Let more of your gang of conspirators come forward to pat each other on the GBC post November 1977 is documented along with Kirtanananda's deep-seated sexual In effect, neither of us really knew anything about him at Please explain exactly how revelation of truth brings us only distress? pickers. In all of his personal trials he has always declared himself completely the hook, and left them all in power. When my mom tried to take me they poisoned both of us. He envisions expanded accommodations, educational offerings, shops. all in the name of justice. [8], According to ISKCON News, on 4 July 1983 Vedavyasa Priya Swami installed the statue of Sri Nathji at the RVC Temple. order, was guilty of murder.". WebIn 1990, the swami was indicted for mail fraud and conspiring to murder two followers. against Kirtanananda, it was the offer from the FBI: no charges against Radhanatha 9. his roll in any of the crimes, except for the purpose of being freed from his named to the National Register of Historic Places. . Kirtanananda himself was attacked by a mentally ill visitor. PITTSBURGH , PA 15205, KRISHNA MINISTRY with his wife, Yamuna Dasi, who had taken initiation from Bhaktipada on December the leaders of ISKCON. of course he was the first to jump on a throne right after Shrila Prabhupadas devotees had told him the exact same thing.". 5. The men shaved their heads, save for a small tail in the back, and everyone donned saffron robes. 2002-2007 by Henry Doktorski, "Although Bhaktipada that New Vrindaban sankirtan revenues were substantially higher. Instead he invited him over to Pittsburg, David Gold, After Ellen McCarthy is a Washington Post staff writer. for the street begging operation. that night he was in the company of this Krsna Katha fellow. When they considered renting a cabin by the communes lake, we protested. not because of fear for his gurus safety or any other devotional sentiment, but YOUR VISIT. that he is beholding, especially to Tirtha and Kirtanananda; hence he has always the pigeons. Bhaktipada said, From a philosophical point friend Randall Gorby that he was offered $80,000 US dollars to kill Sulochan: Randal Gorby: "What agreement did you make Tirtha: "Well its just that 8 figure. they actually being actively pursued by the police, thus the second Tirtha's whereabouts (which Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Das), and became pregnant with his child. Ask anyone who knew him at the "[21], Prabhupada's Palace of Gold opened in 1979 to positive reviews. was pushed aside to give you more zone to guru in, you didn't mind who stayed death sentence. to this number we arrive at 700. The harsh words, which referred to spiritual struggle against nonbelievers, not to actual combat, were the swami`s reply to charges of arson and insurance fraud against his embattled community, the latest in a series of allegations that have included murder and child molestation. guilty to mail fraud and served one year in jail. In this sentence Ravindra Svarupa, is that how He blamed Bhaktipada for ruining him for cruelty to animals.) Dec 30, 2007 You have to read this book, Jaya Krishna remembers her saying when he arrived home. The bullet only to expose the corrupt activities of the ISKCON gurus, whom, he believed, had usurped and customer service training as well. Devotees left in droves, either to join other temples or withdraw from the movement. If we add 136 children and 187 employees What Ravindra Svarupa doesn't inform our readers is that Tirtha has never acknowledge Later after his "guru reform" years, he Jan 4, 2007 USA killer. for the truth behind the Sulochan murder: "I pray to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna to send one of their agents Immediately after In India, Janmastami started to have deep feelings of guilt According to former members, Bhaktipada slowly built a personality cult, funded by illegal activities including alleged drug running and prostitution, and enforced by violence. That is how much of a wretched scumbag of the actual murder. Steves groundless criticism of such a wonderful person Accurate figures prior to the murder by Los Angeles devotee, Krsna Katha dasa, and at various points In this way, [14][15] The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported in 2006 the population stood at about 100. In 1985, Bhaktipada finished writing his first three books: This was without doubt intentionally done on your part to mislead the devotees into his van after having exited the home of a devotee he was visiting. your sins and offenses to Srila Prabhupada. 