‘Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke’ Delves Into an Abusive Nightmare

A new Hulu series, Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke, attempts to unpack how she ended up in a Utah prison.

Ruby's estranged spouse Kevin Franke tells Vanity Fair : "I know everyone expects this to be true crime, but I’ve watched true-crime documentaries, and this isn’t it’s not it, says director Olly Lambert .

Ruby, Ruby, her husband, and four kids were a constant presence in the videos.

Jodi Hildebrandt moved into the Frankes ’s home in the early 2020s .

She was introduced to the family as a counselor for Chad , whose conflicts with his mother had reached a breaking point.

The Frankes ' third episode, Devil in the Family , airs October 20 , at 8 p.m. ET on CBS .

Kevin filed for divorce from Ruby in November 2023 , but even now he says he still loves her.

He balks at the idea that Ruby , or even Jodi, were truly malignant figures.

Kevin has become a vocal supporter of restrictions for family vloggers, but neither he nor Lambert suggests that online fame causes what Lambert refers to as “the torture of children in the desert.