Crime scene photos show Jodi Hildebrandt, a business partner of disgraced YouTube mom blogger Ruby Franke, who had a pantry full of food in the house where Franke’s children were tortured and starved.
Franke, 42, was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison in February for brutally abusing two of her six children in a “concentration camp-like environment,” and photos of the crime scene were released a month later, doorbell videos and interrogation tapes.
They were regularly denied food, water, beds to sleep in, and virtually any form of entertainment.
Meanwhile, images released by the Washington County Prosecutor’s Office show the kitchen and pantry were filled with food and a large office dedicated to making YouTube videos.
Hildebrandt’s five-bedroom, six-bathroom home in Ivins, Utah, where Franke’s son was able to escape, is worth $5.3 million, according to Zillow.
Jodi Hildebrandt Kept a Pantry Full of Food While Ruby Franke’s Children were Starved
Franke’s children were regularly denied food, water, beds to sleep in, and virtually all forms of entertainment.
The two victims were found emaciated with infected cuts on their legs while Hildebrandt’s pantry was filled with food.
Hildebrandt’s five-bedroom, six-bathroom home in Ivins, Utah, where Franke’s son was able to escape, is worth $5.3 million, according to Zillow.
The released images highlight the extent of Franke’s abuse and show the two emaciated victims with infected cuts on their legs and duct tape around their arms and feet.
The disgraced YouTube mom blogger, 42, was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison in February for brutally abusing two of her own children in a “concentration camp-like environment.”
His business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, a mental health counselor, was also sentenced to 30 years after it was revealed she was involved in the abuse.
Captured doorbell camera footage shows how her 12-year-old son managed to escape the torture and alert a neighbor to his suffering, while another clip shows a police officer discovering the nine-year-old girl crouching in a closet.
Other released images highlight the extent of Franke’s abuse and show the two emaciated victims with infected cuts on their legs, duct tape around their arms and feet, and scratches and bruises on their bodies.
Police also discovered a small safe room in the basement of the property that was locked from the outside, with rope that would be used to tie up children and adult diapers.
The address of the YouTube mom, who gave parenting advice to her 2.5 million subscribers, is listed in court documents as a seven-bedroom, six-bathroom home valued at $1 million in Springville.
She subjected her children to horrors such as starvation and forced her son to suffer severe sunburn by working outdoors for several weeks without proper protection.
His business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, a mental health counselor, was also sentenced to 30 years after it was revealed she was involved in the abuse. Franke’s ex-husband, Kevin, had not seen the children for more than a year.
Both children were told that they were possessed and that the torture was done as a way to help them.
The 12-year-old boy told authorities that Hildebrandt had tied him up and used home remedies to treat his injuries.
In recently released footage, he is seen ringing his neighbors’ doorbell and walking away because he thinks no one is home, until a neighbor calls him back.
The address of the YouTube mom, who gave parenting advice to her 2.5 million subscribers, is listed in court documents as a seven-bedroom, six-bathroom home valued at $1 million in Springville.
A video recorded from inside the ambulance shows the 12-year-old boy eating from a bag of nuts while being treated and a police officer asks him who tied him with a rope
The two victims had scratches, cuts and bruises all over their bodies.
The young man was wrapped in duct tape and had infected sores on his feet that were filled with blood and pus as a result of the restraints.
“I was wondering if you could do me two favors,” the boy says politely.
‘Well, what are they?’ the neighbor responds.
“They will take me to the nearest police station,” the young man responds before being asked to sit down and explain what happened. He also said that he needed police officers for “personal matters.”
Then the neighbors, a man and a woman, give him water and a banana while they dial 911. They can be heard telling the police that he has duct tape around his feet and sores all over his body.
“Oh, you’re a good boy,” the woman tells the boy as she crouches down to his level and places her hands on his shoulders.
Meanwhile, footage from the officer’s body camera shows the moment cops discovered the young woman crouching alone in a basement inside Franke’s home.
“Hello, I’m a police officer,” one says calmly before the other asks if he’s okay. The young woman is afraid and she is reluctant to speak, but the officer assures her that everything will be fine.
In another clip, an EMT is seen trying to interact with the victim, but she tells him she’s “just nervous.”
Video taken from inside the ambulance shows the 12-year-old boy eating from a bag of nuts while being treated and a police officer asking him who tied him with rope.
Police also discovered a small safe room in the basement of the property that was locked from the outside.
‘You’re not in trouble with me. “We’re just trying to figure out what’s going on,” the officer said. “Our main target right now is you.”
EMT personnel are also seen cleaning the young man’s cuts that are severely infected.
Photographs taken at the scene show the fragile bodies of the emaciated children, covered in cuts, bruises and scars.
Franke, who has six children, pleaded guilty last year to four counts of child abuse and is serving his sentence in Utah State Prison.
In the plea agreement, Franke admits that he tortured his son from May 22 to August 30 by forcing him to perform hours of physical labor, outdoor summer work without adequate water, and “severe and repeated sunburns.” which caused blisters.
The Utah Board of Pardons and Paroles will determine how much time he will spend in prison, and state law means he can only serve a maximum of 30 years.
His business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, was also ordered to serve up to 30 years in prison for the crimes.