Proof from the YouTube star and Jodi Hildebrandt’s instances was launched, exhibiting police interviews with the 2 abusers and Franke’s estranged husband, Kevin, in addition to footage of the 2 abused youngsters after they had been discovered by authorities.

Each girls had been arrested final August on baby abuse fees referring to Franke’s youngsters, as new footage reveals the second one in all them allegedly climbed out of a window of Hildebrandt’s dwelling in Ivins and fled to a neighbor’s dwelling asking for assist.

Different movies embody the police raid on Hildebrandt’s dwelling, them coaxing one of many youngsters out of a closet, the arrests and police interviews of each Franke and Hildebrandt, in addition to an interview with Ruby’s estranged husband, Kevin, who was not charged within the case. Ruby’s diary entries had been additionally launched, by which she mentioned one in all her youngsters was “out and in of possession” and “wants God,” and wrote about how she punished them by making them stand within the solar and by shaving off their hair.

Warning: A number of the movies under are disturbing.

In a single video, one in all Franke’s youngsters is seen ringing the doorbell and knocking on the door of a neighbor, with tape seen round every of their ankles. Earlier than they left the property, a pair got here out they usually referred to as police after giving the boy meals and water.

Police docs notice the kid had duct tape and plastic wrap round wounds on their legs and arms, which had additionally been lined in cayenne pepper and honey.

As soon as police arrived at Hildebrandt’s dwelling, they advised her they’re capable of enter with no search warrant attributable to exigent circumstances, primarily based on a tip from the primary baby that there could also be different youngsters within the dwelling.

Inside the home, they discovered one other baby hiding inside one of many closets, hesitant to return out. Authorities advised ABC they initially thought the kid — who had a buzzcut — was a bit boy, earlier than discovering they had been the sister of the primary sufferer.

“You might be protected. We won’t harm you and we won’t do something to harm you,” authorities inform her, earlier than she ultimately will get up.

Each Franke and Hildebrandt had been arrested, with Ruby actually giving authorities the silent therapy all through the method. Her lack of communication continued when it was time for her to be interrogated by police as properly.

When requested the place she lived or what number of youngsters she had, she responded with nothing however a clean stare. She refused to corroborate any particulars about her husband or youngsters, earlier than one of many cops advised her, “I can wait all day, it is as much as you if you wish to speak to us about what is going on on. Would you’re feeling extra snug speaking to one in all us?”

“I will wait til I’ve a lawyer,” she responded. After a pair extra makes an attempt at attempting to get her to speak, she reiterated she’d be ready for authorized counsel.

Jodi, in the meantime, was barely extra verbal — first admitting she was nervous as a result of she’s “watched too many detective motion pictures.”

“So I belief my lawyer, he mentioned, ‘Do not say something.’ I mentioned I’ve nothing to cover. He mentioned, ‘I do know that, simply let me be there whenever you speak,’” she continued, after being requested to share a bit about herself. “You guys appear to be good folks. In case you knew all of the items, I feel you’d have plenty of empathy of what is going on on.”

She expressed worry authorities would “flip my phrases,” earlier than additionally reiterating her lawyer’s recommendation and explaining how a lot she trusted him. “It ‘seems’ unhealthy that I am not answering something nevertheless it’s not as a result of I am attempting to be troublesome,” mentioned Hildebrandt.

“I do not know what is going on to occur with what I say. I am a psychologist, I watch folks flip issues on a regular basis, so I get it. I want folks did not try this, they do,” she added, earlier than shutting down additional questions.

Additionally interviewed that day was Ruby’s estranged husband, Kevin, who had pushed to Ivins from the household’s unique dwelling in Springville as a result of somebody advised him he wanted to get his youngsters from the police station. He would not reveal who tipped him off, however in any other case appeared fully at the hours of darkness about what occurred.

“I have never seen them for over a 12 months. I have been in a separation from my spouse and household,” he mentioned, including that he hadn’t seen the children since July 2022. “I do not know something that is been happening,” he added.

In the course of the interview, he mentioned his spouse hadn’t given him any details about the youngsters in that point, earlier than saying he trusted Ruby along with his youngsters and revered Hildebrandt as properly. He was then requested about why the couple separated and whether or not it had something to do with earlier abuse allegations and the tip of their YouTube channel, 8Passengers.

“The explanations are due to ways in which I handled my spouse and a few of my very own addictions that I used to be working via and searching for assist for with pornography. I’ve made some great progress,” he advised authorities. “Jodi and Ruby have an in depth relationship and Jodi noticed the necessity for me to get assist and albeit I agree. The house has been precisely what I have to face my very own addictions and obtain the help and assist that I’ve wanted. The house has been very, superb for me.”

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Police then crammed him in on what occurred, together with how his son was discovered knocking on doorways asking for meals and water, wanting “severely emaciated.”

“I am sorry, what?!” he exclaimed, earlier than authorities advised him in regards to the duct tape and cord burns and requested whether or not he condoned that kind of punishment.

“Primarily based in your description, no. I do not know the small print and I do not know what is going on on. That sounds horrible,” Kevin replied, earlier than crying into his palms after being left alone for just a few moments contained in the interview room.

“What is going on to occur to my spouse? I like my spouse. I like my spouse and I belief my spouse. It seems like getting run over a stream truck, what you shared with me at present,” he later advised cops, getting very emotional.

“I’ve an image of my household on my wall and I have a look at it on daily basis. I work on daily basis so I can get again to my household. All the things you are sharing to me simply appears like a made up story … I don’t know what you are speaking about,” he continued. “This appears like a horror film. I simply need my youngsters, I simply need my household. I do not know why the belongings you described occurred. It is nearly like I need to say, I am sorry, you could have anyone else.”

The video ends with him saying “This simply seems like a sucker punch. I really feel accountable. I want I used to be a greater husband.”

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Ruby was sentenced to as much as 60 years in jail for aggravated baby abuse final month, after each she and Hildebrandt pleaded responsible to 4 counts of kid abuse in December.

“I’m humbled and prepared to serve a jail sentence for so long as I would like,” the previous 8 Passengers influencer advised the choose. “I’m dedicated to unlearning my poisonous habits.”

She additionally expressed remorse for “twisting God’s phrases and distorting His doctrine.” Franke obtained the utmost sentence underneath Utah state pointers.

Hildebrandt acquired the identical sentence because the choose reprimanded her for terrorizing youngsters.

“I sincerely cherished these youngsters,” Hildebrandt advised the choose. “One of many causes I did not go to trial is I didn’t need them to relive this.”

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