Convicted former parenting vlogger Ruby Franke's husband and son open up to PEOPLE and in Hulu's new docuseries, Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

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,

When I started getting older, I realized the YouTube channel had ruined my childhood,” said Franke's 11-year-old daughter.

Ruby Franke’s estranged husband Kevin and eldest son Chad are speaking out for the first time since she was sent to prison after being convicted of felony child abuse. The Franke family rose to social media fame in their YouTube channel “8 Passengers.