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🗓️ 28 February 2025
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Host, Criminal psychologist Dr John Matthias, has worked for years with victims of domestic violence and he shares here what he recognized the very day the footage came down– while the world still hoped to bring Gabby home.
If Gabby Petito taught us anything, it is that signs of domestic violence and abusive relationships are often hidden in plain sight.
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Lauren Matthias, a former television reporter, and her husband Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, started Hidden True Crime in 2020 with their Season, 'Beyond the Veil,' a psychological deep dive into the doomsday murders and prophet.
What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.
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0:00.0 | By now we all know, the disgraced mommy blogger Ruby Frankie and her sadistic therapist and business partner, Jody Hildebrand, are in prison for the horrific abuse of Ruby's two youngest children. |
0:11.8 | And since then, Ruby's oldest daughter, Sherry, while she has written a captivating book about what it's like growing up in the Frankie household, and we have heard from Ruby's husband Kevin. |
0:20.8 | And there's some Chad, and there's some |
0:21.2 | Chad here and there as well. However, what everyone has been waiting for is the new series |
0:27.0 | covering the family's experience, which drops this week on Hulu. And to promote the series, |
0:33.0 | Kevin Frankie and Chad have been giving interviews, where they shed more light on this heartbreaking story. |
0:39.7 | They also answer the question that's been on everyone's minds since the story broke. |
0:44.6 | How are the children doing now? |
0:46.9 | Just days ago, Kevin stood before Utah lawmakers to promote a bill which will enact provisions |
0:53.0 | related to minors involved in entertainment, |
0:55.7 | including family vlogging like their old eight passengers YouTube channel. |
1:00.0 | And in these meetings, Kevin shares heroin letters from some of his children. |
1:05.2 | And despite everything else they've been through, we actually hear from E herself. |
1:09.5 | And I refer to her as E. |
1:13.2 | That is what she is labeled in the charging documents. That is who was rescued from Jody Hilda Brent's house as a 10-year-old. And we |
1:19.9 | hear from E herself about the damage family vlogging has caused in her life. On Monday, Good |
1:26.3 | Morning America aired an interview with Kevin and Chad Frankie, where they candidly |
1:30.5 | spoke about the aftermath of what happened to their family after Jody Hildebrand entered their |
1:35.6 | lives. |
1:36.3 | And even though we know through Sherry Frankie's book that Ruby has always been stern to say the least, |
1:42.0 | I would actually say borderline abusive, depending on how you |
1:45.5 | look at it. It's undeniable that things took a drastic turn for the worst once Jody entered |
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