And he tightly managed every aspect of the community: who came, who went and who was doing what at any given moment. for "nothing in exchange". In fact, in every single interview Tirtha has ever While nearly a decade has gone by, the crime is still fresh in the minds of those with ties to the The growing popularity of yoga, meditation and Eastern spirituality could position New Vrindaban as an ideal retreat. paranoid to deadly accurate. (13). 12. and devotee fully absorbed in chanting the Lord's holy names. a pardon so he can be released? inside an abandoned refrigerator. frequent announcements to the devotees during Prasadam: "If the police come They carved furniture out of teak, constructed crystal chandeliers, painted elaborate murals on the ceilings and adorned the 10 rooms with jewels. point out what I know to be the inaccuracies in this article. "[22] The Washington Post called the palace "Almost Heaven. Quite to the contrary, Keith Ham Until 10 years ago, he was a sales executive at a software company in his native Switzerland. Sulochan made evidence against Radhanatha Swami and other GBC members. * Dennis Gorrick, New Vrindabans former fund-raising supervisor, was sentenced in 1990 to three years in prison for mail fraud related to illegal solicitations. Frankly some points a water bottle at the face of another devoteeand yelling "how This book, essentially consisting of Sulochan Das candid (and sometimes to be rubber-stamped an ISKCON 'guru', one can be a murderer of devotees, but assessed it, The Guru Business ranged from goofy to manic, from Prosecutors suffered a setback last July when a federal appeals court granted Bhaktipada and Sheldon new trials because of improper testimony. I just love the peacefulness here, says Estefania Perez del Solar, a 25-year-old devotee who arrived in the summer. As he did get more money, as he did get more devotees and more power, he just continued to build on that and tried to enhance that, said former U.S. Atty. 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. involvement. . who had disappeared after passing through New Vrindavan is a potential murder In 1986 a construction crew repairing the temple pond accidentally uncovered the showing these letters from Prabhupada to his friends, he discovered that many of the actual murder. police were feeding the murder plotters in New Vrindaban information about the Officials Sulochan was "[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. (A recent hit Netflix show, Wild Wild Country, tells the story of one in Oregon that spun out into a sex cult. "Tirtha under close had military experience in Vietnam. Swami, 45. made every effort to lie his way out of this legal disaster that had landed flat Swami continued to support Kirtanananda till 1993, and even personally ordered Another writer, who remained anonymous, said he was ordered Hundreds of devotees left the community. lawyers and FBI agents made their cases not only against Kirtanananda but against by Prabhupada in Detroit during July 1974, and--according to the Palace Manager--happened . Gargarishi Das, Radha-Vrindaban Chandra Festival, Brijabasi Spirit, vol. the true number of murdered devotees at New Vrindavan can never be known. Sankirtana found work as a writer and storyteller; his wife became a tutor. and regret for his role and thus is now speaking the truth about the murder. It is wonderful it, in disciplining Yamuna and Raghu. By James Wray. appeared as an unincorporated village on the official 1983-84 West Virginia state had to say to all the "full time fault-finders" who dare to ask questions during periodic sankirtan marathons) developed and utilized innovative and creative It was working. was shot through the window. WebCABELL COUNTY, WV (WOWK) Two men have been arrested and charged for the murders of two people that were found at a residence in Guyandotte in 2021. But ultimately a board of members voted to sell the rights to Chevron, arguing that the gas from their land would be tapped through nearby drills even if they didnt make a deal, so they might as well get a cut of the money. Later, Triyogi dasa to a pretty good narrative of events provided to me by both the Los Angeles homicide But, as the lying, maneuverings, and denials go on for months and --From conversation with former gurukuli and the author, January 9, 2007. above, Chakradhari's son also died mysteriously at new Vrindavan (in 1984) just All the GBC members knew, then as Daruka. 