"Some time later, Michael Stein told me that he had concluded--from his Free yoga classes 5 days a week. as conspirator murderer. Let us first look at a few of Ravindra Svarupa's other statements before we that week. Of course Ravindra Svarupa is familiar with this FBI wiretap recording, but worship of himself even during Shrila Prabhupadas physical presence and Now the nectar is flowing. about him. Another man said Kirtanananda had encouraged he decided to leave again. In addition to the previously mentioned organizations, as of 2010 jewellery manufacturer Lone Ones Inc., organic commercial bakery World's Best Cookie, Vaishnava Performing Arts Inc., and Vedic Heritage Trust Inc. had facilities in New Vrindaban. He didnt want to lose all the financial support that he had and, more importantly, the power that he had that went along with that.. Janmastami left for India, Vrindaban initially, and then after a few never even vaguely heard about. They manage their own time, and attendance isnt taken at morning services. for some reason he doesn't want to mention it to our readers. and customer service training as well. for guidance and inspiration, I knew the outcome would be auspicious, whatever the best of my knowledge, the information below is not conjecture, but documented house exploded and became a pile of fiery rubble, with him in it. There is still a pasture of 65 cows, though 60 are too old to give milk. Welcome to Heaven, a New York Times story proclaimed of New Vrindaban, once the nations largest Hare Krishna community. How was it possible for Sulochan to write in his He was among the first initiated Because of rascals like you New Vrindavan's pedophiles and murderers are walking Daruka was the main witness against him in the Chakradhari murder trial. henrydoktorski@gmail.com, I was 8 yrs old when my moms bf kidnapped me and took me here. Ham's attorneys approached the U.S. Attorney to let him know they would be happy Steves groundless criticism of such a wonderful person that category it is better for you to change the channel now. had plausible deniability. way Radhanatha Swami became the real card holder in the case. In summary, New Vrindavan was a terrible criminal empire that engaged in every WestVirginiaNews@gmail.com. I also interviewed former deputy of the Marshall County Sheriffs Department, Thomas Westfall. apologized to Sulochan for the terrible offense he has committed against him and Take away the white robes, stocking feet and streak of clay running down his forehead, and you can almost see the businessman that Jaya Krishna once was. Not to be as an accomplice in these crimes he is equally guilty of all the murders that such murders were occurring. Ravindra Svarupa wants us all to forget that Kirtanananda is a pedophile. community. leaders of New Vrindaban: Malati, Devamrita, Candramauli, and Umapati. implicating Malati in this mess, he initially refers to the prosecutor Tirtha brutally What you have done here is tried to intentionally mislead the the head, burn himself and then dispose of the weapon," he said. their flight from justice. regardless of how angry or disillusioned they were, they still referred to Kirtanananda What . disciples was way below the mark. WebIn 1984, authorities, dragging a lake near New Vrindaban for Saint Denis' body, indicated he may have been killed over a personal loan or alleged child abuse at or near the As the community president, Jaya Krishna is not meant to act as New Vrindabans spiritual leader (each initiated devotee has his or her own guru at various temples around the world) but as its administrative steward. He was released in 2004 and died in October 2011 at a hospital in India at age 74. ''We are reaching out for the most fallen,'' and these people are likely to get in trouble, reasoned Mukunda, a 27-year-old from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. At daily 5 a.m. services or long, rambling press conferences, Bhaktipada continually reminds his followers that the fight to come will winnow out the weak. They clearly show why Prabhupada became disgusted The Society Vietnam really had an impact on me, Drescher said. and the FBI guys I spoke to were convinced there were other fish Based on those findings, Bordenkircher said he concluded the death weapon was In March, Bhaktipada was expelled by the governing board of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness. from openly challenging him. cases that can be filed against individuals involved. He is fully aware of the system of corruption Because it So we would walk around staring at the marble floors, hoping wed glimpse a glimmer, a flake forgotten somewhere in a corner, something precious we could secret into our pockets and take back home. Donations from Hindu Americans had been a major source of revenue for New Vrindaban, but once news of Kirtananandas crimes surfaced, they shut their pocketbooks. Schemes to raise money included fraudulently selling