by Sarah Berman
actor Nicki Clyne prepared: Nicki Clyne did not respond to requests for comment on her involvement in NXIVM.
CHAPTER 27: IN CHARACTER
episode of Law & Order: Dick Wolf, “Accredo,” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 20, 2018.
EPILOGUE: VANGUARD ON TRIAL
conspiring to commit identity theft: Sarah Berman, “NXIVM President Nancy Salzman Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy,” Vice, March 13, 2019.
Bronfman fainted: Sarah Berman, “ ‘Slave’ to NXIVM ‘Sex Cult’ Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering,” Vice, March 29, 2019.
Mack said it had been her motivation to help others: Allison Mack did not respond to interview requests for this book.
INDEX
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Note: KR = Keith Raniere
A
Adrian (brother to Daniela)
Adriana (mother to Daniela)
Agnifilo, Marc
as KR’s defense lawyer
and KR’s use of abortion
Ames, Anthony
decides to leave NXIVM
enacts KR’s communication style
explains NXIVM modules
leaves NXIVM group chats
Amway
Amy (acting student)
anchor/anchoring
Apropos (clubhouse)
armed robbery experiment
The Artist’s Way (Cameron)
Asch, Solomon
Asimov, Isaac
Atlas Shrugged (Rand)
Avalanche (TV movie)
Avenatti, Michael
Aviv, Juval
and phony Zuckerman intervention
and Ross surveillance
B
Bandler, Richard
Banks, Teah
attends NXIVM seminars
breaks with Vicente
dispute with N. Salzman
early attitude to KR
interest in Bouchey and N. Salzman
meets Bouchey and N. Salzman
meets Edmondson
meets KR
milk allergy and N. Salzman
questions N. Salzman about women and KR
rejection by NXIVM
Battlestar Galactica (TV show)
BDSM
and consent
dungeon
punishment
Betancourt, Alex
Black Mirror (TV show)
bondage. See also BDSM
Boone, Edgar
Boone, Omar
Bouchey, Barbara
approaches Vicente
attacks on and intimidation of
background
becomes Bronfmans’ financial planner
C. Bronfman complaints against
chosen by KR
concerns about KR
concerns about N. Salzman
concerns about NXIVM
declares bankruptcy
as Dones’s coach
financial advice to Bronfman sisters
financial losses
income sources
joins forces with Keeffe against KR
joins NXIVM
Keeffe shares NXIVM secrets with
and KR commodity trading
and KR grooming of Daniela
on KR’s methods with women
lawsuits against
leaves NXIVM
meets KR
meets Vicente
NXIVM Nine meeting with KR
physical description
recruits Edmondson
reincarnation beliefs
relationship with KR
resigns from NXIVM
role in NXIVM
and Salzman friendship
success in NXIVM
on White and the Bronfman sisters
brain
associative and skeptical processing
used and unused amounts
Branch Davidians
branding
Ames’s anger at
ceremony
claimed source of idea for
defence of
discussed in Law and Order episode
of Edmondson
as impetus for arrests
in initiation ceremony
of Junco
KR claims ignorance about
KR defends
KR proposes to Camila
L. Salzman defends and explains
of Mack
Mack and KR discuss ceremonies
as part of Vow
plans for
public allegations of
purpose
and slavery
video of
Bronfman, Clare
arrest of
attends first NXIVM session
attitude to wealth
background
Bouchey becomes financial planner
character and personality
childhood
commits to KR and NXIVM
complaints against Bouchey
and Dalai Lama visit
equestrian interests
financial losses
financial support, pledges, donations, and investments
guilty plea by
and hacking of father
lawsuit against Plyam
lawyers employed by
and legal actions against Ross
legal team
legal trust for KR
meeting with Hearst
purchase of courses for others
relationship with father
reliance on others’ financial advice
role in NXIVM
sentencing of
spying activities
Bronfman, Edgar
background
and case against Ross
character and personality
criticism of NXIVM
cult accusation against NXIVM
cuts ties with NXIVM
hacking of
KR accusations against
marital history and offspring
relationship with daughters
testimonial letter from
Bronfman, Edgar Jr.
