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When a starving twelve-year-old boy knocked on a stranger's door with duct tape wounds on his wrists, he exposed one of the most disturbing cases of child abuse in recent American history. Behind the carefully curated image of a popular parenting influencer and a trusted therapist lay a nightmare of systematic torture, starvation, and psychological manipulation. Ruby Franke had built a YouTube empire sharing her family's life with millions. Jodi Hildebrandt held a therapy license and commanded respect in her community. Together, they created a house of horrors where children were starved, restrained, and broken in the name of ""truth"" and ""healing."" This is the complete story the headlines couldn't tell. From Ruby's rise to internet fame on the controversial ""8 Passengers"" channel to her fateful meeting with Jodi Hildebrandt, this meticulously researched account reveals how two women's twisted ideology transformed strict parenting into criminal abuse. Drawing from court documents, investigative reports, and testimonies from those who witnessed the escalation, Evil Influencer exposes: How a licensed therapist weaponized religion and psychology to justify torture The warning signs that were ignored for years by viewers, family, and authorities The systematic isolation that gave two women absolute power over innocent lives The desperate escape that finally brought their crimes into the light The previous victims who had tried to sound the alarm before it was too late This is more than a true crime story-it's an urgent examination of the dangers hiding behind influence, credentials, and closed doors. This book asks the questions we can no longer avoid: How did this happen? Why didn't anyone stop them sooner? And what warning signs must we never ignore again?

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