Inside the Ivins Mansion: What Happened to Jodi Hildebrandt’s Utah Home After the Abuse Arrest

Jodi Hildebrandt’s 9,214-square-foot Ivins, Utah, home became a central piece of evidence in the high-profile child-abuse case involving Hildebrandt and former YouTuber Ruby Franke. Authorities say the two women moved into the four‑bedroom property with four of Franke’s children in May 2023, and that the two youngest were repeatedly punished and deprived until a 12‑year‑old escaped in August 2023 and alerted a neighbor.

Property Details and Living Arrangements

The property, built in 2017 on 1.4 acres, was listed as a luxury home: roughly 9,214 square feet with four bedrooms, a guesthouse, gourmet kitchen, home theater, five‑car garage, pool and hot tub, and sweeping desert views. Prosecutors and investigators say Hildebrandt— a former family counselor—and Franke lived there with the children after Hildebrandt took control of the residence and the couple relocated to Ivins in May 2023.

Allegations and Evidence Found

According to the Washington County Attorney’s Office, the home functioned as a "work‑camp like setting" where the two youngest children were allegedly deprived of food and water, isolated, and forced to perform physically demanding tasks. After the 12‑year‑old's escape in August 2023, a search of the home reportedly turned up items investigators tied to the abuse, including rope, handcuffs and homemade remedies, as well as journal entries attributed to Franke describing punitive measures intended to rid children of supposed "evil."

Underground Storage And A Locked ‘Panic Room’

Investigators described a large cement‑lined subterranean area under the home, stocked with shelves and long‑term provisions — canned goods and bottled water — consistent with doomsday‑prepper supplies. A vault‑style locked room inside the underground area was found with a Murphy bed, a toilet, a microwave, cabinets and an otherwise empty refrigerator and freezer. Police reported finding a long strand of rope and handcuffs in the room’s drawers; Hildebrandt initially told investigators she did not know the room’s code.

Legal Outcome And Property Sale Attempts

Both Hildebrandt and Franke were arrested after the search and later pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse; they face sentences of up to 30 years. At the time of Hildebrandt’s arrest, investigators say she had purchased several acres of remote land in Arizona and appeared to be preparing the Ivins property for sale with plans to relocate.

After Hildebrandt’s guilty plea, the home was listed in January 2024 at $5.3 million. A judge initially blocked any sale until a plan for distributing proceeds to the victims was established, then allowed the sale to proceed on the condition that $100,000 be set aside in a bank account for the Franke children. The listing price was reduced to $4.99 million in March 2024. A pending sale status briefly appeared in March 2025, the listing later returned to the market, and the property was taken off the market in July 2025. As of January 2026, the house remains unlisted.

Context And Coverage

The case, the items recovered at the Ivins property, and journal entries attributed to Franke have been covered across news outlets and examined in the Netflix documentary Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story. Local prosecutors and investigators have cited the physical evidence and written materials as part of their case and subsequent convictions.

Note: This article summarizes reporting and public documents related to the investigation, arrest, trial outcomes and subsequent attempts to sell the Ivins property through January 2026.