24. SEX CULT: The Rise and Fall of NXIVM (BC and New York)

Whose Crime Is It Anyway?

This is what happens when a self-development company looks good on the outside—helpful, caring, with a great community of people. But on the inside is something much more sinister, all because of one man and his goal to indoctrinate women into becoming his sex slaves. Keith Raniere is our narcissist of the week, and Chelle and Lisa dive into the inner workings of NXIVM, the sex society DOS, and how Keith Raniere manipulated good people into worshipping a criminal. Why did people fall for this pyramid scheme? How did Keith Raniere get away with a sex cult for so long? And why does someone EVER join a cult? We answer all the questions of the rise and fall of NXIVM on Whose Crime is it Anyway? Sources: HBO's The Vow CBC Podcast: Escaping NXIVM https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/nyregion/nxivm-sex-cult.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/nyregion/nxivm-women-branded-albany.html https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2019/05/232596/nxivm-testimony-explains-keith-raniere-leadership-cult https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nxivm-trial-keith-raniere-1.5126189 https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/where-is-toni-natalie-keith-ranieres-ex-girlfriend-now Twelve Point Commandments: https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/852-keith-raniere-s-twelve-point-m/14c1838fee817b774dfc/optimized/full.pdf#page=1