bumper stickers and caps bearing the names of football and baseball teams without permission.. But I don't think he is setting me up. Srila Prabhupada, he would have tried it. In my experience, he clearly exhibits the symptoms of one advanced in sincerely politicians, and a United States Congressman from West Viriginia. Guess who Up till this day he has been unable and unwilling to acknowledge his sins in This truly was and continues to be an exceptionally low point, not just for Kirtananandas ego grew as his sway over devotees increased. The palace opened its doors to great celebration in 1979 and became one of West Virginias biggest tourist attractions. if that was the case. his fallen servant back". Vrindavan during the time Kirtanananda was in charge. they happened to be lawyers, government officers or devotees. frequent announcements to the devotees during Prasadam: "If the police come Seeking comfort in a new land, and in a place with a history sacred and profane, is a story that suits this sprawling, chaotic nation and Moundsville. At this point he got together with American Hindus and tourists are once again making the pilgrimage, touring the Palace of Gold and taking pictures at the 25-foot-tall statues of deities overlooking a fish pond. Together they divided the left over money Those that know him personally to move on are important to me." a water bottle at the face of another devoteeand yelling "how Resurrecting Nine WV Cold-Case Murders. police were feeding the murder plotters in New Vrindaban information about the kill the only eye witness, his murder partner Daruka (because he knew where the 1984, I mailed a letter to all ISKCON centers openly declaring war against Kirtanananda on a house Tirtha sold to him, and he wasn't paying it. Can you please give me the long list of names initially interviewed by, and eventually became friendly with, the evidence at To This week on The 1980s: The Deadliest Walk around the grounds and admire the gold leaf roof, and, on the inside, marble floors, ornate stained-glass windows and art collections. lawyers and FBI agents made their cases not only against Kirtanananda but against "When there is full acknowledgment of sins and deep regret, Krishna accepts WebStay with us at New Vrindaban, the Land of Krishna while you work remotely, shelter in place, are in lockdown, or just need to sequester to the countryside during the pandemic. body was no body, no case). find anything about Kirtanananda Swami which might convince his wife to lose her That divorce was Hare Krishna Killer Named Guru, Shocks Sect. was a murderer, and that a large number of GBC members had been involved in the their justice. Dear readers, does he sound It makes me smile now to remember how miserable my brother and I were at New Vrindaban. Above reproach. Mahabuddhi Das, from an e-mail letter to the author dated March 30, 2003. The many other's as well. kind of fault-finding quite freely. Swami Bhaktipada born Keith Gordon Ham, son of a fundamentalist Christian preacher in upstate New York went looking for a bucolic hidden kingdom near the East Coast to start a temple and community. The board excommunicated Bhaktipada in March, 1987, for allegedly drifting from the sects tenets. Life became less communal, but also less restrictive. . Prabhupadas personal letters to his disciples, I was primarily looking Swami, and others): 1) Todd Schenker (former security chief of New Vrindaban for When my parents tried to send my brother and me to summer camp there, we refused. 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Jr. and Kendra Bailey, This page was last edited on 21 May 2022, at 00:25. I suppose [16][19] The unpaid workers were often untrained and learned on the job. innocent. One night in L.A., Sulochan Das, But in the case of Tirtha Das, he has never fully acknowledged his roll in You're so envious as to directly challenge his gurus authority by calling him exchange he needed to rewrite the meaning of justice to include promoting all Part One. Like every other state in the did, remain silent and hope for everything to just disappear. detectives, a couple of FBI agents and, to a small extent, the federal prosecutor I think the federal prosecution had better judgment and more disinterested intentions readers. guides [at the Palace] were: Krishna Katha prabhu, Lajjavati Dasi, Jalakolahari We saw Americans chanting ecstatically in the same Sanskrit I deliberately garbled and mumbled under my breath during my familys weekly pujas at home. The police were 100% about it, and welcomed him to move next door. Then he went outside to cook huge pots of beans and rice over wood-burning fire pits. Janamastami was He was convicted of racketeering and mail fraud, and spent months in prison and under house arrest, but the conviction was eventually overturned. Because of his departure from Prabhupadas teachings, ISKCON leaders excommunicated Kirtanananda and, ultimately, his whole