Age, Biography, and Wiki
Ruby Franke is a 43-year-old American who initially gained fame as a family vlogger on YouTube with her channel 8 Passengers. However, her life and career were marred by legal issues when she was arrested and convicted of child abuse in 2023. She is currently serving a prison sentence in Utah.
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| Date of Birth | 18 January 1982 |
| Age | 43 Years |
| Birth Place | Utah, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
| Country | U.S |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Ruby Franke was married to Kevin Franke, but details about their current relationship status are not clearly available, especially given her recent legal issues.
In early 2015, Franke created a YouTube channel called 8 Passengers in which she documented her family life in Utah with her husband Kevin and their six children. She originally posted five days a week at 6:00 a.m. As of June 2020, the channel had around 2.5 million subscribers and amassed 1 billion views.
Beginning in 2020, when one of the Franke children, a 15-year-old boy, said that he had been banned from his bedroom and made to sleep on a bean bag for seven months, viewers became concerned about his mother's disciplinary methods. On another occasion, her youngest daughter was sent to school without a packed lunch because Ruby believed her 6-year-old daughter was old enough to prepare, and be responsible for, her lunch. When the school contacted her with concern over this, she refused to bring a lunch for her daughter. Some of the severe punishments Franke imposed on her children include sending a child to a wilderness camp for troubled teens, threatening to behead a stuffed toy, and telling two of her children that Santa Claus would not be bringing them anything for Christmas that year because they were too "numb" to respond to other punishments. A Change.org petition was launched reporting perceived child abuse and neglect. The Franke parents posted in defense of the discipline, saying the incidents had been taken out of context. The 8 Passengers YouTube channel declined in popularity in 2021.
In 2022, the Frankes separated, and Kevin moved out of the house. After her YouTube channel was suspended that year, Ruby began working as a mental health coach at ConneXions, a company run by Jodi Hildebrandt, a counselor. They launched a new video channel together called ConneXions in 2022, and created a joint Instagram account called Moms of Truth, offering parenting classes. Neighbors and the Frankes' oldest daughter, Shari, a college student, called authorities to check on the latter's siblings after observing that their mother often left the children alone at home.
On January 22, 2025, former Connexions Classroom client's husband Michael Tilleman filed a lawsuit in federal court against Hildebrandt and Franke for business fraud and promoting a "methodology that encouraged child abuse among their clients". Examples of the claims made by Tilleman included the two women "engag[ing] in a racketeering enterprise by advertising and selling fraudulent services and encouraging others to perpetuate illegal and harmful acts — specifically child abuse, child torture, and psychological abuse" and that the concepts taught in the classes "ultimately led children to 'extreme danger'".
On January 7, 2025, Shari Franke published a memoir detailing her experience as Franke's oldest daughter, titled The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom.
Hulu released a docuseries, entitled Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke, which premiered on February 27, 2025. Franke's ex-husband and two eldest children participated in the production of the series.
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| Husband | Kevin Franke (m. 2000-2025) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2021, the estimated net worth of 8 Passengers, the channel run by Ruby Franke, was around $2.5 million. The income primarily came from YouTube ads, sponsored content, and merchandise sales. At its peak, the family was reportedly earning over $100,000 per month from YouTube revenue alone. However, her legal troubles and subsequent imprisonment likely led to a significant decline in her financial status.
Career, Business, and Investments
Ruby Franke's career as a family vlogger rose to prominence with 8 Passengers, focusing on family life and parenting. However, her involvement in child abuse cases led to the channel's demise and her incarceration. There is no recent information about her engaging in any business or investments while incarcerated.
Social Network
Ruby Franke's social media presence is largely inactive following her legal issues. The 8 Passengers channel is no longer active, and she does not appear to maintain an active online presence.
Ruby Franke (Griffiths ; born January 18, 1982) is an American former family vlogger and convicted child abuser who ran the now defunct YouTube channel 8 Passengers. On August 30, 2023, Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt were arrested in Washington County, Utah, and charged with six counts of felony aggravated child abuse of two of Franke's children. Franke ultimately pleaded guilty to four counts and on February 20, 2024, was sentenced to serve between four and thirty years in prison.
Franke and Hildebrandt were held without bail. Hildebrandt surrendered her license as a counselor pending resolution of the court case and a disciplinary investigation. After her arrest, YouTube suspended Franke from the platform, also suspending two channels that were linked to her.
Franke's case was depicted in the 2024 Lifetime movie Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films starring Emilie Ullerup as Ruby Franke and Heather Locklear as Jodi Hildebrandt. The movie was negatively perceived upon announcement by her children, with Franke's eldest daughter Shari stating that they were not contacted about the movie, none of the proceeds from the movie would go to the younger siblings in question, and that releasing the film would only hurt the victims more than they already were hurt beforehand.
Education
Information about Ruby Franke's educational background is not widely available.
In summary, Ruby Franke's life has taken a dramatic turn from a successful vlogger to a convicted felon, significantly impacting her career and financial standing.
