Convicted YouTube Mom Ruby Franke's Husband Kevin Asked Her to Stop Writing Him from Prison (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

“I’m not ashamed to say that after being married over 20 years to that woman, I truly did and still do love her,” Kevin, 46, an engineering consultant, tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s cover story.

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“But that doesn’t excuse what she did, and it doesn’t excuse how she hurt our children and how she hurt me,” says Kevin, who was never charged with a crime.

“There’s some bridges that you just can’t cross and then cross back. She burned the bridges, and so I’m moving on," he continues. “And I’m going to do what’s best for my children, for my family, and for myself, and that’s not going to include her.”

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By June 2020, the 8 Passengers account had 2.5 million subscribers and more than 1 billion views.

Kevin, Shari and Chad Franke in ‘Devil in the Family’ on Hulu, streaming Feb. 27.Disney/Kai Pfaffenbach

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After that, she teamed up with Hildebrandt for the podcast,Moms of Truth.

“The last letter that I received from her from prison was maybe in March or April of last year,” he tells PEOPLE.

“And then I requested the Department of Corrections to ask her to stop writing me,” he adds. “I didn’t want to hear anymore. I didn’t like what she was saying.”

He refused to say what exactly was in those letters.

“I’m not going to share,” he says. “That’s between her and me. But it just didn’t feel right and it didn’t feel good, and I’m very angry. I’m still very angry.”

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source: people.com