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I really wanted so badly to spring into action, leap across the bar down the aisle and out of the

store, but just the opposite happened. I froze in fear and terrible.

From Wondry, I'm Whit Missaldine. You are listening to this is actually happening.

Episode 87. What if you were haunted by the Japanese Mafia?

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Add free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. 13 years ago in one of the cramped

dorm rooms of prestigious Sera Lawrence College, a nightmare unfolded. The students didn't know it yet,

but when a bizarre new roommate moved in, he would change their lives forever.

Devil in the dorm, an exclusive new podcast on Wondry Plus, dives into the horrifying story of Larry

Ray, who moved into the dorms with his daughter. Shortly thereafter he started to control,

manipulate and brainwash some of the students. Before long, Ray had amassed what could be best

described as a small cult following. Devil in the dorm, a six-part investigative series,

draws from transcripts, exhibits, audio files, and video recordings from Larry Ray's

federal trial to give listeners unprecedented insight into his heinous crimes, which include

extorting millions of dollars through violence, psychological torture, and forced sex work.

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or on Apple Podcasts. My most profound fear in life was that I would lead an uninteresting life,

and I was forever in envy that other people would lead an interesting life than I would.

I came from kind of a prototypically normal New York City two-kid Jewish family.

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