Overview
- ‘Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story’ debuted on Netflix on December 30 and runs 1 hour 41 minutes.
- The documentary details how Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s Utah home in August 2023 with visible injuries, leading police to rescue his sister from the same residence.
- Hildebrandt and Franke pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse in December 2023 and were sentenced in February 2024 to four consecutive terms of 1–15 years, with first parole hearings set for December 2026.
- Both women are incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City, where they are housed separately.
- Utah regulators revoked Hildebrandt’s counseling license in 2024, and former clients in the film describe ConneXions as manipulative, while Franke’s four younger children now live with their father following protective care placements.