To many of her almost 2.5 million followers, Ruby Franke was the kind of mother they aspired to be. Tuning in each week to her 8 Passengers YouTube account, Franke’s fans lapped up parenting advice from the mum-of-six, but beneath the picture-perfect façade, nothing was as it seemed.
In August 2023, Franke was arrested after her malnourished son, Russell, climbed out