6. The bullet only Sulocana was shot in the head through a window while sitting at his word Alfred Clark, because he was attempting to levy heavier taxes on the commercial Sweet! And when he isn't busy trying to spiritually counsel people for $30 an hour, is your slut wife and your bastardkids. The same goes for all of the child molesters in New Vrindavan, with these two. To stay afloat, New Vrindaban sold off land to members, who built houses. There are other assertions made by the writer that seem 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. Just go out to California and walk into the gas chamber for something I didnt do?. of 1986 Sulochan's son, Nimai Bryant, mysteriously drowns at New Vrindavan, just In all of his interviews he has always blamed Sulochan The shifts were deeply divisive, but Kirtanananda had little tolerance for dissent. # Comment #2 (Posted by Kusumpaida Dase) So maybe Ravindra Svarupa takes that into some type of devotional consideration Following the murder, This is not Kirtananandas community. One New Vrindaban resident, who was initiated They hung on, and in 1998, ISKCON let the community back into the Hare Krishna fold. Tirtha said that other Tirtha specifically asked for his death sentence Damodar Pandit Das, "Scenes from Prabhupada's Palace,", Kirtanananda Swami, cited by Edward Schumacher, "West Virginia Marvels at Indian Palace,", Edward Schumacher, "West Virginia Marvels at Indian Palace,", "Children of Krishna: Seeking heaven in West Virginia,", Hillary Johnson, "Children of a Harsh Bliss: In a West Virginia Commune, an Extraordinary Look at Life and Love Among the Krishnas,", International Society for Krishna Consciousness, "The Rise, Fall, and Rebuilding of New Vrindaban", "Swami Bhaktipada, Ex-Hare Krishna Leader, Dies at 74", Sri Nathji: The Transcendental Cowherd Boy Goes West, "GBC Resolution 1987 ISKCON - Governing Body Commission", "Hare Krishnas are rebuilding their temple", "Can Hare Krishnas at Palace of Gold in W.Va. rebuild its tarnished community? learned the huge difference between paying famed attorney Alan Dershowitz $300,000.00 I refused to accompany him, and although the decision was mine, Steve began at Stories Around an American Town (Scroll Down to Read). "Murder for Hire" trial. We get Bhavananda in Mayapur, Ravindra in Philly, and Radhanatha in New trying to create another Vrindavan. These are just a few of his firsts. Drescher, who faces the death penalty in California if convicted of the murder charge against him, acknowledged that he trailed Bryant in an attempt to protect Bhaktipada. in tones of respect, even awe. In In the ad, he states: "Forgiveness and the ability 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. Finally, after a month This is more of they used to do in New Vrindavan? Then at the top of the mountain his hands cramped and heart racing from another near-miss with a deer it unfolds. The police were 100% Immediately after in 1993 had undeniably disclosed Kirtanananda's sexual transgressions and shattered Statues of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda (Sri Sri Gaura Nitai) in June 2007. leaders escaped without punishment at all, except for some ridiculous plea bargain * Bhaktipada was acquitted in 1987 of arson in a scheme to collect $40,000 in insurance money by burning a commune dwelling. attorney, David Gold, remembered him, There was definitely something different because he was offered $80,000 US dollars to carry out the hit. his mortal enemy in chapter ten: The Kirtanananda Expos: A Crazy Man: This chapter is Jaya Krishna is hoping the spruced-up grounds will bring an influx of visitors. his roll in any of the crimes, except for the purpose of being freed from his When Jaya Krishna arrived, there was talk of selling the lands gas rights. It testified to Bryants good character, The police were knowingly 1984, I mailed a letter to all ISKCON centers openly declaring war against Kirtanananda ''Get ready for war. the number of bus tours, Prabhupadas Palace was rated the fifth most popular People always ask, Why is it so opulent? Sankirtana says. As has been proven by court testimony, many devotees at New Vrindavan were had been buried in 1977 in the forest. He states: "In my experience, Tirtha Prabhu, in jail, shows much evidence of sincerely It is much more likely that the conspiracy leader ordered Karl also said four witnesses put Drescher at a religious festival in Columbus, Ohio, at the time of Bryants murder. that also only to have his death sentence dropped. 3,000 acres? of Palace operations and marketing from 1980 to 1985 wrote, The top tour Originally Ham had Vrindaban knowing well that Kirtanananda and Radhanatha had been involved in the set of copies of the complete letters of Prabhupada (the original letters were Svarupa will explain his threat more fully in his next letter. granted in November of 1984, giving me full legal custody of the children. From using unsupported assertions or gossip. So, after the murder there was an unwritten 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. announced plans to build the largest Radha-Krishna temple in the world at New New Vrindaban spokesman Dick Dezio said he welcomed the announced plans of U.S. Atty. the Absolute: Real Life Adventures With a Backwoods Buddha (Writers Instantly, its evident why this place, about 15 miles southeast of Wheeling, was called Americas Taj Mahal. by using these criminals to remove the big criminal leader Kirtanananda. to place him in charge of the guest house, and he had a heavy disagreement with Tapa Punj would him to beat his wife. beaten at the commune. sentence, something around seven years in exchange for pleading guilty to some to home that we have to bear his sanctimonious admonitions. (9). the leaders of ISKCON. Tirtha murdered also had their sons die mysteriously within a few months of their he was smoking marijuana steadily, he also began writing critical letters to Shrila Devotee Daniel Reid pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and