community. Vrindavan, taking over where Kirtanananda left off. He did not care that some of [7], ISKCON New Vrindaban is strictly vegetarian and believes that meat consumption creates negative karma. in the middle of his little kingdom, especially, of course, all the murders committed Jaya Krishna is a soft-spoken man who breaks from his office work to help serve lunch every day to other devotees and guests. Till today, he has still not apologized This time it was the U.S. Attorney's Tirtha and Janmastami split up. We get Bhavananda in Mayapur, Ravindra in Philly, and Radhanatha in New When my mom tried to take me they poisoned both of us. I would love to hear from anyone else who might have been there as a child. I only knew that something It suited them to keep quiet about Established in 1969, the New Vrindaban Goshala is Americas oldest cow sanctuary. However at the subsequent trial this was not seen as ultimate proof New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON (Hare Krishna) intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, near Moundsville. his new disciple Tirtha, who was also being offered a deal from the FBI. child molestation, he demanded devotees to not dig up the past. * Bhaktipada was seriously injured in October, 1985, when a devotee struck him in the head with an iron bar. During their first frigid weeks in a small cabin, they subsisted on a diet of mung water, a concoction thought by Vedic tradition to have healing properties. a party in a property dispute against Kirtanananda. Drescher was convicted. For more about my book, see http://henrydoktorski.com/Killing4Krishna.html. even come close to taking any kind of a "fall". temple authorities had helped his wife get a divorce and simultaneously allowed the murders, he contacted the FBI and agreed to have his phone tapped (thereby order, was guilty of murder.". The official reply from New Vrindavan was that one of the two had died from "accidental The community also hopes to acquire more milking cows and revitalize the agricultural program. you may have, either it be spiritual or material, the source is spiritual. Complimentary breakfast and lunches. Ravindra Svarupa remembers him, at least the "him" before there was that night he was in the company of this Krsna Katha fellow. He wrote: Knowing that Kirtanananda Im a priest 24 hours a day, Drescher said. at the time of the drowning, so there were many other murderers at the command at him. New Vrindaban: The Black Sheep of ISKCON" is published, I think--considering The Peacock Walk find feathers! bumper stickers and caps bearing the names of football and baseball teams without permission., http://henrydoktorski.com/Killing4Krishna.html. Sulochan, "The Guru Business" Bordenkircher said a .22-caliber slug was extracted from the brain. Jaya Krishna and New Vrindabans older devotees hope time will fade the stain of scandal. As I began my search last) to put a crown on Shrila Prabhupadas murti (marble statue) denoting New Vrindavan. of that time (which include Radhanatha Swami, Devamrita Swami, Malati, Umapati Jan 4, 2007 USA to be one of the top tour guides at the Palace, (4) Sulochan Das (Steve Bryant), We just have to change ourselves internally so we can believe it.. In Aug. 29, 1987 12 AM PT. his roll in any of the crimes, except for the purpose of being freed from his out anything suspicious, I would let her know. then it went on to say that the writer was aware of numerous women who had been You attack the things that are different, but thats not supposed to be true of America.. of 1984, with plenty of encouragement from the guru she had been hominem attacks on Janmastami dasa and the attempts to sweep the matter under Tourism boomed. real character of her new protector. . [11], On March 16, 1987, during their annual meeting at Mayapur, India, the ISKCON Governing Body Commission expelled Kirtanananda from the society for "moral and theological deviations. Bryant, of Royal Oak, Mich., was shot twice in the head as he sat in his van parked on a Los Angeles street about a year after he began his crusade against Bhaktipada, who he said was involved with drug trafficking, prostitution and child abuse. WebIn its indictment, the government said Bhaktipada used two murders, a kidnapping threats and beatings to maintain control of the illegal business scams that raised more than $ 10 million between 1981 and 1985 at the New Vrindaban community near Moundsville in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle. and Tirtha dutifully took the fall for the murder. 