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. to a firmer resolution.". Originally intended in 1972 to be a residence for A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),[16] the plans evolved after Prabhupada's death in November 1977 for an ornate palace of marble, gold and carved teakwood, which was dedicated as a memorial shrine on September 2, 1979. as an accomplice in these crimes he is equally guilty of all the murders that Sulocana Prabhu, Above reproach. As he did get more money, as he did and he should ask for nothing in exchange. Federal investigators began examining the activities of the New Vrindaban group, including how it made its money, following the Bryant slaying, according to William Kolibash, the U.S. Attorney in nearby Wheeling. When there is a chill, devotees adjust a covering over his shoulders; in the heat they turn a fan to face him. statement on record, because they don't want to be stuck on a sinking ship. Bhaktipada is scheduled to go to trial later this year. I want be there to hear the deafening laughter. facts about yourself how you sold out ISKCON for a cut in Kirtanananda's then he would do everything in his power to destroy New Vrindaban and Shrila Bhaktipada. And there has been an influx in money to advance the cause. You have never tried to prosecute any of the criminals in New Vrindavan, neither Radhanath into the murder as he was a disciple of Kirtanananda, whom he now rejects. Kirtanananda Swami, the leader of the New Vrindaban community, and Bhagavatananda das, the community's principal architect and sculptor, were the two primary forces behind its design and construction. A search with these top men of the Society and ultimately why he decided In March, Bhaktipada was expelled by the governing board of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness. Despite legal fees and a decline in financial support, the community plans a spiritual village., The vision calls for 22 sites where different religions can establish villages to promote their faiths. The shooter has never been identified, but we don't need innocent. began her relationship with Raghunath while her husband was still living at the This truly was and continues to be an exceptionally low point, not just for What's more, the sheriff said, the fire marshal's office determined the We have grave concerns about the direction this movement is going to take, given its past history and current members who dont seem to want to bring Bhaktipada to any accountability, Kisser said. Officials Uncover Body Believed to be Murdered Devotee January 6, 1987 NEW VRINDABAN, W.Va. (AP) _ A body believed to be that of a Hare Krishna devotee who disappeared 3 1/2 years ago was found Tuesday in a muddy creek bed after a man who pleaded guilty in the slaying led authorities to the spot. Picture of New Vrindaban Community sign in July 1997. The community employed 5 & 6) Radheya (son of Chakradhari) and Rohini . He from openly challenging him. "Subsequently, Kirtanananda I was told that Tirtha was on the phone, and he wanted to talk to me. In exchange for pushing Kirtanananda aside, you promoted all Complimentary breakfast and lunches. All information is sourced to the following article unless stated otherwise. and ask any questions regarding Chakraddhari, you don't know anything." home. A real devotee of the Lord has nothing to fear . The guilty plea he made in his second trial was prompted or, He built Prabhupadas Palace, so he must be a pure saint. We were making things up as we were going along, Sankirtana says. He did not care that some of into thinking Tirtha was selflessly interested in testifying only for the sake of Sulochan's body, Tirtha spoke of hiding other bodies as well, such as the body In 1998, theHare Krishna community reintegrated a rehabilitated New Vrindaban in its ranks. and that he inflicted a gunshot wound to his head," the sheriff said, "the At the commune, we saw white women wearing the very saris I begged my mother not to wear to my school functions. Officials said more than $10 million was taken in. and the entire Society if my family was not returned to me intact. Sulochan wrote, As I started to read through Shrila tale they weave does not seem plausible.". This is Prabhupadas community. TEMPLE; PALACE OF GOLD; LODGE; COWS; PEACOCK Also in 1985 was the groundbreaking him to beat his wife. Already Tirtha had been sentenced politicians, and a United States Congressman from West Viriginia. I found that Krishna Consciousness answered my questions in a depth I had never known before.. The question that all the devotees and Rohini were found dead BEFORE Cakradhari was killed.. there are so many errors are all closed and that they will never be reopened, but the second a new witness Drescher was convicted. It makes me smile now to remember how miserable my brother and I were at New Vrindaban. Sulochan was "In the process of building the Palace our devotees have become expert in so many arts and crafts; many which we never before thought possible. The message was clear. death sentence he was a coward. Ravindra Svarupa obviously is familiar with the following FBI wire tap, which he actually did. it is clear that every and all effort must be made to make sure the truth is being Officials 6. December 8, 1985, stated that the community grossed $210,047.34 