263: What if a darkness destroyed your family?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
A woman grows up in a loving Libyan family in California, but after recession hits and her dad falls on hard economic times, a darkness enters the family that destroys everything.
Today's episode featured Nour Naas. To find out more about Nour, you can find her writing online at: nourmnaas.com. You can also find her on Instagram at @nourbabyyy and if you'd like to reach out to her, you can email her at [email protected].
Producer: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic violence and abuse, graphic violence, murder, death, police violence, suicidal ideation, explicit language
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| 0:08.7 | 13 years ago, in one of the cramped dorm rooms of prestigious Sarah Lawrence College, a |
| 0:13.7 | nightmare unfolded. |
| 0:15.2 | The students didn't know it yet, but when a bizarre new roommate moved in, he would change |
| 0:19.6 | their lives forever. |
| 0:21.0 | Devil in the dorm, an exclusive new podcast on Wondery Plus, dives into the horrifying |
| 0:26.2 | story of Larry Ray, who moved into the dorms with his daughter. |
| 0:29.9 | Shortly thereafter, he started to control, manipulate, and brainwash some of the students. |
| 0:35.0 | Before long, Ray had amassed what could be best described as a small cult following. |
| 0:40.2 | Devil in the dorm, a six-part investigative series, draws from transcripts, exhibits, |
| 0:45.5 | audio files, and video recordings from Larry Ray's federal trial to give listeners |
| 0:50.3 | unprecedented insight into his heinous crimes, which include extorting millions of dollars |
| 0:55.4 | through violence, psychological torture, and forced sex work. |
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| 1:08.7 | This is actually happening, features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 1:12.8 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode, and for |
| 1:16.4 | more information about support services. |
| 1:26.7 | You know it's real, but you just can't wrap your head around it. |
| 1:30.2 | I don't feel like I'm ever going to fully be able to grasp what happened, even though |
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