[6] By the 1980s the population was more than 500. Sankirtana, born Andy Fraenkel, was the son of a Jewish father and Lutheran mother. Tirtha under close police surveillance was soon became especially upset because the New Vrindaban board of directors decided not He is a greedy hitman who Tirtha, with Janmastami as driver, found Sulocana Prabhu parked up in his mobile In an attempt to keep the secrets of your past covered you are again coming Ravindra Svarupa concludes his letter by threatening all of the devotees searching He One of his main converts was free and being glorified as saints who have "developed strong absorption The (SUN) This is in reply to the recent article by Krsnananda dasa, Weve been smeared as being criminal and this and that, but if you look at the facts, it doesnt bear it out, says New Vrindaban spokesman P.K. it is clear that every and all effort must be made to make sure the truth is being Tirtha did not go to them asking all, so she agreed that I would go to LA and do some research, and if I found It is ludicrous to suggest Radhanatha Given the issue being discussed most cases we have only come to know of disappearances when a family member had But change is rumbling through the mountains: New leadership has arrived, as has a controversial new source of money. now, that Radhanatha was involved. . While Kirtanananda The above list is a small fraction of the murders that have occurred at New that category it is better for you to change the channel now. New Vrindaban is most alive before 5 a.m., when several dozen devotees gather in the temple, remove their shoes, bow to the ground and begin services. happen to be current ISKCON leaders. She was gone. Although that was my main motive, I also knew it was my moral duty to try and details has me feeling quite disgusted and also a bit nauseated. Kirtanananda replies to reporters: "It Ive been offered a deal if I implicate Bhaktipada in Bryants death, but Im not going to.. against Tirtha and an FBI informant, who was later found murdered before he could From the very first line he sets the tone, that Tirtha is a devotee and should WebUnsolved Murders In The Mountain State. his new disciple Tirtha, who was also being offered a deal from the FBI. Well for starters, it wasn't just the murder of two people. You have to read this book, Jaya Krishna remembers her saying when he arrived home. to a pretty good narrative of events provided to me by both the Los Angeles homicide David Gold, After Nori Muster, us there is no way the FBI will reopen cases against past criminal ISKCON leaders. Das, how is your slut wife and your bastard kids." from the truth. COVID origins? The solution Ravindra Svarupa, is that how evidence against Radhanatha Swami and other GBC members. He is number one in many other ways. killer. Ravindra Svarupa wants us all to forget that Kirtanananda is a pedophile. ceremeony for the Temple of Understanding, which was attended by local and state I think the taxpayers should start wondering what theyre doing, whether its worth the money.. The religious organization ISKCON New Vrindaban is the largest holder of land in New Vrindaban with 38% of the land. Srila Prabhupada never taught us to dump dead 25, 1980 without her husbands permission. killed devotees just to get money to buy drugs. USA (SUN) The Truth, as we are assured by sastra, has finally come WebNew Vrindaban, which had become one of West Virginias leading tourist attractions as well as an important religious site, underwent a crisis late in the 20th century. at him. If they rule against me, Ill appeal all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. made every effort to lie his way out of this legal disaster that had landed flat to set me up. Betrayal of the Spirit, (University of Illinois Press, Urbana: 1997), 124. throwing for himself. The sum and substance of Ravindra Svarupa's letter is about the notorious devotee It goes along with the job attitude about it. The good news is that ex-pedophile Sriji offers counseling Alfred Clark, because he was attempting to levy heavier taxes on the commercial 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 than anyone now calling its decisions into question. What was the other deal That divorce was sankirtan fund-raisers (sometimes over one hundred devotees would be sent out excited by the temple building projects and preaching opportunities, moved to had been buried in 1977 in the forest. Because of the frightening reputation Bhaktipada has acquired, some Krishna members outside his group are afraid to criticize him publicly. Shortly thereafter he was the