Ep. 24: The Sarah Lawrence Cult: A Father, a Dorm Room, and a Decade of Abuse

The Sarah Lawrence Cult: The Disturbing Story of Larry Ray When Larry Ray moved into his daughter’s dorm at Sarah Lawrence College, nobody could have imagined what would happen next. What started as a father offering advice to his daughter’s friends turned into a terrifying years-long nightmare of manipulation, humiliation, and abuse. Ray convinced these young adults that they owed him money for crimes they hadn’t committed, isolated them from their families, and subjected them to increasingly disturbing forms of psychological and physical abuse. One woman was forced into prostitution, generating millions of dollars that Ray controlled. And somehow, he managed to maintain his grip on them for nearly a decade. In this episode of Crime Snob, we’re diving into the shocking story of Larry Ray, how he gained control over a group of college students, the horrifying lengths he went to maintain that control, and the investigation that finally brought his crimes to light.