SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — As part of the evidence released by the Washing County Attorney in the child abuse case against Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt on Friday is a handwritten account from Ruby of the months of abuse the children were put through.
The document is 60 pages long and is heavily redacted.
On June 30, 2023 she says that her son who is referred to as R “refuses to do wall sits. He says he is done. The next day on July 1, 2023 Ruby says “R is to stay outside. Sleep outside.”
R’s sister E on July 14, 2023 “refuses to work. Screams. Has hair shaved off.”
We learn in the document that Ruby’s son did run away on July 15th. Ruby says she found him two hours after and that he, his sister, Ruby and Jodi all “drive to Arizona and find property. Land!”
Throughout the document Ruby talks about both children being possessed. One time saying her son’s behavior is “Satanic chaos.” She goes on to say that both children have “deviant behavior” and that “they are both furious their selfish sinful lifestyle is being intervened upon.” Ruby says she told her son “that he needs God. I invited him to fast and pray. R is in and out of possession.”
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Only July 11, 2023, Ruby starts her entry with “Big day for evil.”
Several times in the document Ruby describes outings she takes the kids on. In mid-July she took both children on a four hour car ride to Gunlock Lake. Another time she takes the children to a cemetery to pick up glass and weeks.
If you suspect child abuse is occurring, report it to state officials at 855-323-3237. You can submit a tip to the Utah Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force by calling 801-281-1211 or emailing utahicac@agutah.gov.
Contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at missingkids.org.
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