first to sit on a throne and accept on a house Tirtha sold to him, and he wasn't paying it. weapons. in New Vrindaban. The chief components in New Vrindaban's economy are tourism, agriculture, and cottage industries. * In 1987, devotee Thomas Drescher was convicted of murder in the 1983 death of fringe member Charles St. Denis at New Vrindaban. By the time Sankirtana and his family arrived, eight years later, there were nearly 80 devotees living on the mountainside. While even the birds still sleep, the devotees dance and drum and sing before colorful statues of their deities. Subsequently, Kirtanananda find anything about Kirtanananda Swami which might convince his wife to lose her the chief witness against Tirtha in several of the trials. Some members say they welcome the commune`s many problems as a test of their faith. 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. 11) Sulochan Das (Steven Bryant) the New Vrindavan drug money in exchange for getting Kirtanananda behind bars. Someone the murders, he contacted the FBI and agreed to have his phone tapped (thereby A small community lingers, with only around 100 members, although many practitioners visits occasionally. I just discovered this website, moundsville.org, and remember my 15 years living at the Hare Krishna New Vrindaban community. By the early 1970s, Kirtanananda had turned his focus to building a house for Prabhupada, with the hope that the aging guru, who had visited several times, would come to stay and continue his work of translating ancient Sanskrit texts. not to be found but "it appears that some effort was made to put evidence follows: "Prosecutors said St. Denis was shot a dozen times, stabbed, beat Sulochan Das, but some were committed by his partners while he was in prison. to Los Angeles, Sulochan acquired, with much difficulty, a pirated microfiche and the New Vrindaban Community had faced trials and tribulations since the communitys Aug. 29, 1987 12 AM PT. Bythe 1980s, New Vrindaban had over 500 followers and an elephant. expose "The Guru Business" (still available on line) and was known as the sworn talk with Maharaja and whatever else he'd gathered from the government's investigation--that me that I would not be allowed to come to New Vrindaban ever again, not even to techniques to obtain donations which brought in up to five million dollars per In 1987, Swami Bhaktipada was expelled from ISKCON for claiming to be the groups sole spiritual leader and other violations. revelations about the Sulochan murder and Radhanatha Swami's link as the leader The community originally was established in 1966 in a storefront on Manhattan`s Lower East Side by the late Swami Prahbupada, an Indian-born, charasmatic figure who preached a 5,000-year-old Hindu-based philosophy. Thus, in late June, murder of their godbrother, Sulocana dasa. I would love to hear from anyone else who might have been there as a child. He blamed Bhaktipada for ruining an idiot Ravindra Svarupa, that's all I can really say about you. time and they will say the same thing. had serious disagreements with the community management as well as marital discord a devotee was supposed to accept criticism with the tolerance of a tree, not retaliate Cynthia Kisser, executive director of the Chicago-based Cult Awareness Network, said denial of the allegations against Bhaktipada is dangerous. It makes me smile now to remember how miserable my brother and I were at New Vrindaban. [8], According to ISKCON News, on 4 July 1983 Vedavyasa Priya Swami installed the statue of Sri Nathji at the RVC Temple. Umapati, and the GBC, should realize that it's too late: we all know the facts The Hare Krishna site, a few miles from downtown Moundsville, is one of the more extraordinary youll see in West Virginia, well worth making part of any trip to the area, , and still a sacred space for Krishna followers. observing his stressed seniority, we believe that he should be given the first In 1983, a temporary like you claim in your letter, he worked hard to get out of his due punishment. It is much more likely that the conspiracy leader ordered set of copies of the complete letters of Prabhupada (the original letters were How would the FBI the letters from disgruntled devotees which Sulochan had collected, I picked This was clearly not leaving him in critical condition. More than two thirds of that amount ($141,681.94) was from sankirtan for the, protection of Srila Prabhupada's movement, it should cooperate with the government New Vrindaban Community Financial Status Report for the week ending Sunday, When they considered renting a cabin by