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Kester also told the outlet that Kevin is currently working on mending his relationship with his children.
“(Kevin) is making an effort to rebuild and bridge these relationships rather than sling mud and point fingers,” Kester told TODAY.com. “He is focused on doing what is best for his kids at this point, even if that means undergoing some introspection.”
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.“It’s odd,” the neighbor, who spoke with PEOPLE on the condition of anonymity,saidearlier this month. Over the past year, the neighbor described the Franke children’s presence in the neighborhood as dwindling. “She really started isolating her kids,” the neighbor said.
Last week,Franke’s sister Bonnie Hoellein spoke outabout her nieces’ and nephews’ alleged abuse and laid blame on Kevin, saying he was the “one person that could have done something” to help the kids but that the family “had zero contact with him.”
“It was Kevin’s job to check in on the kids and he did not,” Hoellein said in a YouTube video.
“Kevin is more interested in reaching out to his children, family, and friends to heal the past trauma and events,” Kester added.
source: people.com
