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A new Hulu -Docuseries illuminates the events that arrested for the arrest of the former Mama Vlogger Ruby Franke and her business partner from the perspective of those who are closest to them.

Franke's family, including her two oldest children and ex-husband, clarifies the record, which for the first time in her house on “Devil in the family: the case of Ruby Franke”, which was released on Thursday.

The three-part Docuseries have never seen and exclusive interviews with ex-husband Kevin Franke and the oldest children in the couple, 21-year-old Shari Franke and 20-year-old Chad Franke.

The Frankes, the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Saints of the last few days, attracted national attention when the spectators of the former couple, which was no longer laid out in 2020, began to speculate to abuse their six children: Shari, Chad, Abby, Julie, Russell and Eve.

Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt, the co -founders of educational counseling and consulting advice from YouTube channel and service Connexions, were arrested in Utah in Utah in September 2023, and second degree was charged for six severe child abuse.

“For years, the YouTube channel of Frankes has documented a healthy, happy family life, with 2.5 million subscribers to work at the peak,” was the description of the Hulu show. “But happy families are rarely what they seem. When the cracks began to show, the family around consultant Jodi Hildebrandt turned to get leadership – and quickly caught up in a nightmare.”

Here is what you should know about New Hulu Docuserie's “Teufel in the family: Ruby Franke's case”, including additional details about Ruby Franke, the former Vlogger, who served a prison sentence to abuse her children.

Who is Ruby Franke? And what did she do?

Ruby Franke, 43, is a former Mama Vlogger who lived with her husband Kevin and six children in Springville, Utah. The couple ran a popular and now dissolved YouTube channel called “8 Passengers”, who showed an audience of millions of people from the beginning of 2015 a section of the family's daily life.

Franke later became the subject of a widespread criticism of her elementary decisions, especially for her discipline methods, which some regarded as cross -border.

The pushback strengthened when Franke Connexions with Hildebrandt, a family consultant who became business partner. Many found that the “parent style” promoted the couple for extreme and hard.

The frequent inclusion of the so -called homophobic, racist and transthobic comments did not help their popularity. In an often referenced example, Franke told the audience that children do not earn unconditional love and not.

Both women were arrested and initially charged with a second degree of severe child due to six cases after two of Franke's six children were misused and malnourished. Both were guilty of prosecutors as part of a plea agreement.

Franke and Hildebrandt were convicted of four to 60 years in February 2024.

What is the devil in the family about: Ruby Franke's case?

Franke's closest relatives share their story for the first time their history and in front of the camera.

“Teufel in the family: The case of Ruby Franke” offers exclusive access to the Frankes, their family and neighbors as well as over 1,000 hours of the invisible film material of your YouTube channel, says Hulu.

It “cuts the reaction of social media to explore the undefeated story behind the case of Ruby Franke: partial family tragedy, part of the Age counting stories of our time about the dangers of life that lived online,” according to Hulus official Logline.

As you see 'devil in the family: the case of Ruby Franke'

The three -part Docuseries published on Thursday is available for Hulu.

Teufel in the family: the case of Ruby Franke Trailer

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Contribution: Mary Walrath-Halridge, USA Today