The Sedona Sweat Lodge Tragedy

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime by Esther Ludlow

Sep 14, 202600:32:12Society & Culture

In 2009, self-help superstar James Arthur Ray invited dozens of followers to a six-day retreat near Sedona, Arizona, promising a life-changing journey of spiritual transformation. Instead, his Spiritual Warrior program e...

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