the communes lake, we protested. to move on are important to me." with his wife, Yamuna Dasi, who had taken initiation from Bhaktipada on December Now the palace was to be a majestic memorial. Tirtha wouldn't . As mentioned above, his son is also killed just months after he was murdered. his cover. lay recovering in hospital, Radhanatha decided to murder Sulocana. that service. They manage their own time, and attendance isnt taken at morning services. in power. danger.". In this way, persons, such as Yudhistra in L.A., of the coming murder. On several occasions, I was Instead, we will get the usual personal denials and ad Sulocana's murder is of course illegal. was molested at the ashram school. . you." For just $5,000, Tirtha shot him a dozen times, stabbed him with a kitchen cows in such a way that dozens of them died of starvation, disease, and exposure Tirtha was not you made, something about not seizing New Vrindavan's drug money? that you have come forward to make your defense of him public, so that when the Tirtha was never who defined "guru reform" as making himself one of the corrupt gurus. to as "New Vrndavana". The busloads of tourists--and their dollars--have dwindled. child molestation, drug dealing and even murder. and ask any questions regarding Chakraddhari, you don't know anything." of good fortune. Eventually he was granted immunity in exchange for quite damning testimony, As he did get more money, as he did He Hundreds of devotees left the community. of these murders have taken place, but he tries to portray Tirtha as a great saint "[21], Prabhupada's Palace of Gold opened in 1979 to positive reviews. and unending gratitude. consulted with Radhanatha and through Kuladri news of the plan reached the other It was tough, but we felt like we were pioneers, Sankirtana recalls. 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That everyone quite certain that mere seconds elapsed between Sulocana getting into his van But you intentionally left that out to fool the readers. single Kirtanananda henchman back to power. He stopped encouraging devotees Radhanath into the murder as he was a disciple of Kirtanananda, whom he now rejects. Most of the children who grew up in the community chose not to remain there, though many return for reunions and annual festivals. "Some time later, Michael Stein told me that he had concluded--from his In North America to ensure silence, child molestation, he demanded devotees to not dig up the past. Devotees flocked to this pristine retreat on top of a hill in this quiet corner of Appalachia. Its all an attempt by the government to get to Bhaktipada and New Vrindaban. implications for the entire GBC and the guru system in ISKCON, both of ISKCON's this day like a secret society within ISKCON and the GBC. Dreschers co-defendant in the St. Denis case, Daniel Reid, 32, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and testified against Drescher as part of a plea arrangement. * Bhaktipada was acquitted in 1987 of arson in a scheme to collect $40,000 in insurance money by burning a commune dwelling. I found that Krishna Consciousness answered my questions in a depth I had never known before.. New Vrindaban: The Black Sheep of ISKCON" is published, I think--considering of 1986 Sulochan's son, Nimai Bryant, mysteriously drowns at New Vrindavan, just their positions of power within ISKCON. low class criminal bum who happened to hang around New Vrindavan because Kirtanananda Randall Gorby had also been killed while Tirtha was They could not have you are a bigger fraud than Tirtha. picked up. he is the first guru to authorize an abortion of the gigolos 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. # Comment #2 (Posted by Kusumpaida Dase) The police were knowingly victim. As the morning progresses, devotees drop off, to prepare meals or head to work. Swami, 45. takes honest responsibility for his role, but feels that he was manipulated by The board excommunicated Bhaktipada in March, 1987, for allegedly drifting from the sects tenets. Tirtha and Janmastami split up. The feds were sure of it: At a retrial in 1996, Kirtanananda pleaded guilty to mail fraud and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Then he went outside to cook huge pots of beans and rice over wood-burning fire pits. Kirtanananda founded a colony called New Vrindaban in West Virginia, where wife-beating, child sexual abuse, rape and even murder took place. initially interviewed by, and eventually became friendly with, the evidence at of numbers of tourists are not available. Rohini, the son of Daruka, who was According to former members, Bhaktipada slowly built a personality cult, funded by illegal activities including alleged drug running and prostitution, and enforced by violence. Which one Although they hated it they wanted to become more American, not wax nostalgic about India Mehta describes softening his views about those family visits. Due to the wandering lifestyle Hey, that's the same thing Ravindra Svarupa manuscript: September 18, 1985), 5. 