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Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment

Wondery

Documentary, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, True Crime

3.8 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in Brazil, Kat Torres was a shy kid who loved to learn the latest dance routines on TV. But a promising future as a model took a surprising turn. It led her to tabloid gossip columns, the glitz of Hollywood and claims of supernatural powers.

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0:00.0	Wonderly Plus subscribers can binge all episodes of Don't Crosscat early and ad-free.
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0:10.4	Hey, Shiko here.
0:12.3	Just wanted to let you know that this episode has a short mention of sexual abuse and self-harm.
0:18.0	So please take care while listening.
0:27.7	Thank you. and self-harm. So please take care while listening. It was May 2013, long before Patty or Desiree had ever heard the name Cat Touris.
0:35.7	At an upscale nightclub in the south of France, flashing lights lit up glamorous partygoers
0:42.4	and socialites.
0:44.3	In the middle of it all, a photographer stood scanning the crowd.
0:48.9	It was the week of the Cannes Film Festival, and the town was full of Hollywood film stars. A bus of excitement spread through the club.
0:58.0	The photographer glimps a familiar face across the dance floor.
1:02.0	It was a handsome man with a goatee wearing a newsboy head pulled low.
1:06.0	Leonardo DiCaprio had arrived.
1:10.0	The photographer followed his movements, looking for a clearer view.
1:14.6	As he watched, a stunning blonde woman in a sleek white, low-cut top emerged out of the crowd.
1:21.6	The woman edged closer behind Leo.
1:24.6	She leaned in, as if to say something.
1:28.3	Then she put her hand on his back.
1:31.3	The photographer lowered the camera.
1:35.3	He had gotten the shop.
1:41.3	In October of that year, the photo splashed across the pages of Brazilian newspaper Extra.
1:48.2	The article announced,
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