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**Headline: Jodi Hildebrandt’s Niece Speaks Out About Abuse in New Docuseries**

**[CITY, STATE] –** Jessi Hildebrandt, niece of convicted child abuser Jodi Hildebrandt, is sharing their harrowing experience of living with their aunt in a new four-part docuseries, “Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence,” premiering Monday, Sept. 1 at 9/8c on ID. The docuseries explores the abusive partnership between Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke.

Jessi, now 32, moved in with Jodi as a troubled 16-year-old, hoping for guidance. However, they quickly became enmeshed in what they describe as the “Jodi method,” a system of psychological, emotional, and physical abuse.

Jessi recounts being stripped of their identity, forced to cut their hair, barred from activities they enjoyed, and subjected to bizarre and cruel punishments. These included being duct-taped, forced to sleep outside in winter, and run for hours. They were also told she was a masterful manipulator and sex addict. Jessi explained that she believed that Jodi was saving her soul from Satan.

Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke were arrested in August 2023, after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped Hildebrandt’s home. The children were found to be victims of severe abuse, including starvation, torture, and neglect. Both women were sentenced to prison on four convictions of child abuse, and were sentenced to serve between four and 30 years in prison.

Jessi escaped Jodi’s home after almost a year, eventually finding their way to Los Angeles and becoming a tattoo artist. Now living in Berlin, Germany, Jessi says they still grapple with complex PTSD from the experience. They are speaking out to ensure Jodi is never again able to harm vulnerable individuals.

“It’s the same stuff she was doing to me, she just refined and got better at it and then continued to do it to two of those kids,” says Jessi, who spent close to a year living with Jodi before they escaped. “It’s psychological warfare, emotional, physical. And I think the scariest part to me is I think at this point she believes it. I think she believes her insanity, which I think makes her even more dangerous.”

Jodi Hildebrandt recently challenged her conviction, claiming ineffective counsel. The docuseries aims to shed light on the extent of the abuse inflicted by Hildebrandt and the lasting impact on her victims.

*If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to http://www.childhelp.org.*

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