Kevin and Ruby Franke married in December 2000. In 2023, Ruby and the family’s therapist Jodi Hildebrandt were convicted after pleading guilty to felony child abuse involving two of Ruby and Kevin’s six children — with each sentenced to up to 30 years in prison.

Former YouTube star Ruby Franke tried to remain in contact with husband Kevin Franke after she was arrested on child abuse charges, but he has since asked her to stop writing him from prison. “The last letter that I received from her from prison was maybe in March or April of last year,

On Jodi's advice, Ruby kicked Kevin out of the house and banned him from having contact with their kids. And behind the scenes Ruby – often acting on Jodi's advice – was subjecting her kids to horrific abuse that included gruelling manual labour, sleeping on hard floors, isolation from the world and starvation.