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

The NATC Pod crew covers NXIVM, the alleged sex cult/pyramid scheme started by Keith Raniere, that came to light in 2018 when he and Smallville actress Allison Mack were arrested. Casey, Sara, and Danny tell you how NXIVM started and the crazy, gross things the members had to do. ...  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

Continuing with cult month, today we are diving into the world of NXIVM where we welcome two survivors turned whistleblowers of a very famous cult masked as an MLM company. NXIVM became widely known during their high profile RICO case involving celebrities, billionaire heiress ...

1. How attending a personal development training at a Holiday Inn led to Sarah being branded in a sex "secret sisterhood" initiation ceremony. 2. Her path from top recruiter to the whistleblower who helped take down the cult and its leader Keith Ranieri.  3. Why we’re all suscept ...  Show more