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‘Are we in news?’ Mommy vlogger Ruby Franke’s jailhouse calls revealed along with video of emaciated children escaping

Source: Instagram/ Moms_of_Truth

Jailed ‘momfluencer’ Ruby Franke asked if “we made the news” one day after she was arrested for child abuse, newly released audio of her jailhouse calls has revealed.

Franke, 42, who previously ran the popular “8 Passengers” YouTube channel about her family life, was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison in February for brutally abusing her 12-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter.

Her arrest came after her son managed to escape the torture and alert a neighbour to their suffering.

Since then, , with new audio footage,revealing that the momfluencer asked an unidentified man if she had “made the news” after she was arrested for child abuse.

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