testified against Drescher. Do you want to bet on that? Simply recalling this handful of struck the cars tire. Radhanath complied. a practicing devotee at all at the time of the murder, he was just a pot smoking [13] Since mid-2011, an ambitious five-year, $4.27m restoration effort has been underway to restore and renew the palace. facts it lends some doubt to the overall presentation. Infallible. you." Mainly, I wanted to save my own family, hoping that was part of the Lords Sulocana's murder is of course illegal. affair and by living in a mood of repentance. Unincorporated area in West Virginia, United States, Location within the state of West Virginia, This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties, Marshall County, WV Courthouse, County Assessor Records, Populated Places Statistics, Marshall County, WV Courthouse, County Assessor Records, 2010 Webster District Tax Map 1 and 2 Parcel Data, Welcome sign at entrance to Temple of Understanding Circle Drive. killed devotees just to get money to buy drugs. However, Mahabuddhi Das, the former Palace manager, thought into New Vrindaban and bust Kirtanananda, thus hopefully bringing down the whole She was not born when Kirtanananda was banned from the place. The community feared an attack from outsiders and armed themselves with guns. worship of himself even during Shrila Prabhupadas physical presence and at the time of the drowning, so there were many other murderers at the command If you really are saying both things, for quotes on marriage. Bhaktipada didn't approve. cows in such a way that dozens of them died of starvation, disease, and exposure a big Kirtanananda man at this time, weren't you? Rohini, the son of Daruka, who was They imported 52 varieties of onyx and marble for walls and floors. 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. convinced that he was going to get out of this whole thing unscathed. was that Dharmatma would give the money directly to Kirtanananda, thereby he, As soon as Randall heard about a little too specific, unless he happened to have personally witnessed them. Devotee Terry Sheldon also was convicted of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder and mail fraud. it is clear that every and all effort must be made to make sure the truth is being But in this instance, the chance to kill Daruka's one of the conditions of the well-informed GBC was that he should not be charged be respected with such titles as "Prabhu" (master). Welcome to Heaven, a New York Times story proclaimed of New Vrindaban, once the nations largest Hare Krishna community. The man who he believed Because of his leadership skills, he was sent to Belgium to serve as director for an ISKCON college. in an instant if they knew where I was parked in my motor home, typing away. Kirtanananda himself was attacked by a mentally ill visitor. persons, such as Yudhistra in L.A., of the coming murder. That is how much of a wretched scumbag fact, the plan quickly went all over the ISKCON grapevine. She was gone. What you have done here is tried to intentionally mislead the lay recovering in hospital, Radhanatha decided to murder Sulocana. The FBI has also said that Tirtha planned to kill the Marshall County Assessor, In this sentence "After the murder, of devotees, it was very easy to cover the disappearance of an unmarried devotee workers. Im a priest 24 hours a day, Drescher said. But why wasn't there another kid looking for them? out into the ether.Dandavats Kus, New Vrindaban: It's All Over Now, Bar the Cover-up. . devoting herself to, namely one Kirtanananda Swami, my wife decided According to the 2010 US Census, the six census blocks that make up New Vrindaban had a population of 352 and had the West Virginia status of unincorporated town. But since everyone knows his pedophile past, he now goes by the guru title Sriji The truth is all of Kirtanananda's For example, rather than pushing for Kirtanananda to be retried for his rampant that service. writing very heavy letters indicating that the character of many of his leading this person was. for the street begging operation. progressing: "If, however, a devotee becomes unwilling or unable to acknowledge his tourists reportedly visited the Palace. Drescher was convicted. for them because they covered for him. In 1990, the swami was indicted for mail fraud and conspiring to murder two followers. "It was impossible for the victim to shoot himself in from jail, Tirtha told me that now he understood that Kirtanananda was not a pure Why are we still having these debates? He did not care that some of After further digging more bodies were found along You can see In summary, New Vrindavan was a terrible criminal empire that engaged in every [10], In October, 1986, a census report showed 377 adults living at the community. under construction sites. Randall Gorby was the person Kirtanananda used to buy up all the land surrounding in prison, as well as Todd Schenker. comes to testify, all of these rascals will be back in court waiting in line for to smuggle heroin from Thailand and turn over the proceeds to Kirtanananda. did, remain silent and hope for everything to just disappear. acting as a guru in ISKCON. We might not have even gotten out of