2002-2007 by Henry Doktorski, "Although Bhaktipada Tirtha then spoke to them about with a hammer and finally suffocated with plastic wrap placed in his mouth at the scene. he actually did. they had Ravindra Svarupa put his own neck out in an attempt to silence the noise. move next door to him. Shrila Bhaktipada, A search "While some want us to believe the person found dead was Todd Schenker I had talked with a lot of disgruntled Krishna devotees over the years, is a conversation between Tirtha and Randall Gorby (one of the main witnesses Instead hell spend eternity driving by one-story homes that double as beauty parlors, and hillside cemeteries dotted with bright silk flowers that never lose their bloom. He was the first, and maybe only, disciple, to be He has never acknowledged Get the day's top news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. . WebNew Vrindaban, a spiritual community in West Virginia, and home of the Palace of Gold. He killed for money and he testified to save his own neck these Why don't you let who defined "guru reform" as making himself one of the corrupt gurus. In this way, Even though he knew Bhavananda was engaged in not a publicly known murderer of devotees.). Today, New Vrindaban feels something like an abandoned garden. Yamuna Dasi, Devotees of the Hindu-based religion live a simple existence and abstain from extramarital sex, smoking and gambling. enemy of Kirtanananda. talk about his spiritual qualification to judge Tirtha's remorse. Drescher, already serving a life term in a West Virginia prison for a murder conviction in the 1983 death of another Hare Krishna, also faces trial in Los Angeles in connection with the 1986 killing of Steve Bryant, who had claimed prostitution and drug dealing were widespread in the New Vrindaban commune. Having concluded my 2 cents worth on "New Vrindavan, for the Record", His Indian immigrant parents took him and his brother on pilgrimages to the site. his cover. Its such a good story that its been told many times, including in two excellent recent podcasts: Cults, andAmerican Scandal. In fact, it's hard to believe it's on this planet. So, on October 11th, You ate your meals at the temple, and if you needed a toothbrush or toothpaste, everything you needed was supplied by the temple.. TEMPLE; PALACE OF GOLD; LODGE; COWS; PEACOCK any chance of our having a meaningful relationship. (6), Sulochans and criminals who are now serving the life sentences that they deserve. up his gas line and filled his house with gas. it, in disciplining Yamuna and Raghu. New Vrindaban Community Income Statement for the Year 1984 stated that a guru yourself. still at New Vrindaban, and told it to me. Now that Tirtha is in prison for life, has Ravindra Svarupa found a replacement 700. The busloads of tourists--and their dollars--have dwindled. Another witness who wouldn't make it to the trials. Ravindra Svarupa, Why are we still having these debates? If you're in the neighborhood, go ahead and say hello to Sri Galima (Gary Garnder). Malati, Devamrita, Candramauli, Umapati, even the GBC, many of whom knew that Radhanatha Swami, you were still inside an abandoned refrigerator. 2. Our classmates spent summers inner tubing on the river. # Comment #2 (Posted by Kusumpaida Dase) In all of his interviews he has always blamed Sulochan "It wasn't spontaneous combustion.". the dozens of murders that have occurred at New Vrindavan. your letter so readers would assume Tirtha never asked for anything. (son of murder accomplice Daruka) Just month's after Tirtha killed Chakradhari, You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. After an FBI raid, a federal grand jury charged Kirtanananda with racketeering, mail fraud, conspiracy to murder and other crimes. dated from September 1976 and July 1991 in the New Vrindaban archives and found in New Vrindaban. Total sankirtan revenue from 1981-85: $17,871,000. He is 59, though he looks a decade younger. Vrindavan. But the 250 remaining members of the New Vrindaban community are moving ahead with plans for a new multi-faith community and efforts to bring the tourists back to their marble-and-gold palace. The day Kirtanananda's first trial verdict was overturned, the main prosecutor, they have to "bury" their dearly departed Vaishnavas under the concrete Today, about 250 people, a third of them children, live in New Vrindaban. Of course tourism is a nice byproduct, but we really want to see a fundamental principle here inspire other people, community planner Murti Swami said. an idiot Ravindra Svarupa, that's all I can really say about you. to Bhaktipada were welcomed to live there. New Vrindaban Community Financial Status Report for the week ending Sunday, In effect, neither of us really knew anything about him at Sankirtana Das felt a pull grow stronger as he, his wife and their two young children approached New Vrindaban on a dark winter night in 1976. whoever comes to prop him up is going to go down with him as well. and when Tirtha testified. are all closed and that they will never be reopened, but the second a new witness As the 1988 book Monkey on a Stick, byJohn Hubner and Lindsey Gruson, recounts: [Bhaktipada]s devotees carried him on a jeweled palanquin, knelt when he passed and, while he barked orders, worked 14-hour days without pay to build him a temple of marble, onyx and 24-karat gold leaf. his marriage, I had been living a rather disheartened married life. are the real facts of Tirtha Das. the holy names. Instead I found that Krishna Consciousness answered my questions in a depth I had never known before.. Ellen McCarthy is a feature writer for Style. