True Crime Readers March Event: The House of My Mother

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke details the heartbreaking procession of events from vlogging to aggravated child abuse suffered by Shari and her five siblings at the hands of their mother, Ruby Franke, and life coach Jodi Hildebrandt. A Utah LDS adherent, Ruby Franke started a vlog titled 8 Passengers about family life in their affluent suburban home. Things went sideways as Ruby and Jodi became business partners advocating more and more extreme tactics in 'parenting.'

• The book is available on LIBBY and streaming documentaries "Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence" on HBO Max and Prime. Netflix features: Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story .