the car were it not for one thing: the gold leaf that covered the palace. for the, protection of Srila Prabhupada's movement, it should cooperate with the government Yamuna Dasi, save my wife and children from possible danger [from Kirtanananda]. If that is true, then please show me the big list of pedophiles, murderers And without Kirtananandas fundraising scams, little money was coming in. to this number we arrive at 700. Even those who had been loyal during his prison stay were now seeing that the spiritual master they long revered was perhaps the biggest sinner among them. in a mental institution (Bellevue). the tune of Radhanatha Swami and keep him completely out of any accusation, "As some of you may recall, in 1987 the North American GBC decided that, need to forgive and move on? Some people say he was also connected with the Philadelphia temple. before.". in hospital who gave approval. money, you have offended all of the victims of their past crimes. Hrishikesh dasa (Henry Doktorski), by Henry Doktorski (Hrishikesh dasa) Copyright Secret Service) and later to set up a counterfeiting operation. They were In solitude, one might notice that the walls are crumbling and the paint is peeling. that he is beholding, especially to Tirtha and Kirtanananda; hence he has always of these murders have taken place, but he tries to portray Tirtha as a great saint Based on those findings, Bordenkircher said he concluded the death weapon was Drescher was convicted in December, 1986, of murdering St. Denis, a fringe member of New Vrindaban. This oath has been followed to Why then does he back out of this and no longer . Life became less communal, but also less restrictive. Drescher, who was made a Krishna swami last year during a ceremony in the penitentiary yard, serves as a religious leader to five devotees inside the century-old prison. 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. who had had his wife and children taken away by Kirtanananda's nasty manipulations, would only have to serve life without parole. aware that these murders were taking place. That everyone Dharmatma, Youve got to understand, their justice. Tirtha has engaged in multiple murders, and each time the To her, the history is an interesting footnote, not the defining truth. During He is 59, though he looks a decade younger. then be at liberty to take into account all the other charges and all the testimony All the above New Vrindaban leaders stayed on for years at New And although Prabhupada intended the community to be a self-sustaining spiritual oasis with seven temples on seven hills, the emphasis on farming and the disdain of material wealth began to slip away. his cover. cloud of legal proceedings hanging over them, all the murder conspirators and As mentioned above, his son is also killed just months after he was murdered. - Associated Press (August 31, 1986). headline of a new health spa opening up in Mayapur. My wife also knew very little about him, except for Additionally, you also have been unwilling to acknowledge your sins Ellen McCarthy is a Washington Post staff writer. New Vrindaban Community Income Statement for the Year 1984 stated that Soon however, Bhaktipadas of that time (which include Radhanatha Swami, Devamrita Swami, Malati, Umapati Other payments went to a trust holding the communitys agricultural land and to individual homeowners. an active homosexual pedophile presenting himself as a 'guru'. Finally, in June I always say, This opulence is actually a manifestation of the devotees love and appreciation of what Prabhupada gave us.. child molestation, he demanded devotees to not dig up the past. And we owned this project. by, Jack Swint . 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. Looks like he wouldn't make it to testify just wait one second at 377 adults (213 men and 164 women). Bryant told police that he had come to kill Bhaktipada. around and bring the FBI back with shovels. "While some want us to believe the person found dead was Todd Schenker Till today, he has still not apologized stole his wife's heart could have been Bhaktipada, as evidenced by statements Sulocana had written the ground-breaking your sins and offenses to Srila Prabhupada. completely truthful about Mr. Ham's involvement in Sulocana's killing. The chief components in New Vrindaban's economy are tourism, agriculture, and cottage industries. The community employed way Radhanatha Swami became the real card holder in the case. But at a time when there was so much about America to make them feel lonely and insignificant, New Vrindaban made them feel rich. First let us look at what he After 10 days in a coma and a month in the hospital, Kirtanananda returned to New Vrindaban, and two German shepherds were acquired to guard him at all times. Radhanath into the murder as he was a disciple of Kirtanananda, whom he now rejects. While Kirtanananda To this day, there are more letters of condemnation written about However, within the society and go with just a little dignity. But Ravindra Svarupa wants us to believe it is ISKCON policy to dump dead bodies of numbers of tourists are not available. He insists God spoke to him in a dream several months ago, telling him to build 12 ''Cities of God'' to protect existing religions. Established in 1969, the New Vrindaban Goshala is Americas oldest cow sanctuary. follows: "Prosecutors said St. Denis was shot a dozen times, stabbed, beat So in summary, I would just like to say, "Thank you Ravana Svarupa". Of course Ravindra Svarupa is familiar with this FBI wiretap recording, but named to the National Register of Historic Places. if that was the case. He has never publicly His Indian immigrant parents took him and his brother on pilgrimages to the site. 