Ruby Franke, a former YouTube family vlogger from Utah, and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt were sentenced last month on child abuse charges after a police investigation determined that religious extremism motivated the women to inflict horrific abuse on Franke's children. Newly released handwritten journals detail the harrowing abuse Franke inflicted on her two young children, whom she believed were “possessed” by the devil. Franke starved her children, shaved their heads, subjected them to manual labor in the desert heat, and denied them beds to sleep in. Franke's 12-year-old son, in a newly released video, escaped through a window and asked a neighbor to take him to the nearest police station, where he revealed the abuse he and his 9-year-old sister endured. Franke's journals also describe incidents where she pushed her son into a pool and held his nose and mouth tightly, believing it was necessary to save him from the devil. Franke's actions have been condemned by other Mormon parenting bloggers, who say she misrepresented their community and religion. Franke and Hildebrandt pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse and were each sentenced to up to 30 years in prison. Franke's husband, Kevin Franke, filed for divorce shortly after her arrest and has been fighting to regain custody of their four minor children, who were taken into state custody. Franke's family, including her sisters and parents, have expressed shock and disbelief at her actions, with her parents stating that she was “delusional” and "deeply brainwashed." The case has sparked outrage and disbelief among those who followed Franke's popular YouTube channel "8 Passengers," where she documented her family life with her husband and six children. Franke apologized to her children during her sentencing, expressing remorse for the abuse she inflicted on them. Hildebrandt also expressed hope that the children would be able to heal physically and emotionally from the trauma they endured.