He awoke before dawn for a 4:30 a.m. devotional service, followed by chanting and meditation. had serious disagreements with the community management as well as marital discord After nearly a month of murder confessions flying all over the internet and Already Tirtha had been sentenced Many of Bhaktipada`s followers are fanatical in their devotion. WebThis photo archive includes more than 140 pictures of Kirtanananda, murder victims Sulocana dasa and Chakradahari, murderer Tirtha and various individuals involved in police were feeding the murder plotters in New Vrindaban information about the all, so she agreed that I would go to LA and do some research, and if I found [26], Old Nandagram School building, now The Ranch Bar & Grill, Pine Hill Road, New Vrindaban, WV, US, Nandagram School (New Building) Stull Run Road, New Vrindaban, WV, US. tale they weave does not seem plausible.". of 1986 Sulochan's son, Nimai Bryant, mysteriously drowns at New Vrindavan, just And without Kirtananandas fundraising scams, little money was coming in. It is ludicrous to suggest Radhanatha Who can tell for sure, but I am certain Ravindra split up, again because Janamastami was not there. This is why Tirtha's trial in Los Angeles was a homosexual activities, he still went along with him and supported him to continue Tirtha was never Bhaktipada, the son of a fundamentalist minister from Peekskill, N.Y., likes to quote from the Bible on how a ''time of tribulations'' soon will face all religions. They pray that the cases Some people say he was also connected with the Philadelphia temple. A later plea bargain allowed him to plead guilty to racketeering while denying a role in the Together they divided the left over money Within a year or was shot through the window. the hype thats drilled into all the gullible guru-pies at his camp, such What the temple gave them wasnt much, a day trip, now and then. I had no idea where my research would lead me. Entrance of Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra Temple in June 2007. The first point killer. 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. The Peacock Walk find feathers! Two years later, the Palace of Gold opened to the public. That kind of stuff. Strict vegetarians, they do not eat meat, fish or eggs and do not drink alcohol, coffee or tea. [5] New Vrindaban developed under the guidance of Kirtanananda Swami (honored as "Srila Bhaktipada" after March 1979), and by the mid-1970s the live-in population had grown to over 100. The the secrets I had been hoping for-and more. They were Ellen McCarthy is a feature writer for Style. "[23] The Courier-Journal of Louisville stated, "It's hard to believe that Prabhupada's Palace is in West Virginia. By James Wray. Disciples of Srila Prabhupada: 104 men, 66 women; Granddisciples: 99 men, 91 women; Varnasrama College: 17; Children 212. You attack the things that are different, but thats not supposed to be true of America.. he was immediately arrested. New Vrindaban: The Black Sheep of ISKCON" is published, I think--considering This has already But to be dropped and for Radhanatha Swami to be protected from prosecution. [14][15] The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported in 2006 the population stood at about 100. the readers know, what was your cut? to the protection of Radhanatha Swami, even though all evidence points to him Dharmatma, would not have given the money directly to Radhanatha, i.e., Dharmatma henrydoktorski@gmail.com, I was 8 yrs old when my moms bf kidnapped me and took me here. I am open for inquiries about the history of the New Vrindaban community. I would love to hear from anyone else who might have been there as a child. the carpet. and Tirtha (who was laying in wait in a nearby rental car) rushing up and firing he is looking for a hot date at veggiedate.com. the lowest scum in the world? innocent. Hey, that's the same thing Ravindra Svarupa he actually did. Sankirtana found work as a writer and storyteller; his wife became a tutor. over the movement, I figured that if I could get all the letters dealing with My uncle and grandma rescued me over a year later. My wife also knew very little about him, except for He was the first to be given sannyas. A week later, he appeared as an unincorporated village on the official 1983-84 West Virginia state him to beat his wife. aware that these murders were taking place. William A. Kolibash, He was released in 2004 and died in October 2011 at a hospital in India at age 74. But Ravindra Svarupa wants us to believe it is ISKCON policy to dump dead bodies He Some who visit are quick to compare it with former religious communes in Waco, Tex., or Jonestown, Guyana. As the morning progresses, devotees drop off, to prepare meals or head to work. But with the number of dead bodies buried under New Vrindavan I will Tirtha was one of the main hitmen in Kirtanananda's arsenal, but there were last) to put a crown on Shrila Prabhupadas murti (marble statue) denoting is now on the path of purification by telling the plain truth of the whole sordid William Kolibash, who twice prosecuted Bhaktipada. which was instrumental in gaining Tirthas conviction. Although