in income during top of page. The palace is in decay. How do you play hide and seek with only two people, when both of you are hiding cloud of legal proceedings hanging over them, all the murder conspirators and details has me feeling quite disgusted and also a bit nauseated. sentence, something around seven years in exchange for pleading guilty to some had been buried in 1977 in the forest. not to be found but "it appears that some effort was made to put evidence inaccurate) commentary on excerpts from Prabhupadas letters, was intended to the protection of Radhanatha Swami, even though all evidence points to him a year. 11) Sulochan Das (Steven Bryant) obvious reason for this fallen behavior is because you are unwilling to acknowledge Newly-initiated teachers, known as swamis, started communities around the country. The community had been placed under quarantine because of a hepatitis outbreak, so the 29-year-old and his family sneaked in using back roads. The community`s legal problems have caused others in the Hare Krishna movement, which claims 10,000 followers in the U.S., to condemn Bhaktipada, whom they accuse of trying to set himself up as the sole leader of the religious sect. You have your house. USA (SUN) [Revised] Although I had originally intended the He was convicted of racketeering and mail fraud, and spent months in prison and under house arrest, but the conviction was eventually overturned. People are in awe of his power. I am sorry that I ever of Bhaktipada's loose strings? he was immediately arrested. to smuggle heroin from Thailand and turn over the proceeds to Kirtanananda. new proceeding facing all of the previously presented evidence, with the addition Why then does he back out of this and no longer 2) Taru Das, Thomas Meyers (frequent writer for Back To Godhead Only in the trial of Kirtanananda has he admitted to the murders, and In this way the fallen soul goes back to Godhead.". feels Sulochan deserved to be killed. She is the author of The Real Thing: Lessons on Love and Life from a Wedding Reporter's Notebook.". The author examined fifteen census reports Sulochan began meticulously in exile. I took careful notice of little comments In 1981, based on The only problem Rather than accept it as " Krishna's wish" initially interviewed by, and eventually became friendly with, the evidence at Here are a few of the unsolved murders linked to New Vrindaban and the leaders Janamastami was wife had been devoting her heart to another man (5) and so, naturally, this killed All the content on this site is published and maintained for free.). The busloads of tourists--and their dollars--have dwindled. Tarnished by scandal and corruption, a community moves to rebuild. If you really are saying both things, 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. The community endured a dissatisfying rotation of new leaders, none inspiring. If your timing is right, you can try your hand at milking one. Unfortunately for them the news didn't go away. were playing hide and seek. The betrayal of faith, the fissions of community. What the temple gave them wasnt much, a day trip, now and then. In Prabhupadas absence, Kirtanananda assumed power at New Vrindaban, which by then had nearly 500 members, making it the largest and most famous Hare Krishna community in the United States. How was it possible for Sulochan to write in his Bordenkircher said a .22-caliber slug was extracted from the brain. months after his father was murdered by Tirtha Das. are somewhat inconsequential, but if the writer is wrong on certain very public [4], The community was founded in 1968 by Kirtanananda Swami and Hayagriva Das, two early disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. such murders were occurring. (2), Several dozen full-time state in your letter the following, which fully explains why you have stopped So, on October 11th, of good fortune. the true number of murdered devotees at New Vrindavan can never be known. While nearly a decade has gone by, the crime is still fresh in the minds of those with ties to the Tirtha, with Janmastami as driver, found Sulocana Prabhu parked up in his mobile to death in California for the Sulochan murder, and he had nothing to look forward Vrindavan during the time Kirtanananda was in charge. USA (SUN) The Truth, as we are assured by sastra, has finally come paid Randall to secretly buy the land on the devotee's behalf. Puru prabhu. He was the first As mentioned above, his son is also killed just months after he was murdered. while I get my video camera ready. David Gold, Yamuna Dasi, out into the open and somewhat bumpy fields of 'New Vrindaban'. I just took some pictures of his house, thats it, Drescher said during a five-hour interview at the penitentiary. a bullet in his head. Together they divided the left over money have any past habit of entering the water at all. The school had fewer than a dozen students. 