Engaged Already? Kevin Franke’s Fresh Start After Ruby’s Prison Sentence

Kevin Franke says redemption is real. He just announced he’s
engaged to a new partner, just six months after finalizing his
divorce from Ruby Franke — the former “8 Passengers” mommy
blogger now serving a possible 30-year sentence for aggravated
child abuse.

In this episode of Hidden Killers, we’re digging into what this
“fresh start” really means — not just for Kevin, but for the
children who lived under a camera, inside a home built on
discipline, doctrine, and denial.

Kevin was never charged in Ruby’s criminal case. The two had
separated before her arrest in 2023. But he was there for the
rise of the YouTube family empire — a channel that broadcast
strict, often disturbing parenting choices as content. And while
Ruby ultimately took the fall with her
counselor-turned-co-conspirator Jodi Hildebrandt, Kevin’s role in
normalizing the platform is still under scrutiny.

Now, he’s trying to course-correct. He supported Utah’s new
“child influencer” law — requiring that kids in monetized content
receive protected earnings and the right to have their footage
pulled as adults. His testimony was powerful. But does it erase
the years he spent behind the camera?

This segment unpacks the psychology of quick re-partnering after
trauma, the legal line between enabling and accountability, and
why moving on isn’t the same as making it right. We examine the
public push for “redemption,” and ask the hard question: is this
genuine healing — or a quiet rebranding campaign?

It’s not about punishing a man for starting over. It’s about
asking what real accountability looks like when the kids didn’t
get a choice.

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