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Ruby Franke, a former YouTube family vlogger from Utah who was sentenced last month on child abuse charges, detailed months of abuse in handwritten journal entries released by prosecutors. In the heavily redacted entries, Franke repeatedly insisted that her son was possessed by a demon. In one entry from July 11, 2023, she wrote that it was a 'big day for evil' and described an incident when her son was pushed into water and she held her hand over his nose and mouth.
' Franke also wrote that same day that her son was pushed into a pool and she held her hand 'tightly over his nose & mouth.' In a July 12, 2023 entry, Franke wrote that she cut her daughter's hair off and 'doused' her with water in the 'dog wash.' 'E said she wanted to run away. Jodi told E she has no idea what is waiting for her,' Franke wrote. Police body camera video, photos and interrogation tapes were also released by prosecutors.
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