S02E11: THE CULT AT SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE

**TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS TOPICS SUCH AS  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT MAY BE TRIGGERING FOR SOME LISTENERS. PLEASE USE DISCRETION WHEN LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE.**

In the fall of 2010, Talia Ray and her friends lived on campus at Sarah Lawrence College, a private liberal arts school in Yonkers, New York. When her father Larry gets released from prison and comes to live with the students on campus, the events that would allegedly unfold are so horrific and have all the makings of a modern-day cult.

Allegedly, through a series of group therapy sessions, deep philosophical conversations and insidious brainwashing, Larry hijacked the lives of this group of college students and exploited them for his own nefarious means. The details in this case are so shocking, you have to hear it to believe it.

Using details from 'Slonim Woods 9', a memoir written by Daniel Barban Levin (one of the cult's victims) and a New York Magazine article that broke in 2019 which revealed the level of depravity in this case to the world,  this episode tells the story of a man's extreme power and influence over a vulnerable group of college students who turned to him for guidance to overcome their personal struggles- a decision that changed the course of their lives forever.

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EPISODE RESOURCES:

New York Magazine: 'Larry Ray and the Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence' by  Ezra Marcus & James D. Walsh:
https://www.thecut.com/2020/02/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-students.html

'Slonim Woods 9' by Daniel Barban Levin:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634501/slonim-woods-9-by-daniel-barban-levin/

The New York Times: 'Sarah Lawrence Student Seen as Cult Victim is Now Charged':
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyregion/lawrence-ray-sarah-lawrence-cult.html

New York Magazine: "What Happened to the Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence?:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-kids-update.html

People Magazine: "Former Student Once Thought to be Victim of Alleged Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult is Now Charged in Case:
https://people.com/crime/ex-student-charged-alleged-sarah-lawrence-sex-cult/

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