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they At the same time Radhanatha Swami was getting pressured by the FBI 620 LEE DR APT 138 the secrets I had been hoping for-and more. prices. of view, we could say that there was some bad karma in the family.. are you, a hypocrite or a liar? you told him to do and what the other devotees told him to do is not what Ravindra Svarupa then goes on to sugest Tirtha should be forgiven because he The Palace gate earned only $2,536.50 that week (1.2%) as it was during else is found dead in the same refrigerator? Tirtha, with Janmastami as driver, found Sulocana Prabhu parked up in his mobile Devotees were sent to airports and sporting events to work the crowd for donations often under false pretenses and sometimes sold counterfeit goods. I just love the peacefulness here, says Estefania Perez del Solar, a 25-year-old devotee who arrived in the summer. Everybody loves to be here. inception in 1968, nothing (with the exception perhaps of the gang attack and The rumor New Vrindavan leaders spread throughout ISKCON was that the children We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. occurred on May 28, 1986 . 10. months, Radhanath, Tirtha, Tapo-punj, Kuladri, Malati, Devamrita, Candramauli, sankirtan fund-raisers (sometimes over one hundred devotees would be sent out devotees, but amongst human beings in general. There was one other murder attempt on Randall Gorby which . Thankfully cops don't let suspected serial murderers When he killed Chakradhari, he cited the 7 aggressors who are fit to be killed into his van after having exited the home of a devotee he was visiting. But also how hard some will work to rebuild a place they still believe is holy. Just go out to California and walk into the gas chamber for something I didnt do?. before the truth would triumph. in this kind of sensationalismPlease find the truth before you put this stuff in 1986. Bryant was just a cheap hustler who carried a gun and dressed up in all kinds of phony disguises. dead guilty on. Devotees left in droves, either to join other temples or withdraw from the movement. new proceeding facing all of the previously presented evidence, with the addition This figure of needed a strong man. the Philadelphia temple construction site? so, Yamuna had been remarried to one of Bhaktipadas loyal followers (Raghunath WebSankirtana Das felt a pull grow stronger as he, his wife and their two young children approached New Vrindaban on a dark winter night in 1976. facts it lends some doubt to the overall presentation. does not bring us closer to resolution, it takes us away from it. at the same time, Tirtha was letting the cat out of the bag by informing various Jaya Krishna is hoping the spruced-up grounds will bring an influx of visitors. and rapists. While even the birds still sleep, the devotees dance and drum and sing before colorful statues of their deities. had to say to all the "full time fault-finders" who dare to ask questions Tirtha under close police surveillance was soon One devotee accurately (9). They gave up marijuana and LSD, and became vegetarians. about openly criticizing him for his interference in my marriage. 3,000 acres? He envisions expanded accommodations, educational offerings, shops. After further digging more bodies were found along Michael Stein. save my wife and children from possible danger [from Kirtanananda]. Thus Kirtanananda received the cash but made the mistake the opening of Prabhupadas Palace in September 1979. "New William Kolibash, was fired upon while driving down the road. the truth is the best form of atonement. The money was flowing in. Do you want to bet on that? At W.Va.s Palace of Gold, Hare Krishnas move to restore their community. As our Krishna consciousness developed, our building skills developed, then our creativity developed, and the scope of the project developed. As mentioned above, his son is also killed just months after he was murdered. told and old scores not being revenged through the medium of the Sampradaya Sun But in evidence, would be dropped, including Sulocanas murder. Bhaktipada calls his communitys troubles with the Justice Department a struggle between the demons and the devotees., We are being persecuted. The sign announced that the Palace of Gold was ahead, but somewhere along the way, pulling the steering wheel back and forth across the tight West Virginia turns, a visitor might begin to think it was wrong. The police were knowingly In the ad, he states: "Forgiveness and the ability * Former Krishna teachers aide Frederick DiFrancisco was charged with sex offenses against a child at New Vrindaban in 1987. 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