail, oh wait, she's already in it. I'm giving it away. Let's continue. So Ruby felt the need to share this part of her life. A lot of mothers think their way of teaching and raising their child is the best way. Not all mothers. I think a good mom always thinks there's room for improvement. I think that makes a really good parent. But Ruby, nay nay, she thought she was perfect.
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Chapter 2: What parenting style did Ruby Franke adopt?
Explain to me again why this was not robbery.
Because it's a civil issue. You guys are family. She's been in the house before. You haven't been in the house in a year. She had interest in the items. She didn't take them with the intention to deprive you of them. So that's the theft code. We have to prove intent to deprive you of the items. And that wasn't her intent in having them.
So the detective sergeant said that we're not going to charge her for anything.
Okay, I'll have to do some more research on that. But yeah, no, he's totally a loving father who just really loves his kids and wants the best for his kids and everything, you know? Totally, totally. Oh, did I mention this was two days after Ruby was arrested? Yeah, so after his wife got arrested for... his children, he tried to get his daughter arrested for taking stuff that was hers. Yeah.
Great guy. Definitely innocent in all of this. Definitely not guilty. You know, can't say that. Anyway, Sherry Franke, the oldest sibling who was kicked out at 18 years old, has been pretty vocal. And she's very straight up. She says Jodi isn't the reason for the abuse. She was like that before. Not this spineless viewpoint that Kevin takes, but she's firm with what happened.
Narratives in the media, um... Kind of pinpoint Jodi is the reason that things went wrong and Ruby was good until Jodi came. But I wanted to show that like that wasn't the case and that wasn't my experience.
It's hard to pinpoint her kid's perspective towards their father, but it seems like Chad, the son who was kicked out at 17, seems to hang around his father, at least in interviews. What does happiness look like for you guys?
enjoying time with my siblings, it feels a lot more free.
It's wonderful to be surrounded by my children. There's laughter again. We have a lot of new furry friends. Our home is a zoo. It is a zoo, and it's funny because they chew up all the The floorboards and everything. And I'm just thinking if Ruby was here, she'd be furious, but Ruby's not. And I don't care. And I'm happy.
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