8 episodes
Devil in the Dorm Wondery
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3.3 • 360 Ratings
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In late 2010, a middle-aged man moved into his daughter's college dorm and created what has all the hallmarks of a cult. Over the decade that followed, he extorted millions of dollars from vulnerable young adults through violence, psychological torture, and forced sex work. Actress and Director Elisabeth Rohm narrates Law&Crime's 6-part investigative series, which draws from thousands of pages of transcripts, exhibits, audio files, and video recordings from a federal trial and explores the actions and motives of Larry Ray. This is Law&Crime’s Devil in the Dorm.
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Honeyboy’s Homecoming
Everything about the Sarah Lawrence campus speaks to its uniqueness, a quality that’s reflected by the faculty members and students alike. In 2010, one student introduced her roommates to her father, starting a chain of events that would lead to the destruction of numerous lives.
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Master Manipulator
As Larry Ray’s grip on the group strengthens, he lures them away from the college campus to a one-bedroom apartment. Over a summer of lectures disguised as life lessons, Larry strips the young students of their free will.
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Forced Labor
Larry takes the group to his stepfather’s house in North Carolina. Here, he demonstrates just how powerful his influence is, as he turns family members against each other and drives them to the brink. Listener discretion is advised.
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Confessions
After convincing a young woman that she owes him an enormous amount of money, Larry Ray goes from extortion to sex trafficking. His cruelty reaches a peak during what prosecutors describe as ‘the long night of torture’.
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The Ray Family
The truth about Larry Ray is exposed by peeling back the layers of deception and self-perpetuated myths he told his followers. Determined investigative reporters uncover the disturbing reality of Larry Ray’s life with his daughter's college roommates.
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Justice
A decade of calculated cruelty is finally uncovered as Larry Ray faces trial for his crimes. The self-described master manipulator is confronted with tens of thousands of pieces of digital and physical evidence he himself filed away.
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Customer Reviews
Terrible Production/Telling of an Interesting Story
Reading this story in the story “ The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence” is more informative and more professional telling of the story of Larry Ray and the cult he developed at Sarah Lawrence College. This podcast production is terrible from start to finish, on virtually every level. Technical issues: The audio is very faint, yet the commercials are obnoxiously loud. Writing: This is one of the top 3 worst-edited podcasts I’ve heard. The writing reads like it was written as a Lifetime movie of the week. It will be hard to follow the story because of the poor editing and forcing so many details - often unnecessary for the storyline. There are disjointed plot points and missing context points. Narration: I like Elisabeth Röhm’s voice, but her delivery is the same flat performance in any medium. I was constantly thinking, “She’s really not a good storyteller.” She’s trying to project as a lone performer in an audition for an acting scene. It’s just terrible. I could think of dozens of other actresses whose intonation and timing would be superior to that of Ms. Röhm. Unfortunately, she picked herself to narrate because she’s the producer. Ultimately, she’s failed on both levels, though she was the main reason I tried to listen to the story, despite being very familiar with the details. I fell into the trap of thinking that she’d get better as a performer, but this was a huge missed opportunity. The use of voice actors was weird and annoying, almost cringy. I made it through three and a half episodes before I just couldn’t listen to this poorly told story any longer. There are so many other platforms that tell this story much better.
Interesting but narration
So interested in this, however I am so bored. So monotone. Not great
So disrespectful
As if the victims weren't victimized enough, it's humiliating