Where Is Shari Franke Now After Surviving Mom Ruby Franke’s Abuse? [Video]

Shari Franke grew up in the public eye as the daughter of former Utah family vlogger Ruby Franke. Now, after publishing a tell-all memoir exposing her mother’s abusive parenting, Shari is determined to move forward with her life.

Ruby and her husband, Kevin, first entered the spotlight in 2015 when they started the YouTube channel “8Passengers,” which documented the family’s lives to over 2 million subscribers. Over the years, viewers began raising concerns about Ruby’s extreme parenting methods and spotting troubling signs of child abuse. The “mommy vlogger” later partnered with Utah-based therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, to continue advocating for strict parental discipline via an advice podcast.

In August 2023, Ruby and Jodi were arrestedand charged with aggravated child abuse after Shari’s then 12-year-old brother Russell asked a neighbor to call the police after he escaped the home. Police in Santa Clara, Utah, said officers found two of Ruby’s children “emaciated and malnourished, with open …