Bronfman, Samuel (E. Bronfman father)
Bronfman, Samuel (E. Bronfman son)
Bronfman, Sara
attends first NXIVM session
attitude to wealth
background
and Boone
Bouchey becomes financial planner
claims of celibacy
and Dalai Lama visit
desire for purpose in life
financial losses
financial pledges, donations, and investments
lawsuit against Plyam
physical appearance
purchase of courses for others
and Rainbow Cultural Garden in U.K.
real estate investments
relationship with father
and Tenzin
Brown, Derren
Bruno, Joseph
Burke, Tarana
C
Cafritz, Pamela
and Bouchey
and Daniela abortion
death
friendship with Marianna
invests in Consumers’ Buyline
as KR’s spiritual wife
meets and joins KR
as procurer for KR
role in abortion procurement
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br /> sexual relationships
calorie and weight restrictions
Camila’s struggle with
Daniela’s adherence to
effect on cognition
effect on Mack of
Keeffe’s struggle with
Oxenberg weight goals
as punishment
recommended by KR
and self-discipline
Cameron, Julia
Camila (sister to Daniela)
and baby Gaelyn
eating disorder in
KR proposes branding
living accommodations
moves to Albany
as nanny
physical and mental health of
physical description
position in family
relationship with Chiappone
relationship with KR
sexual exploitation by KR
as slave
suicide attempt
treatment by KR
underage graphic photos of
underage sex with KR
victim statement
vow to KR
weight control
Canaprobe
Carlson, Esther
Carlson, Roger
Chiappone, Robbie
child exploitation and pornography charges
Cialdini, Robert
Clancy, Susan
Clifford, Heidi
Clinton, Hillary
Clyne, Nicki
and arrest of KR
career
dedication to NXIVM
editing of branding video
enrolls actor friends in NXIVM
“inner deficiency” of
as instructor
referred to NXIVM by Edmondson
as slave
support for KR
visits KR in Mexico
collateral/collateral concept
Camila provides
of Edmondson
and entry into DOS
family secrets and lies as
fear of release of
increased demand for
Junco demands of L. Salzman
L. Salzman provides
as method of control
Nicole provides
nude photos as
as proof of branding consent
public allegations of
purpose of
requests for return of
role in becoming slave
sex tapes as
as sign of commitment
and trafficking charges
videos of branding as
compromising information. See collateral/collateral concept
confinement, of Daniela
conformity theory
consent
age of
and bondage
and branding
issue of
and sexual assault accusations
Consumers’ Buyline
complaints about
creation of
ends business
growth
KR’s defence of
legal challenges of
Natalie joins
structure
work culture of
control techniques. See Raniere, Keith: discipline and control methods
Cooper, Stephen
creative writing
cults
accusation by E. Bronfman
aspects of in NXIVM
hallmarks of
interventions
NXIVM as
Cuomo, Andrew
D
Dalai Lama
Daniela
attends first NXIVM meeting
background
becomes attracted to Myers
confinement of
confrontation with KR
confronts KR about Camila
contemplates suicide in confinement
conversations with KR
cuts hair
desire for independent life
desire to return to Mexico
disillusionment with work at NXIVM
education
family’s belief in KR
family’s rejection of
first sexual experience with KR
groomed by KR
growing suspicions about KR
hacking research and efforts
impression of KR
inability to apologize to KR
intimidation techniques used on
joins NXIVM
KR discusses sex with
life goals
L. Salzman pleads guilty to confining
Marianna joins in Albany
meets with L. Salzman