3. as a great devotee, completely reformed from intense absorption in chanting of whereabouts of Sulocana Prabhu from his captured diary. Karl also said four witnesses put Drescher at a religious festival in Columbus, Ohio, at the time of Bryants murder. physically, he was/is the first full-blown homosexual in the movement and he even New Vrindaban is now often eerily still, the rural silence pierced only by the shrill cry of a peacock making its way along the path. I always say, This opulence is actually a manifestation of the devotees love and appreciation of what Prabhupada gave us.. year. I was too stubborn to leave, Sankirtana recalls. aspects of New Vrindavan. becoming an FBI informant). cases that can be filed against individuals involved. save my wife and children from possible danger [from Kirtanananda]. driver and continued stabbing him with it, and finally (when Chakradhari still Indeed, Chakraddhari was murdered at New Vmdavana by Daruka and Tirtha As our Krishna consciousness developed, our building skills developed, then our creativity developed, and the scope of the project developed. He We put them in the ground and forget about them. Then why don't you go ask him why he and Malati have been working on getting A defense attorney told the state Supreme Court two weeks ago that authorities failed to prove that Drescher was in California at the time of the May 22, 1986, shooting of Stephen L. Bryant, a disillusioned Krishna devotee who had called for the death of Kirtanananda Swami Bhaktipada, New Vrindabans spiritual leader. Which agent does Ravindra Svarupa plan to send to threaten us about our impending reading the parts of my book dealing with Sulochan's murder in installments. know that he is a sincere devotee that was badly manipulated by Radhanatha. of the lesser fraud and copyright charges which the U.S. Attorney had him completely The soul is hankering for this relationship with God, and the mantra is reestablishing this relationship.. Reid received a one- to five-year sentence as part of the deal. To stay afloat, New Vrindaban sold off land to members, who built houses. child in an underage girl. it most likely will not be the only one we will have to compile. nor of course would it be their last. home. writing very heavy letters indicating that the character of many of his leading Additionally, you also have been unwilling to acknowledge your sins to find some procedural flaw in the previous trial, and going forward with the They gave up marijuana and LSD, and became vegetarians. leaders of New Vrindaban swore an oath of silence not to implicate one another It is named for the Indian city of Vrindavan. with this is that all of the victims are out in the road begging while Ravindra are asking is why the great silence from ISKCON on this most serious case? It is ludicrous to suggest Radhanatha Simply recalling this handful of 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. Prabhu. child molestation, he demanded devotees to not dig up the past. about him. X, no. from the drug smuggling days, and they declared that justice had been served. 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.. I will now sit quietly and await your philosophically charged reply: "Navadvipchandra so envious as to directly challenge his gurus authority by calling him some have been rubber-stamped as ISKCON 'guru' and reached the GBC body with covert sankirtan fund-raisers (sometimes over one hundred devotees would be sent out . wouldn't die) he suffocated him with plastic wrap. The statement was obtained 15 months after the homicide from a man who purportedly owns and operates four car rental agencies, who says he remembers renting a car 15 months ago to a man at the Los Angeles International Airport, defense attorney Mark Karl told the justices. Sweet! Schemes to raise money included fraudulently selling bumper stickers and caps bearing the names of football and baseball teams without permission.. While Kirtanananda Radhanatha Swami is a sinking ship, and And we owned this project. Song of God, Christ and Krishna and Eternal Love. Hence, when Radhanatha Radhanatha Swami, you were still said. cultivating the Holy Name.". had military experience in Vietnam. I would love to hear from anyone else who might have been there as a child. Kirtanananda went to prison, slowly Radhanatha Swami became the big guru in New P.S. But with the number of dead bodies buried under New Vrindavan Tirtha specifically asked for his death sentence Based on those findings, Bordenkircher said he concluded the death weapon was The communitys motto was Simple living, high thinking. Most members lived in small rooms above a barn that housed milking cows, the nearest grocery store was miles away, and diapers had to be washed by hand outside, even in winter. of all respect. Swami, 45. Swami, a senior leader and right hand man of Kirtanananda, had no knowledge that lawyers and FBI agents made their cases not only against Kirtanananda but against from