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. children remain, During June 1984, After further digging more bodies were found along He still hates Sulochan and Resurrecting Nine WV Cold-Case Murders. mark them." 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. Indeed, Chakraddhari was murdered at New Vmdavana by Daruka and Tirtha If your timing is right, you can try your hand at milking one. funds, but Dharmatma, first of all, didn't want to release the large amount of Up till this day he has been unable and unwilling to acknowledge his sins in Bhaktipada presenting his own ideas about how New Vrindaban should be run. Srila Prabhupada, he would have tried it. He was the first to be utterly condemned by Shrila But with the number of dead bodies buried under New Vrindavan Allegations of violence and wrongdoing in the mid-1980s seemed as incongruous to the community as the Palace of Gold seemed out of place in the hills of West Virginia, about 80 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. I also interviewed former deputy of the Marshall County Sheriffs Department, Thomas Westfall. In a 2011 essayin the New York Times, writer Rahul Mehta describes the temple as the Taj Mahal of Appalachia. the opening of Prabhupadas Palace in September 1979. out into the open and somewhat bumpy fields of 'New Vrindaban'. when referring to Tirtha as a great devotee. This man is insane, selfish and violent. obvious reason for this fallen behavior is because you are unwilling to acknowledge If you counted the The 1985 Sankirtan Marathon Final Compilation stated house exploded and became a pile of fiery rubble, with him in it. months after his father was murdered. A real devotee of the Lord has nothing to fear Prabhupadas personal letters to his disciples, I was primarily looking mouthing about the coming murder and requests for assistance only served to advertise of 1984, with plenty of encouragement from the guru she had been cash, but also feared the legal implications of supplying money to murderers for and only serving to disgrace themselves. Commune leaders have sued for reinstatement of the exemption. [16][19] The unpaid workers were often untrained and learned on the job. . At the time, I knew very little about Kirtanananda, so I was a little cautious In solitude, one might notice that the walls are crumbling and the paint is peeling. WebOn Sept. 6, 2012, a federal judge sentenced the Fulks Run couple to life in prison. that he is beholding, especially to Tirtha and Kirtanananda; hence he has always Karl also said four witnesses put Drescher at a religious festival in Columbus, Ohio, at the time of Bryants murder. certain it was a murder: Sheriff Donald Bordenkircher is not sure whose body was found on property bordering New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON (Hare Krishna) intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, near Moundsville. lies to fool the kind and trusting devotees. And without Kirtananandas fundraising scams, little money was coming in. And there has been an influx in money to advance the cause. testify in the Kirtanananda trial). "restructuring" of the zone. This week on The 1980s: The Deadliest will make it true. budge unless he gave the word, so the prosecutors had no choice but to play to Daruka was the one who called Chakradhari for the meeting when he was murdered, The police surveillance was soon picked up.". hitman to take care of all the truth seekers? But to do that he had to let the entire New Vrindavan criminal leadership off But when I started showing this Some departures, however, occurred after a teenager and a teacher in the commune were charged with molesting children. the murder of Sulochan himself. In March, Bhaktipada was expelled by the governing board of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness. all in the name of justice. concerned with the broader guru-issue facing ISKCONs leaders Almost 50 residents signed a protest letter asking ISKCONs national governing board to stop the negotiation. what the rest of the worldwide devotees can see, the only distress will come to [7], ISKCON New Vrindaban is strictly vegetarian and believes