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Franke and Hildebrandt posted a 27-minute podcast episode Wednesday that largely discussed the topics of what it means to be a victim and the idea of dishonesty.
“Victim is a place where I live, a place where I have pity for myself because I don’t want to be responsible for me,” Franke said in the video, adding, “I want to control everything around me so I can be comfortable but I refuse to take responsibility for me.”
Franke later said: “I could be dishonest, and I think I’m getting away with it because nobody knows.”
Suspicion surrounding Franke’s allegedly abusive parenting has long been discussed among their followers and armchair investigators online. Franke and her husband Kevin had as many as 2.5 million subscribers on their 8Passengers channel, which followed the life of the couple and their six children.
Shari, the family’s oldest daughter, had cut off her mother a year ago, according to anInsiderreport, and has long been outspoken about her mother’s alleged abuse.
“Finally,” Shari wrote on an Instagram story Thursday, alongside a photo of police standing outside Hildebrandt’s home.
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Police responded to the home after a neighbor called to report a seemingly malnourished child who came to their house asking for food and water. The Santa Clara Public Safety Department said in a news release that officers allegedly found wounds and markings on the child’s body, and soon discovered another child in “a similar physical condition of malnourishment” inside Hildebrandt’s home.
The two children were taken to a local hospital, and Shari later wrote on Instagram the kids are doing OK.
“Today has been a big day," the Franke’s oldest daughter wrote on Instagram. “Me and my family are so glad justice is being served. We’ve been trying to tell the police and CPS for years about this, and so glad they finally decided to step up.”
It’s not immediately clear if either suspect has entered a plea or retained an attorney.
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source: people.com
