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Where Is Ruby Franke's Husband Now? All About Kevin Franke's Life 2 Years After His Wife’s Arrest — and Why He Says He ‘Still’ Loves Her
Feb 27, 2025
Kevin Franke shared his story for the first time with PEOPLE and in the Hulu docuseries ‘Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke'
On Aug. 30, 2023, Kevin Franke's life was turned upside down.
The husband and father of six children learned that his wife of 23 years, family vlogger Ruby Franke, and their family therapist, Jodi Hildebrandt, were under arrest. The pair were accused of abusing Kevin and Ruby’s two youngest children, who were just 12 and 9 years old at the time, after authorities discovered them severely malnourished, emaciated and “covered in wounds.”
The news was a devastating blow to Kevin, who had separated from Ruby a year prior and was allegedly isolated from his wife and children at Hildebrandt’s command.
Over the next six months, disturbing details about the abuse Kevin’s youngest children endured at the hands of their mother and Hildebrandt emerged. In December 2023, Ruby pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse and was ultimately sentenced to between 4 and 60 years in prison (but won't serve more than 30 years because of a Utah law relating to consecutive sentences, per Business Insider).
Since Ruby’s arrest and conviction, Kevin has primarily commented on his family’s case through his lawyer, Kester. However, Kevin and his two oldest children, Shari and Chad, spoke out for the first time together in the Hulu docuseries Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke, which premieres on Feb. 27.
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