250: Kevin Franke: “This is A Story of Love” | Is He Still Protecting Ruby Franke?!
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What sparked Ruby Franke's arrest?
Some days parenting requires uncomfortable conversations.
But a disturbing reality was revealed after Ruby's youngest son escaped in August of 2023. This chilling 911 call leading to her arrest.
I just had a 12-year-old boy show up here at my front door asking for help. He's emaciated, he's got tape around his legs.
My wife, Ruby's sole ambition was to be seen as the perfect mom.
Frankie's estranged husband, Kevin, and oldest son, Chad, now opening up in a new Hulu docuseries, Devil in the Family, The Fall of Ruby Frankie.
Who is Kevin Franke and why is he controversial?
Hey, true crime besties. Welcome back to an all new episode of Serial Asleep. Hey everybody, welcome back to an all-new episode of Serialistly with me, Annie Elise. Now, as I'm sure a lot of you probably already know, especially the ones who have been following this case for years now, a new three-part docuseries titled Devil in the Family, The Fall of Ruby Frankie, was recently released on Hulu. I also did an episode a couple of weeks back where I did a deep dive into this, where we talked all about, you know, the documentary, still some things that the documentary didn't show, just the overall story of Ruby Frankie and Jodi Hildebrandt. And I would say that this documentary wasn't necessarily a look into anything super new or anything revolutionary or groundbreaking.
Nothing that really wasn't already known before, but it was definitely now a new look into certain perspectives. And what I mean by that is certain perspectives that maybe we haven't heard much of up until this point. And although there were a few interviews in this documentary, such as interviews from neighbors, police officers, and so forth... The main focus was really on the children. The main focus was on Sherry, Chad, Kevin, and Chad and Kevin, Chad the son and Kevin being the father, they really were at the forefront of this. Within the first few minutes of the very first episode, we hear a background voice stating that ever since the arrest, Kevin has been trying to clear his name. And when he said that, that really got me thinking because Kevin Franke is an extremely polarizing topic. We all know this. I think we can all agree on this, especially if you've been following the case.
Most people either feel very sorry for him and their hearts are, you know, bleeding for him because they see him as a victim in all of this and they feel like he was just as much a victim as the children. But then others can't stand him and others think that he should have been punished because not only was he an active participant in what I believe to be like the crescendo of all of the allegations and what they were convicted of, He stood, he enabled it. He stood right alongside his wife and he thought that those methods were okay. He co-signed them. He enabled her. He was right there. So now that he's coming in after the fact, after Ruby and Jodi have been charged, it just doesn't really sit right with me. Because it's like, okay, now that they've been charged and convicted, you're sweeping in and saying, oh, I love Ruby, but I'm so glad she's not here anymore. The kids are laughing again. They're smiling again. I just want custody of them.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What sparked Ruby Franke's arrest?
0:58–1:40
2
Who is Kevin Franke and why is he controversial?
1:40–7:41
3
How did the '8 Passengers' YouTube channel start?
7:41–14:45
4
Did Kevin Franke regret his role in family vlogging?
14:45–17:53
5
What are the allegations against Ruby and Kevin Franke?
17:53–24:37
6
How did Kevin Franke respond to public backlash?
24:37–1:11:48
Speakers
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