Thanks to “The Vow” – and, in particular, the large collection of videos and photographs in the possession of Mark Vicente, one of the chief whistleblowers of Nxivm, shown in the series – the public has been treated to some rare new views of the Vanguard and his followers.
I took a few screenshots and am pleased to share them with readers with a few comments as the spirit moves me.
Nancy Salzman was the Prefect of Nxivm. A Prefect is usually defined as a school monitor, a student whose job it is to watch over and discipline the other students.
Nancy “The Prefect” Salzman
Nancy was that. But she was more. She was ostensibly second in command to Keith Alan Raniere. Starting around 2009, Clare Bronfman became the true second in command of Nxivm.
Here Clare is seen [Her face is partially hidden] with the Vanguard who was always talking about ethics and never of course having them.
Here is a photo of the Vanguard entering Nancy Salzman’s house, I believe.
He comes right over and greets Nancy with a kiss, as little Clare looks on.
Here’s a vintage shot of the Vanguard, probably taken around 1999, teaching a class.
Here’s a much later photo of the same Vanguard teaching a group.
Keith and Nancy scheming to solve the world’s problems.
Nicki Clyne laughs at everything Vanguard says. Why? Because she has fine teeth.
And that includes owning a few slaves.
Allison Mack explaining to a Nxivm group why she got into Nxivm and what it means to her. [Loss of freedom as a slave she understood but loss of freedom as a prisoner she did not understand at the time.]
Those were the days my friend. When at Vanguard Week, hundreds came to worship their Vanguard, paying more than $2,000 per person to be in his exalted presence.
At the wedding reception of Mark Vicente and Bonnie Piesse with Kristin Keeffe and Nicki Clyne looking on.
Keith Raniere made an impressive Vanguard, not by his appearance but by the women who spoke of him as a magical being. Before he ever agreed to meet someone for the first time, he made sure that the person heard plenty of tall tales, lies and exaggerations about him. That’s how these women could look at this ordinary slob and think he was divine.
He could spout bullshit and his followers would see profundity in it.
Keith Alan Raniere with his Mexican Nxivm pioneer Edgar Boone, who is still in Nxivm is one of the current leaders.
Keith Raniere explains something magical and profound as Sarah Edmondson and Pam Cafritz [seated] look on.
Clare Bronfman watches her Vanguard with adoration.
Lauren Salzman and Keith Alan Raniere at a volleyball game.
Keith Alan Raniere [far right] plays volleyball.
This magnificent athlete, who liked to boast that he was equal to Jim Thorpe, playing volleyball with Lauren Salzman. He asks her – Do you want to be successful Lauren? The correct answer would have been – yes, when I get away from you. Lauren will have a chance to do that, as she awaits sentencing and Raniere sits in prison. They have not seen each other in more than a year. The last time was in May 2019, when Lauren testified in court against him. That was arguably her best moment of success.
Allison Mack became super skinny around the time she got branded and started branding women.
Keith [l] at a volleyball game being followed by his devotees.
The women competed to have a moment of his attention. Here the illustrious one sample a piece of cake.
Pam Cafritz, his greatest wing woman, looks at her master adoringly at a volleyball session. When Pam died, life fell apart for Raniere. It was Pam who used to secure young women for him – and when she died, he had to devise new schemes to get more young women, including DOS. That backfired.
That winning smile.
Stay tuned for Part 2 of New Photos [Courtesy HBO’s The Vow].
