In a saga twisted by deception, biases, and the hysteria of the Satanic Panic, a new four-part documentary series reexamines decades-old "cult" slayings that terrified a small New England city
"You are not a leader, a mentor or a guru," said one of Raniere's victims during her statement. "You are a liar, a parasite, and a grifter."
The family's patriarch could also have had ties to an Austrian cult and the Unification Church — better known as the "Moonies" — according to reports
Based on author Jeff Sharlet's book of the same name, the Netflix docuseries highlights a secret (homoerotic) Christian cabal that you've never heard of
For many raised in the church, escape presents a singular problem. “They have an identity to go back to," says one former Scientologist. "We’re trying to discover our identity in a vacuum”
A jury found Raniere guilty on all counts
In the latest testimony in the trial of Keith Raniere, a woman identified as Nicole told the jury what it was like going from aspiring actress to the "slave" of 'Smallville' star Allison Mack
"If you have a perpetrator who's able to control, manipulate, and trap you verbally... they don't need to hit [their victim]," the expert witness said.
"I deeply regret that I didn't at that moment get my sister out of there," says 33-year-old Daniela. "But that's how it happened"
As a sex cult "grandmaster," Keith Raniere oversaw dungeon paddlings, brandings and naked meetings — but his most brutal form of punishment was emotional manipulation, said former slave Lauren Salzman
