Convicted child abuser’s $5 million Utah home most viewed real estate listing
By Cara Tabachnick April 10, 2024 / 5:50 PM EDT / CBS News YouTube mom vlogger sentenced to prison YouTube mom Ruby Franke sentenced to 30 years for child abuse 02:12 Sitting in prison, Jodi Hildebrandt can’t see her luxurious Utah home anymore — but millions of people on the Internet can. Her four-bedroom house on a 1.4-acre property with a guesthouse in Ivins was the most-viewed listing on Realtor.com last week, the real estate website said. Initially listed for $5.3 million, the “concrete fortress” went on the market in January, shortly before Hildebrandt and her business partner, parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke, were sentenced to up to 30 years in a Utah court on child abuse charges. Last year, Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from the home and ran to a neighbor’s house for help, and to ask for food and water. He was emaciated and had duct tape and burns on his wrists and legs, authorities said. Franke’s 10-year-old malnourished daughter was also found by officers in Hildebrandt’s house. She was taken to the hospital. Hildebrandt and Franke were arrested after authorities found evidence