Online, Ruby Franke appeared to be a wholesome mommy vlogger sharing her life with her husband and their childiren on the popular Youtube channel ‘8 Passengers.’ It wasn’t until the brave escape of one of her children that unravelled years of abuse, which heightened when Ruby joined forces with controversial “life coach” Jodi Hildebrandt. 

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