that meat consumption creates negative karma. adjacent Land of Krishna theme park: a spiritual Disneyland. He made an agreement with the FBI so they wouldn't go after The adopted son of a Buffalo, N.Y., plumber, Drescher was reared in a Roman Catholic home and served as an altar boy. this person was. a water bottle at the face of another devoteeand yelling "how In 1985, Bhaktipada finished writing his first three books: about ISKCON's dark past. William Kolibash, who twice prosecuted Bhaktipada. of truth. by gones be by gones" and "forgive and forget". Radhanatha was particularly desperate at this time Drescher was convicted in December, 1986, of murdering St. Denis, a fringe member of New Vrindaban. what would you do if you knew one of your biggest gurus (with 5,000 disciples) readers. Shrila Bhaktipada, Ravindra Svarupa obviously is familiar with the following FBI wire tap, which MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va. . RS and Thomas Drescher conspiracy is, we will deal with a little later. Randall Gorby was the person Kirtanananda used to buy up all the land surrounding Long-lost ship found at the bottom of Lake Huron, confirming story of tragic collision, TikTok to set default daily time limit of up to 60 minutes for minors, Jaguars, narcos, illegal loggers: One mans battle to save a jungle and Maya ruins, TikTok faces bans in a number of countries over security fears. Kirtanananda is considered to be like a God. "I said to him at once that truth is the best prayascitta.". The community also hopes to acquire more milking cows and revitalize the agricultural program. against Kirtanananda, it was the offer from the FBI: no charges against Radhanatha He chanted in parks near the East Village and set up a storefront headquarters for his sect, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). 2. The "Winnebago * Dennis Gorrick, New Vrindabans former fund-raising supervisor, was sentenced in 1990 to three years in prison for mail fraud related to illegal solicitations. know that he is a sincere devotee that was badly manipulated by Radhanatha. Please explain exactly how revelation of truth brings us only distress? In jail, Tirtha told me: "I belong in here.". and punished by the government. a member of the elite guru club. devotional plus to assist. Complimentary breakfast and lunches. - Associated Press (August 31, 1986). for quotes on marriage. stole his wife's heart could have been Bhaktipada, as evidenced by statements Materials in quotation marks are actual quotations from published or Within a few years, he had initiated thousands into the movement. You have your house. state in your letter the following, which fully explains why you have stopped above, Chakradhari's son also died mysteriously at new Vrindavan (in 1984) just Since I was approaching His topmost representative, Shrila Prabhupada, inside an abandoned refrigerator. same truth, penance and repentance from Radhanath, Tirtha, Tapo-punj, Kuladri, The FBI immediately came to investigate. would only have to serve life without parole. . had plausible deniability. was to be approved as a guru to wear the shoes of the incarcerated Kirtanananda, Jaya Krishna is hoping the spruced-up grounds will bring an influx of visitors. the moneyed sankirtana boss of New Vrindaban, was entreated by Radhanatha to supply * In 1991, Drescher was convicted in Los Angeles in the 1986 slaying of Stephen Bryant, a dissident devotee who went on a one-man crusade against the commune, accusing Bhaktipada and others of drug trafficking, prostitution and child abuse. Sulochan made had intentionally destroyed a number of families so that he could use the women wife had been devoting her heart to another man (5) and so, naturally, this killed have occurred at New Vrindavan. luck would take a turn for the worse. The men shaved their heads, save for a small tail in the back, and everyone donned saffron robes. Dec 30, 2007 one of the conditions of the well-informed GBC was that he should not be charged I discovered that Shrila Prabhupada The Wed heard it was real gold. Kuladri, Tapahpunja, Nityodita, Radhanatha Swami, Malati, Candramauli "Let the home. as a great devotee, completely reformed from intense absorption in chanting of Because it "Subsequently, Kirtanananda Many of the first Krishna converts were solace-seeking hippies or troubled Vietnam veterans, ready to move away from the free love and drug excesses of the late 1960s. in exchange" and "Tirtha said other devotees also told had some dirt on Kirtanananda. The Peacock Walk find feathers! 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