Why Did Women Burn NXIVM Founder Keith Raniere's Initials Into Their Skin?

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🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

What happens when a cult built on manipulation and control faces allegations of FBI evidence tampering? Survivors of NXIVM's dark underbelly, DOS, endured psychological abuse, coercion, and even branding with Keith Raniere's initials. Now, they face an unsettling twist: claims that critical evidence in the case may have been falsified. How does this revelation affect their healing journey? And more importantly, should Raniere’s conviction be reconsidered?

Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott delves into the chilling mind games of NXIVM’s leader, exploring how someone like Raniere could wield such dangerous influence. From the bizarre logic behind branding rituals to the broader implications of evidence tampering, this episode pulls apart the layers of a story that seems too twisted to be real.

How far can manipulation go, and what does it take to break free from its grip?

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0:22.9	They thought it was the perfect crime until the body was found.
0:26.5	You're listening to Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske, featuring psychotherapist and author
0:31.7	Chauvin Scott.
0:33.8	Imagine this.
0:37.2	Nexium, the case already a chilling study of manipulation and control, but now we're
0:43.7	adding another layer, allegations of FBI evidence tampering. Survivors of DOS, the subgroup of
0:53.4	nexium, led by Keith Reneery, faced psychological abuse, coercion,
0:58.2	even branding with Reneeri's initials on their abdomens. Now, how does their healing evolve
1:05.8	when even the justice system becomes part of the story.
1:11.7	Let's start with this.
1:16.9	How does the revelation of evidence tampering impact the psychological recovery of survivors trying to reconcile their very own experiences?
1:20.8	Joining me to help answer that question, Chavon Scott, psychotherapist and author,
1:25.1	I'm just going to throw it to you right there.
1:27.0	This could lead to a whole new chapter in this story that we thought maybe was said and done.
1:32.2	Now we have evidence tampering allegations that look like they could be very, very real and a lot of people who have tried to put this behind them.
1:41.0	Right. And I think that's the thing. Put it behind them and move on. And I think for survivors of this kind of abuse, it's really important for them to be able to do that, to feel like, you know what, I've been able to close the book here and then have the kind of support I need to work through the lingering effects.
2:03.1	But to feel like the can of worms is going to be opened again can be quite a burden for them.
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