S2 E16: The Sex Cult Disguised as an MLM: NXI...

Peter Manfredonia was a University of Connecticut student who committed a series of violent crimes in May 2020 that led to a multi-state manhunt. On May 22 in Willington, Connecticut, he attacked two men with a machete, killing 62-year-old Ted DeMers and intensely injuring anothe ...  Show more

In October 2021, Emily Jean Schwarz Ferlazzo, a 22‑year‑old aspiring nurse and singer from New Hampshire, traveled with her husband Joseph Ferlazzo Jr., then 41, to Bolton, Vermont to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. During the trip, Joseph shot Emily twice inside their ...  Show more

Discover the shocking true story of Keith Raniere, the founder of NXIVM, one of the most infamous sex cults in recent history. Learn how he used his intelligence and charm to seduce countless women and create a pyramid scheme, and how he eventually brainwashed and enslaved women ...  Show more

If someone who seemed larger than life offered you a glimpse of a brand-new self, would you believe it? Keith Raniere had the ability to make the people around him see a vision of hope and success with his group, NXIVM. For a moment, India Oxenberg saw it too. However, NXIVM's tr ...  Show more

In a U.S. federal courtroom Tuesday, Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years—having been convicted of a slew of crimes related to his alleged sex cult NXIVM. During the trial and sentencing, victims told of how the self-professed empowerment "vanguard" had turned some of his fol ...  Show more

Over the past few months, CBC documentarian Josh Bloch has been investigating NXIVM, a self-help group led by Keith Raniere. In this season of Uncover, we take you into NXIVM, and reveal how Raniere won the endorsement of actors, politicians and even a visit from the Dalai Lama.