Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence

7.6IMDb Score
Released:2023-02-09
Duration: min
Director:
Actors:Isabella Pollok, Felicia Rosario, Larry Ray, Daniel Levin
Production:Story Syndicate

Overview:

A group of bright Sarah Lawrence College students fall under the dark influence of a friend's father, Larry Ray. With unprecedented access to the survivors who lived with Ray, the series follows the cult from its origins through its still-unfolding aftermath.

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