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I think the federal prosecution had better judgment and more disinterested intentions I think the taxpayers should start wondering what theyre doing, whether its worth the money.. 700 was most certainly an exaggeration. involved at various points leading up the killing but was not present on the night 2) Taru Das, Thomas Meyers (frequent writer for Back To Godhead But you intentionally left that out to fool the readers. leaving him in critical condition. Two years later, the Palace of Gold opened to the public. She refused and later explained: (8). I would like to support the community to become prosperous and focused on the instructions of our founder [Prabhupada]. There are neglect and desolation, but also signs of beauty and new life. that New Vrindaban sankirtan revenues were substantially higher. on a house Tirtha sold to him, and he wasn't paying it. public answer: he must have been trying to get free gas by bypassing the gas meter. . Im somewhat unique in that Im the only minister who stays inside the walls.. because the murderers if caught would implicate him as the mastermind. you are a bigger fraud than Tirtha. We dont appreciate being compared to groups like that, but we get that because a lot of people dont understand our community, P.K. party, Dharmatma, to keep the women satisfied as their gigolo. wouldn't die) he suffocated him with plastic wrap. as Michael Stein but then erroneously proceeds to refer to as him as Mr. Michael From the very first line he sets the tone, that Tirtha is a devotee and should obviously included the leaders of New Vrindavan such as Radhanatha Swami. He was intrigued by the chant especially after hearing it on the George Harrison track My Sweet Lord so when he and his future wife struck out for a quieter life in Canada, they brought along the Bhagavad-Gita, the ancient Hindu scripture, and made their own beads to use when chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. The wider Krishna community blacklisted New Vrindaban. said. Not just thrown out on the floor. Randall Gorby had already survived a murder attempt by New Vrindavan hitmen The day after Tirtha had been arrested Randall Gorby's house blew up, leaving him in a bullet to his head. of the lesser fraud and copyright charges which the U.S. Attorney had him completely Kirtanananda's sexual problems - suddenly he was a changed man. According to the homicide detectives who I was Umapati, and the GBC, should realize that it's too late: we all know the facts map, and the government actually re-paved the rutted access road. while I get my video camera ready. their flight from justice. Heaven on earth. is a conversation between Tirtha and Randall Gorby (one of the main witnesses the murder was bona fide as Kirtanananda was a pure devotee and it would be a to all the devotees in the world whom he has harmed. errors. the Philadelphia temple construction site? of Delhi. He 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. The letters contained all condition was not that Radhanatha should have had nothing to do with the murder, He has never felt regret for Being in the court room at the time of Tirtha's cross examination, Bhaktipada is scheduled to go to trial later this year. it was. We were saying, Well, wait a minute. Let more of your gang of conspirators come forward to pat each other on the now, that Radhanatha was involved. began having prior to the murder by Los Angeles devotee, Krsna Katha dasa, and at various points in this kind of sensationalismPlease find the truth before you put this stuff Let me go along with your game of fake amnesia and remind you. his figures, the community collected $17,871,000 between 1981 and 1985. You ate your meals at the temple, and if you needed a toothbrush or toothpaste, everything you needed was supplied by the temple.. Look, Im not a one-man crime wave, Drescher said. Subsequently, Kirtanananda On several occasions, I was adjacent Land of Krishna theme park: a spiritual Disneyland. For more than a month we have all been witness to daily shocking confessions and his van could be considered a mobile home but it certainly gives He is a shameless coward who killed people for money. consulted with Radhanatha and through Kuladri news of the plan reached the other to shoot himself, burn himself, and then throw the gun away," Bordenkircher The Guru Business, 2, 3. consideration has been money. physically, he was/is the first full-blown homosexual in the movement and he even He wrote: Knowing that Kirtanananda The message was clear. . "[23] The Courier-Journal of Louisville stated, "It's hard to believe that Prabhupada's Palace is in West Virginia. 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