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Where is Jodi Hildebrandt now? Subject of Netflix’s Evil Influencer series

Where is Jodi Hildebrandt now? Subject of Netflix’s Evil Influencer series

From the director behind Unknown Number: The High School Catfish comes yet another deeply shocking documentary – Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story. The feature-length documentary traces Hildebrandt’s rise within her community and the events that uncovered the abuse and rescue of two young children. “All of these things were happening in full view and broadcast to the world,” director Skye Borgman told Tudum. “This kind of manipulative behaviour and coercive control can happen right in front of your eyes. It’s essential to understand that if we want to prevent this from happening again.” Read on to learn further about Jodi Hildebrandt and her crimes, and where she is as of 2026. Who is Jodi Hildebrandt? Jodi Hildebrandt is a former therapist and counsellor. Though much of her personal life has been kept private, Hildebrandt got married in 1993 and had two children with her now ex-husband. Upon their divorce in 1996, Hildebrandt returned to university and studied English, before obtaining her master’s degree in psychology in 2003. She soon rose to prominence with her …

Jodi Hildebrandt’s niece experienced ‘full body terror’ after speaking out against aunt and Ruby Franke’s abuse

Jodi Hildebrandt’s niece experienced ‘full body terror’ after speaking out against aunt and Ruby Franke’s abuse

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Netflix has released a new documentary examining the rise and influence of Jodi Hildebrandt, a therapist in Utah who was arrested for child abuse in 2023. In a September interview with The Independent, Hidebrandt’s niece, Jessi, shared how difficult it was to speak publicly about the mistreatment they endured from their aunt amid the disgraced YouTuber Ruby Franke and Jodi’s child abuse scandal. Franke, a Utah mother of six and former parenting YouTuber known for her channel 8 Passengers, and her business partner/therapist Hildebrandt, were arrested in August 2023 after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s home. He was found malnourished, with open wounds bound by duct tape. Authorities later discovered Franke’s 10-year-old daughter in a similar condition. Both women were charged with multiple counts of aggravated child abuse and last year were sentenced to serve between four and 30 years …