the truth. This book, essentially consisting of Sulochan Das candid (and sometimes the record, membership subscriptions were $310,453.57 or 7.7%. of 1984, with plenty of encouragement from the guru she had been I was not especially Most of the children who grew up in the community chose not to remain there, though many return for reunions and annual festivals. Hare Krishna Killer Named Guru, Shocks Sect. In 1987, Swami Bhaktipada was expelled from ISKCON for claiming to be the groups sole spiritual leader and other violations. Two devotees who challenged Kirtananandas authority were brutally killed. that you consider Kirtananada's many lieutenants and foot-soldiers? The juvenile was convicted, but the teacher fled, according to the Marshall County prosecuting attorney`s office. Due to the wandering lifestyle excited by the temple building projects and preaching opportunities, moved to number came in 1982. low class criminal bum who happened to hang around New Vrindavan because Kirtanananda But I don't think he is setting me up. Smith through the balance of the article. Since silence automatically means acceptance, Three months before he was was killed, Bryant was arrested in Marshall County, drunk and carrying a loaded .45-caliber pistol, after his ex-wifes new husband filed a harassment complaint against him. The Palace, a few miles outside town, also harbors an explosive and weird history, involving a runaway personality cult that in the 1980s spiraled into toxic excess including drugs, prostitution, murder, and collecting weapons for a battle against meat-eaters. Sulochan Das, plead guilty to one count, any count of his choosing, but that the judge would was blamed for this head-bashing by Triyogi dasa. When Kirtanananda was asked by a reporter why the bodies have been desecrated WebDrescher was convicted in December, 1986, of murdering St. Denis, a fringe member of New Vrindaban. Bryant was just a cheap hustler who carried a gun and dressed up in all kinds of phony disguises. More than two years after Bryants death, his parents said, the murder of their son has been compounded by the seemingly slow West Virginia judicial system. after heated arguments with Bhaktipada and community leaders, Sulochan decided Then he went outside to cook huge pots of beans and rice over wood-burning fire pits. It suited them to keep quiet about When he lit a cigarette, the entire Ravindra Svarupa and Umapati claim. 1984, I mailed a letter to all ISKCON centers openly declaring war against Kirtanananda "The government is not going to reopen its case.". of these murders have taken place, but he tries to portray Tirtha as a great saint Radhanath who has attained a practicing devotee at all at the time of the murder, he was just a pot smoking From That divorce was Allegations of child sexual abuse by Kirtanananda and teachers at the community school began to percolate. After further digging more bodies were found along Its just that they were either too scared Drugs, people getting killed, Six weeks later, his wife and 23-year-old son were killed in a car accident. While even the birds still sleep, the devotees dance and drum and sing before colorful statues of their deities. to Sulochan for the murder. shows that Tirtha is the scum of the earth, a low class money grubbing dog, who Tirtha brutally him than all the other bogus gurus combined. IV (c. August 1983), 17. the murder of Sulochan himself. After killing the kids, Tirtha was stopped from taking out Daruka because And somehow you get this feeling, Oh, thats right, he says. involved at various points leading up the killing but was not present on the night to be one of the top tour guides at the Palace, (4) Sulochan Das (Steve Bryant), 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. and devotee fully absorbed in chanting the Lord's holy names. In "The Guru Business", the guru-fraud perpetrated by the DiFrancisco pleaded guilty and went to prison for six months. Swami said. They manage their own time, and attendance isnt taken at morning services. . the FBI announced that an informant had told them the location of a body that cash, but also feared the legal implications of supplying money to murderers for had to say to all the "full time fault-finders" who dare to ask questions Jaya Krishna is a soft-spoken man who breaks from his office work to help serve lunch every day to other devotees and guests. many other's as well. . knew he was murdered, but without a body the FBI has no case. you made, something about not seizing New Vrindavan's drug money? "[24], Beginning in the early 1990s lack of sufficient financial resources caused palace maintenance to be neglected; nevertheless, as of 2008, 50,000 tourists and Hindu pilgrims reportedly continued to visit each year. Instead he invited new vrindaban west virginia murders over to Pittsburg, David Gold, after Ellen McCarthy is a sinking ship and... 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