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A prosecutor revisits the NXIVM evidence, including material kept out of the trial.
The season finale narrows its focus to the NXIVM prosecution, with Moira Penza, the former assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District and lead prosecutor in Keith Raniere's case, joining Casey Seiler, Jessica Marshall, and Rob Gavin.
Danielle's testimony shows how family loyalty and coercion can make an unlocked door feel like a prison.
The episode follows Danielle, a young Mexican woman pulled into NXIVM with her husband and much of her family, and the coercive logic that kept her in one room from March 2010 to February 2012. Its clearest insight is the gap between an unlocked door and a real way out.
Rob Gavin revisits Lauren Salzman's testimony and the blurred line between harm, complicity, and control inside NXIVM.
Lauren Salzman's testimony gives this NXIVM On Trial episode its weight. Rob Gavin, the Times Union cops and courts reporter who covered the trial, looks back on the build-up around a key witness and the afternoon she explained ESP, NXIVM, and DOS in court.
A Tourette's success story and a failed cure claim put NXIVM's therapeutic promises under pressure.
Stimulus and Response looks at NXIVM's work with people living with Tourette syndrome and its claim that the condition could be cured. Mark Elliott sits at the center of that story: he had dealt with Tourette's all his life, entered NXIVM through its personal-growth world, and…
A focused look at Nancy Salzman's approachable image and the money questions around her role in NXIVM.
Nancy Salzman's carefully ordinary image sits at the center of this single-episode review of The Vow's second-season chapter "Rapport." The episode draws attention to the strange domestic textures around her, including Mouse, the hairless cat, and a babushka-looking statue,…
ABC Audio's Theranos fraud series that also introduces its other true-crime podcasts.
LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard traces con man John Meehan's fraud, abuse, and its Bravo TV adaptation.
A contractor discovers human remains, leading to a decades-old mystery of a woman's disappearance.
A historical true crime podcast investigating the 1908 murder of a young woman in upstate New York.
The episode discusses the NXIVM trial with lead prosecutor Moira Penza, reflecting on the HBO series The Vow and the prosecution's perspective.
Hosts discuss the fifth episode of The Vow Season 2, focusing on explosive testimony from a former NXIVM member.
Hosts discuss the impact of Lauren Salzman's testimony in the trial of Keith Raniere, leader of the NXIVM organization.
NXIVM on Trial: "Stimulus and Response" centers on Mark Elliott, Isabella, and the group's claim that Nancy Salzman and Keith Raniere helped people with Tourette's syndrome.
NXIVM on Trial covers HBO’s The Vow season 2 episode “Rapport,” with Casey Seiler, Jessica Marshall, and Rob Gavin focusing on Nancy Salzman’s interview and Keith Raniere’s federal trial in Brooklyn.
This episode covers the sentencing of Keith Raniere, leader of the NXIVM cult, with analysis from reporters who covered the trial.
This episode introduces the NXIVM case and discusses the Times Union's investigative coverage of the organization.
The hosts discuss recent developments in the NXIVM case, including prosecutors' recommendation for Keith Raniere's sentencing and his continued communications with followers.
A forum discussion about the NXIVM cult and the federal prosecution of its founder Keith Raniere.
The episode discusses recent developments in the aftermath of the NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere's trial, including a tip about a dance rally outside the federal court.