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How Jodi Hildebrandt Enabled Ruby Franke’s Child Abuse

A new documentary revisits the disgraced therapist’s past while revealing where she stands now after pleading guilty and being sentenced to prison.

By Sara Kettler, Tyler Piccotti and Catherine Caruso
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‘Marty Supreme’: Who Was Marty Reisman, the Real-Life Ping-Pong Hustler Behind the Movie?

Meet the table tennis legend whose skill, swagger, and spectacle changed the sport.

By Catherine Caruso
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The True Story Behind Murder in Monaco

By Catherine Caruso
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The True Story of the New Movie Eden

By Michael Natale
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What to Know About ‘The Carman Family Deaths’

By Tyler Piccotti
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How Rob Reiner Fell in Love with Michele Singer

By Tyler Piccotti

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Jake Paul

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Jesus Christ

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Dick Van Dyke

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William Shakespeare

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True Crime

this image taken from body camera footage provided by washington county attorneys office shows jodi hildebrandt, left, and ruby franke, center, being arrested on child abuse charges on aug 30, 2023, in ivins, utah the twelve year old son of franke, a utah mother of six who gave parenting advice to millions via a once popular a youtube channel, had escaped through a window and approached several nearby homes until someone answered the door, according to documents released friday washington county attorneys office via ap

Where Is Ruby Franke Now? What We Know About the Convicted ‘Momfluencer’ Today

In letters from prison, the once-popular parenting YouTuber wrote she’d been “crying the days away.”

By Sara Kettler and Tyler Piccotti
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Ruby Franke: The “Momfluencer” Who Became a Felon

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All About Brian Walshe’s Trial and Conviction

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7 Infamous Inmates of Alcatraz Prison

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Where Is Acquitted Murderer Candy Montgomery Now?

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The Slender Man Stabbing: Where They Are Now

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Ted Bundy’s Education and Psych Background

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Was Aileen Wuornos the First Female Serial Killer?

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Aileen Wuornos

People You Should Know

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These 10 Latin Artists Changed Music Forever. Here’s How They Did It.

Bad Bunny, Shakira, and Selena are just a few artists who have popularized Latin music in the United States.

By Catherine Caruso

Athletes

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Mikaela Shiffrin

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Who Is Jutta Leerdam, Jake Paul’s Fiancée?

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10 Things You May Not Know About John Cena

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Brittney Griner Advocates for Other Detainees

Musicians

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Taylor Swift

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Inside Mariah Carey's Christmas Song Controversy

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Britney Spears’ Conservatorship: A Complete Timeline

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Elvis Totally Bombed in His Grand Ole Opry Debut

BIO Buys

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29 Best ‘Stranger Things’ Gifts and Merch

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21 Best Gifts for College Students

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20 Must-Have Gifts for History Lovers

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10 Celeb-Approved Beauty Must-Haves on Sale for Black Friday

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Culture

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Did Shakespeare Actually Write Hamlet?

By Michael Natale
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The Life and Death of Hamnet Shakespeare

By Tyler Piccotti
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Anne Hathaway

By Catherine Caruso
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John F. Kennedy Jr.

By Biography.com Editors and Catherine Caruso

Scientists

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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Quest

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James D. Watson

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Jane Goodall

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How Jane Goodall Became a Chimp Expert

Political Figures

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Archaeologists Found a Lost Site of Friendly Fire

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Pope Francis’ Life in Photos

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Inside the Long-Forgotten JFK Inaugural Gala

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James Polk

Activists

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What Happened to Rosa Parks After the Bus Boycott?

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The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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How the Greensboro Four Began the Sit-In Movement

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Who Founded Labor Day? One of These Two Men