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by Sarah Berman


  impact on E. Bronfman

  interview with Yusko

  launches school with KR

  meets KR

  meets Vicente

  meets with Times-Union editor

  pleads guilty

  ranking in NXIVM

  reincarnation beliefs

  and Ross-Sutton intervention

  Scientology

  and auditing

  KR interest in

  “security check”

  similarities to NXIVM

  Second Foundation (Asimov)

  self-help industry. See also NXIVM

  sex trafficking

  charges against KR

  charges against Mack

  compared to Daniela’s confinement

  different perceptions of

  evidence of

  KR found guilty of

  legal elements of

  and New York Times story

  sexual abuse

  of children

  experienced by Edmondson

  in film industry

  freedom to talk about

  N. Salzman on

  Shapiro, Paul

  sister wives. See also spiritual wives

  slavery/slaves

  assignments to

  and branding

  Camila as

  and collateral

  discovery of as impetus for arrests

  gaslighting of

  KR requests

  loyalty of

  and L. Salzman

  L. Salzman admits role in

  method of communication between

  Nicole learns about

  number of

  photo sessions

  programming plans for

  public allegations of

  punishment meted out

  for sex

  weekly meetings

  sleep deprivation

  Smallville (TV show)

  Smith, Rex

  Smith, Tony Dean

  Snyder, Kristin Marie

  Society of Protectors

  The Source

  spiritual wives. See also sister wives

  Cafritz as

  Keeffe as

  roles of

  Unterreiner

  suppressive actions/behavior

  Sutton, Michael

  Sutton, Morris

  Sutton, Rochelle

  T

  Thinking, Fast and Slow (Kahneman)

  thought object

  Thought Reform and the Psychology

  of Totalism (Lifton)

  trafficking. See sex trafficking

  Tricks of the Mind (Brown)

  Trump, Donald

  U

  Ultima Acting (the Source)

  Ultima Ethical Media. See also The Knife of Aristotle

  Uncover: Escaping NXIVM (podcast)

  unified, concept of

  Unterreiner, Karen

  character and personality

  coaching Daniela

  as Daniela’s boss

  early relationship with KR

  as KR’s spiritual wife

  as NXIVM bookkeeper

  role in Consumers’ Buyline

  role in NXIVM

  V

  Vancouver

  Edmondson opens NXIVM in

  NXIVM success in

  Vandenburgh, Paul

  Vanguard Week (V-Week)

  Vicente, Mark

  accused of smear campaign against Bouchey

  achieves green sash

  attends NXIVM seminars

  breaks with Banks

  and calls to FBI

  career choice

  character and personality

  choice between KR and wife

  decides to resign

  discovery of secret society (DOS)

  doubts about KR and NXIVM

  Edmondson confesses about DOS to

  filmmaking career

  meets Bouchey and N. Salzman

  meets Edmonson

  meets KR

  meets with KR

  and NXIVM Nine retribution

  physical appearance

  and pro-KR documentary

  proposed as friend to KR

  reassures Edmondson about NXIVM

  tells Edmondson about KR

  volleyball games

  vos Savant, Marilyn

  the Vow. See also DOS (Dominus Obsequious Sororium)

  vow(s)

  and DOS

  at end of Mobius intensive

  to KR

  of obedience

  of secrecy

  Vicente finds on Mack’s computer

  W

  walks

  Daniela and KR

  KR with young women

  L. Salzman and KR

  Mack and KR

  as method of control and reward

  in Mexico

  Nicole and KR

  as recruitment tool

  Vicente and KR

  Webb, Rita (Georgiana)

  Weinstein, Harvey

  What the Bleep Do We Know!? (film)

  White, Susan

  Wilton Times (newsletter)

  Woolhouse, Kim

  World Ethical Foundations Consortium

  Wright, Lawrence

  Y

  Yusko, Dennis

  approaches NXIVM

  and Forbes article

  and NXIVM Halfmoon proposal

  NXIVM responds to story

  on NXIVM’s political connections

  phone interview with KR

  publishes NXIVM story

  reporting beat

  on reporting on NXIVM

  and Ross

  and Snyder disappearance

  and Vanguard Week

  © Jackie Dives

  SARAH BERMAN is an investigative journalist based in Vancouver covering crime, drugs, cults, politics, and culture. She is a former senior editor at Vice and past contributor to Adbusters, Reuters, Maclean’s, The Globe and Mail, the Vancouver Sun, and other publications.

  Photo courtesy of Barbara Bouchey

  “Vanguard” Keith Raniere wore a long white sash to signal he’s a lifelong student. Taken in 2002.

  Photo courtesy of Barbara Bouchey

  Nancy Salzman and Keith Raniere formed Executive Success Programs in 1998, which became NXIVM in 2002. Seen here at V-Week in 2004.

  Photo courtesy of Barbara Bouchey

  Beginning in 2000, financial planner Barbara Bouchey helped expand the organization across the United States.

  Photo courtesy of Barbara Bouchey

  Seagram heirs Sara and Clare Bronfman took their first NXIVM classes in 2002 and 2003.

  Photo courtesy of Barbara Bouchey

  An inner circle photo taken at V-Week in 2006. Back row: Barbara Bouchey, Keith Raniere, Lauren Salzman, Pam Cafritz. Middle row: Sara Bronfman (with the hat), Kathy Russell, Monica Duran, Karen Unterreiner, Linda Smith. Bottom row: faces have been blurred to protect identities.

  Photo courtesy of Barbara Bouchey

  Barbara Bouchey became a top recruiter for NXIVM, while Kristin Keeffe (right) took on the role of legal liaison, battling perceived enemies in court.

  Photo courtesy of the author

  Vancouver actors started joining NXIVM’s ranks in 2005. Battlestar Galactica actor Nicki Clyne (left) is seen with Seagram heir Sara Bronfman.

  © Rob
Loud/WireImage, via Getty

  Smallville actors Kristin Kreuk (left) and Allison Mack attend a red carpet event in May 2006.

  Photo courtesy of Barbara Bouchey

  Loreta Garza (left) led NXIVM’s language immersion experiments beginning in 2006. Clare Bronfman (right) became a top executive alongside president Nancy Salzman (center). Taken at Salzman’s birthday party in 2007.

  © Justin Lane – EPA/Canadian Press

  Lauren Salzman became a cooperating witness at Raniere’s trial, testifying about recruiting “slaves” and confining Daniela to a room. She pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy.

  Presented as evidence at Keith Raniere’s trial in 2019

  A drawing by Daniela while she was confined to a room from 2010 to 2012.

  Presented as evidence at Keith Raniere’s trial in 2019

  A photo of a DOS brand submitted as evidence at Raniere’s trial.

  © Drew Angerer/Getty

  Allison Mack was arrested for her role in DOS in April 2018. She admitted to forced labor and extortion as part of a racketeering conspiracy ahead of Raniere’s 2019 trial.

  © Mark Lennihan – AP/Canadian Press

  Clare Bronfman pleaded guilty to identity theft and harboring an illegal migrant for financial gain in April 2019. She was sentenced to six years and nine months in federal prison.

  © Drew Angerer/Getty

  Keith Raniere’s defense attorney Marc Agnifilo.

  © Mark Lennihan – AP/Canadian Press

  The Eastern District of New York’s lead prosecutor Moira Penza.

  © Mark Lennihan – AP/Canadian Press

  Ex-girlfriend Toni Natalie (left) and mother of a DOS slave Catherine Oxenberg (right) speak to media following Raniere’s conviction on June 19, 2019.

 

 

 


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