The abuse charges stem from incidents involving Ruby and Kevin’s two youngest children, now aged 13 and 11. Utah police had responded to a call about a starved child and located the Frankes’ youngest son, who appeared “emaciated and malnourished” with “open wounds and duct tape around the extremities.” according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by NBC News.
He had climbed out of a window in Jodi’s home to try and find help, and authorities later found his little sister “petrified” and alone inside an empty closet in the house, the document said.
In her sentencing hearing, Ruby said she had “chosen to follow counsel and guidance” that led her “into a dark delusion.”
“My distorted version of reality went largely unchecked as I would isolate from anyone who challenged me,” the YouTuber said. “To my babies, you are a part of me. I believed dark was light and right was wrong. I would do anything in this world for you. I took from you all that was soft, and safe, and good.”
Look back at a timeline of the case below…