Larry Ray gained the trust of his daughter’s friends by regaling them with stories of his successful past and taking an interest in their lives. According to authorities, he then used his influence to torment most of them for years.
After Larry Ray started living in his daughter's dorm at Sarah Lawrence, he was able to form a predatory connection with some of the students he met there.
“When you look at people who have been in a cult, you certainly can’t separate them out in terms of their intelligence level or their sophistication,” Dr. Joni Johnston, a forensic psychologist and author of “Serial Killers: 101 Questions True Crime Fans Ask,” told Oxygen.com.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams described Larry Ray as an “evil man” who used “violence, threats and psychological abuse to try and control and destroy” the lives of his daughter’s friends.
The upcoming Peacock documentary "Sex, Lies and The College Cult," will delve into how Lawrence Ray was able to move into his daughter's college dorm, gain psychological control of her friends and form a sex cult.
"A Friend of the Family" tells the terrifying true story of Jan Broberg - who is also producing the upcoming series - and the multiple kidnappings perpetrated by a trusted family friend.
Peacock's upcoming true crime drama "A Friend In The Family" will tell the twisted story of Jan Broberg's multiple abductions as a child by family friend Robert Berchtold.
