Episode 360: Dad Moves Into Daughter’s College Dorm & Starts A Cult On Campus 


 

“Hey, can my dad stay with us for a little while after he gets out prison?” 

It was an odd request but Talia’s roommates felt like they couldn’t say no. Talia was a good friend, she always talked about wanting to become a lawyer and help people. She just had this tiny little quirk… 

She was obsessed with her dad. 

Even at parties - she would not stop talking about what an incredible man he was. He’s just going to stay in their dorms while he looks for a new place. What could possibly go wrong?

When Larry Ray moves into Talia’s dorm - he slowly starts brainwashing all of Talia’s friends. Soon, he will be sleeping in Talia’s best friend’s room. Encouraging the students to all have intimate relations with each other… while he watches. 

This would be the start of his decade long college cult. 



Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com


Sources


“Sonim Woods 9” by Daniel Levin (survivor) https://danielbarbanlevin.com/ 

And case files from the DOJ. 

Hulu Docu-series: ‘Stolen Youth: Inside The Cult At Sarah Lawrence’ 

Peacock Documentary “Sex, Lies, & The College Cult” 

Sanctuary for Families Panel Event w/ Director of Hulu Show and Survivors SFF Panel

The OG Cut Article

https://www.thecut.com/article/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-students.html 

  • Originally published in April 2019; FBI investigated Ray in response to this article

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-trial.html?origSession 

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-kids-update.html

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/larry-ray-trial-testimony.html?origSession=D240413hY

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/larry-ray-trial-evidence.html?origSession=D240413hYEM4QzV8U

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/larry-ray-trial-facts.html?origSession=D240413hYE 

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/09/sarah-lawrence-cult-isabella-pollok.html?origSes

YT Pod Interviews with Daniel Barban Levin (survivor) 

YT Pod Interview with Felicia Rosario (survivor) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty4JnkTSUQs&list=PLnOVEO7RJZIJyB69K06JgTn_1VioVdBRQ&index=10 

Felicia Rosario 

Claudia Drury ‘confessing’ to ‘poisoning’ Larry https://youtu.be/9xD-YkYPOlM 

Clamped Tongue Video https://youtu.be/bXWRKNVCVA0?si=HRidKyZE3UtDgDwl 

  • In the first video, Ray is seen assaulting Daniel Levin in response to Levin stating he knowingly engaged in bad advertising practices for Ray’s blog.

  • The second video shows a heated argument between Rosario and Ray. 

Ray Forcibly Holding Rosario Video

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10673547/Sarah-Lawrence-jurors-shown-explicit-pictures-sex-cult-members-Larry-Ray-trial.html#v-2238262051101130245 

Interview w/ Lee Chen https://abc7ny.com/man-speaks-out-about-college-sex-cult-mastermind/5957445/ 

Alleged Wayback of Larry’s Blogs

https://web.archive.org/web/20190627061424/http://talava.blogspot.com/ 

https://web.archive.org/web/20190616213250/http://alessiomineo.blogspot.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20190627061424/http://talava.blogspot.com/

Talia’s suspected Twitter 

https://twitter.com/talia_ray?lang=en 

John List from Inner City Press 

https://innercitypress.com/sdny2exhibitsjohnlistgoneicp042722.html

Iban Goicoechea’s Obituary

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/registerguard/name/iban-goicoechea-obituary?id=38852607 

Statement from SL

https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/news-events/news/2023-01-25-a-statement-from-sarah-lawrence-college-anc.html 

SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE: Man charged in sex trafficking, extortion of students

SEX AND EXTORTION ALLEGED: Inside the federal case against Lawrence Larry

COLLEGE'S RESPONSE: What Sarah Lawrence's president said about sex trafficking, extortion case

Bernard Kerik might have thought Lawrence Larry was best-man material decades ago,

Arrested in Piscataway: Man charged in sex trafficking, extortion of students

https://www.denverpost.com/2007/12/18/giulianis-kerik-woes-resurface-through-informant/

https://nypost.com/2022/04/06/sarah-lawrence-sex-cult-trial-for-larry-ray-verdict-reached/

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2022/10/05/sarah-lawrence-sex-cult-boss-larry-ray-court-transcripts-claudia-drury/65462515007/

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2020/02/13/bernard-kerik-sarah-lawrence-ray/4751808002/

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/education/2020/02/21/sarah-lawrence-how-could-dad-go-unnoticed-campus/4741819002/

https://people.com/crime/who-is-larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-sex-cult-leader/

https://thecrimewire.com/institutional/Larry-Ray-and-the-Sex-Cult-at-Sarah-Lawrence-College

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Youth:_Inside_the_Cult_at_Sarah_Lawrence

https://www.thedailybeast.com/accused-sarah-lawrence-sex-cult-dad-lawrence-ray-told-student-he-wanted-him-to-die-in-a-brutal-way

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10660141/Sarah-Lawrence-sex-cult-wife-tells-leader-Larry-Ray-sent-sexual-challenges.html

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/video/us-attorney-damian-williams-statement-verdict-us-v-lawrence-ray

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/lawrence-ray-convicted-racketeering-violent-assault-extortion-sex-trafficking-forced

https://www.newsweek.com/larry-ray-daughter-talia-daniel-barban-levin-stolen-youth-sarah-lawrence-1780044

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/nyregion/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Mafia#:~:text=He%20created%20the%20Five%20Families,are%20called%20%22made%22%20men.

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/lawrence-ray-cult

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/sex-lies-and-the-college-cult-all-the-bombshells-revealed-about-the-sarah-lawrence-scandal/3888653/

https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/larry-ray-documentary-true-story-creators-rcna49432

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64351672

https://www.courttv.com/news/prosecutor-larry-ray-coerced-college-women-for-sex-money/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/07/ex-students-sue-sarah-lawrence-college-over-convicted-sex-cult-leader-larry-rays-abuse/?sh=5054d4bd2197 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Lawrence_College

https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/glossary/pump-and-dump-schemes

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/speed

https://www.healthline.com/health/can-you-overdose-on-adderall#typical-dosage

https://www.reddit.com/r/Drugs/comments/16i4w3o/i_took_a_total_of_100_mg_of_adderall_should_i_go/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Drugs/comments/7g3k0u/the_time_i_took_100mg_of_adderall/ 


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