The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 220 - Broken Connections - The Disturbing Case of Mom-influencer Ruby Franke


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In the high desert of Utah, there’s a 10,000-square-foot house that’s considered an architectural masterpiece, constructed to seamlessly blend into the rocky landscape, as if rising from the ground. 

While the intent was to maximize the views of the Red Mountain Wilderness, it’s also a stark-looking home. Its brutalist architecture making it appear more like a compound, a place made to keep people inside. 

And it seemed it had…when on the morning of August 30th, 2023, a 12-year-old boy climbed out one of the windows to make an escape.

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Research & Writing:
Sherri Smith

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
Business Insider
Law and Crime
S46E22 Ruby Franke: From Momfluencer to Felon
The Cut 
Family Vlogging: Blurring the Line Between Parent and Employer
KLS

**Here is a link to a crowdsourced Google doc Shari Franke started; https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1-FyAscr8vIhCfBEXDNT4OiZLVHmkf__8RlT55m4SNX0/mobilebasic

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