Evil Web: A True Story of Cult Abuse and Courage

The book was difficult for me to read, but good for me as well. I needed to know the beginning of the story. The beginnings are so important, because the ending is never reached without a beginning. Like sudden accidental death, people think being involved in a cult could never happen to them. This is especially true of devout Christians. But this story is of an ordinary family who unintentionally spiraled into the destructive cult whirlpool through entirely good intentions. Thus, I believe all people who live above the plane of cynicism must take heed to the beginnings of such stories, and not just the gruesome inner-story details. They must understand how good intentions can be misused by evil people intent on achieving their own malicious ends. I should know because in the book, I am the daughter, Louise. I needed to know the beginning, because I saw the middle and the end.

The Evilweb This true story ( a must read )saga starts out innocent enough, and progresses slowly into a mindboggling descend into the quagmire of mindcontrol, and the unbelievable relinquishing of self will. Mary Rich and her husband, apparently normal people leading successful lives, allowed the diabolical charismatic figure Ronald Larrinaga to assert his will on them to the point of diabolical madness, involving physical, mental, and depraved sexual abuse on Mary Rich, and her children. All the while her husband remained inert to what was engulfing his wife and children, as he drowned in an automaton state. This family criss crosses the country growing into a group of 30 or more men, women, and children. Some how Mary's husband manages to leave the cult, and eventually convince's Mary to also abandon Larrinaga and his flock, however, the scars ingrained on them and their children will follow then for the remaining days of their lives. Mary then seeks to pursue criminal charges against Larrinaga, and subsequently Larrinaga is brought to justice and sentenced to served 180 years in a Texas prison. This story makes one wonder what personalities is susceptible to total domination, and subjugation to the most deprived living conditions beyond the realms of reality. The recent San Diego Heaven Gates Cult mass suicides of 39 people reveals such anomalies are still breeding in our society, and the evilweb may be spinning right next door to you.