mental state in confinement
newsletter started by
physical description
pregnancy and abortion
punishment of
questions ethics of hacking
relationship with KR
segregation of
sexual relationship with KR
tasks undertaken by
tells KR about feelings for Myers
tested by KR
testimony of
theft by
view of relationship with KR
weight loss
Danielle (doctor, slave)
Dark Lord (software wizard)
deprogramming. See also Ross, Rick Alan
of Vicente by N. Salzman and KR
Dhonden, Tenzin
Dianetics
discipline methods
disintegration
dominance and submission
Dones, Susan
and Bouchey-KR split
and KR baby announcement
leaves NXIVM
on L. Salzman and Mack
and N. Salzman conflict
observes S. Bronfman
resigns from NXIVM
trip to Albany
as troublemaker
DOS (Dominus Obsequious Sororium). See also branding, the Vow
branding of women
creation of
Edmondson warns members
founding members
and gaslighting
initiation ceremony
KR as founder
KR asks L. Salzman to be founding
member
KR denies knowledge of
plans for expansion
precursor to
punishments meted out
purpose of
“readiness”
and readiness drills
revelations about
as secret society
as supplier of slaves
use of incriminating photos
The Dream (podcast)
Duran, Monica
E
eating disorders
Eberhardt, Ali
Edgemont (TV show)
Edmondson, Sarah
accepts NXIVM idealism
appreciation of NXIVM
assessment of NXIVM experience
attends first NXIVM workshop
background
branding of
on class content
coaches author through NXIVM module
collateral of
concerns about DOS
concerns about NXIVM
confesses about DOS to Vicente
and cruise ship film festival
decision to leave NXIVM
discrediting of
> feels free to talk
interest in film
introduction to NXIVM
and Law and Order show
and L. Salzman friendship
meets Banks and Vicente
and New York Times story
opens NXIVM in Vancouver
recruited by L. Salzman
recruits new students
Vicente expresses concerns to
warns Kobelt about NXIVM
Elliot, Marc
embezzlement, Parlato concerns about
emotions module
Epstein, Jeffrey
Erhard, Werner
Erickson, Milton
est
Ethical Humanitarian Foundation
Ethical Science Foundation
Ethier, Kathy
Executive Success Programs (ESP). See also NXIVM
exploration of meaning (EM)
F
Federal Trade Commission
First Principles
Forbes (magazine)
Forum lectures
Franco, Stephanie
Frank Report (blog)
Freedman, Michael
Fremson, Ruth
G
Gaelyn (KR’s son)
Gallucci, Dann
Garaufis, Judge Nicolas criticism of C. Bronfman
on L. Salzman’s testimony
and opening of Raniere trial
questions about C. Bronfman’s lawyers
reacts to Nicole’s testimony
reads charges against Raniere
sentencing of KR
Garza, Loreta
gaslighting
Geragos, Mark
Geragos, Teny
Gilbert, Daniel
Glassman, Adam
Going Clear (Wright)
Good Spirits (E. Bronfman)
Grigoriadis, Vanessa
Grinder, John
The Guinness Book of Records
H
hacking
attempts on bank accounts
attempts on emails
cost of
Daniela’s questioning of
Daniela’s study of
E. Bronfman as target
efforts by Daniela
Hajjar, Tanya
Hardin, Chet
Hart, Eric
Hassan, Steven
Hasselhoff, David
Hearst, George Randolph Jr.
Hearst, Patty
Hector (father to Daniela)
The Heist (TV program)
Herbits, Stephen
Heydrich, Reinhard
Hildreth, Mark
interest in NXIVM
meets Nicole
Miljkovic meets
promotes more classes to Nicole
tells Nicole about NXIVM
Hill, Ruth
Hochman, Dr. John
Hoeflin, Dr. Ronald
Holiday Magic
Hubbard, L. Ron
Huckabee, Mike
Hughes, Dawn
human behavior equation
Hutchinson, Gina
admiration for KR
belief in KR
belief in previous life
confrontation with Keeffe
death
interests
