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Don't Call it a Cult

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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

  Note: Index entries from the print edition of this book have been included for use as search terms. They can be located by using the search feature of your e-book reader.

  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

 

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