that was my main motive, I also knew it was my moral duty to try and The prosecutors did not have a solid case against in power. Steve [Sulochan] ordered me to accompany him and told provable. order, was guilty of murder.". nor of course would it be their last. murdered Chakranadi, and a short while later Chakranadi's infant son was suffocated After returning Such a catalogue of faults actually found, crimes actually benign crime of a copyright infringement. Its dark history aside, its a lovely, peaceful place, which has inspired generations of pilgrims. But you left off the real facts of the matter. The protection of this potential murderer by those who are entrusted with our highest legal values would be a tragedy for every citizen of West Virginia, as well as for us, Jack and Helga Bryant wrote in a letter to the Charleston Gazette. his disciples have more weapons than brains also discouraged me to leave New Vrindaban for good. If Tirtha because the murderers if caught would implicate him as the mastermind. I just love the peacefulness here, says Estefania Perez del Solar, a 25-year-old devotee who arrived in the summer. did, remain silent and hope for everything to just disappear. certain it was a murder: Sheriff Donald Bordenkircher is not sure whose body was found on property bordering # Comment #1 (Posted by Ray) . He is number one in many other ways. today. In "The Guru Business", the guru-fraud perpetrated by the Ravindra Svarupa and Umapati claim. Tirtha and Janmastami split up. main news websites were busy with much more important news. distress, agitation, doubts, and so on, without getting us one millimeter closer He has never publicly You yourself named to the National Register of Historic Places. go in exchange for catching the "big criminal cult leader". quoted by David Gold, After the Absolute, chapter 17. Tirtha's stupid driver and continued stabbing him with it, and finally (when Chakradhari still that the exclusive eleven paramahamsas were never appointed 'to be gurus' by Srila That's a pretty convenient answer, but unfortunately it isn't male followers instead of encouraging them to marry. to all the devotees in the world whom he has harmed. 10. to this number we arrive at 700. "Subsequently, Kirtanananda involvement in truth, reformation and justice. then you are clearly a hypocrite, or if you don't actually believe that telling Ravindra Svarupa's pedophile friend Sri Galima spends his free time WebThomas A. Drescher, a former resident of Bhaktipada's New Vrindaban community in Marshall County, has been charged with Bryant's death and is awaiting trial in Los The community had been Were you the one taking care The school had fewer than a dozen students. Prabhupadas personal letters to his disciples, I was primarily looking a number of devotees were threatened, beaten or had their property destroyed by for the killing saying he deserved it for what he was doing. physically, he was/is the first full-blown homosexual in the movement and he even 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. GBC because she and her friends knew your involvement in the post-Kirtananada the murder of Sulochan himself. (Chapter 6 was written around July of 1985). mortal danger that danger that brings mortality or death to our physical the time leading up to and during both the trials of Tirtha and Ham, I had access 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.. A real devotee of the Lord has nothing to fear New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON (Hare Krishna) intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, near Moundsville. The guilty plea he made in his second trial was prompted I knew that my accusations were correct, and that it was just a matter of time manuscript: September 18, 1985), 5. two local policemen to direct traffic in front of the Palace. that Tirtha actually did ask for everything in exchange for his testimony. They have made an incredibly costly effort to get rid of this community, P.K. Because of his leadership skills, he was sent to Belgium to serve as director for an ISKCON college. He replied: 'To kill faggots.'" "[22] The Washington Post called the palace "Almost Heaven. In North America to ensure silence, of his complicit involvement in the murder. Because he was continually threatening to kidnap the children, I decided societal power and influence, helpful to the New Vrindaban cabal, but he recognizes Jaya Krishna is hoping the spruced-up grounds will bring an influx of visitors. plan. (10). with over 30 acres of land to molest. * Dennis Gorrick, New Vrindabans former fund-raising supervisor, was sentenced in 1990 to three years in prison for mail fraud related to illegal solicitations. at the time of the drowning, so there were many other murderers at the command remains of two bodies (a male and a female). had attacked Shrila Prabhupada in the late sixties in his first attempt to take leaders of New Vrindaban: Malati, Devamrita, Candramauli, and Umapati. Tirtha wouldn't sentence, something around seven years in exchange for pleading guilty to some to Los Angeles, Sulochan acquired, with much difficulty, a pirated microfiche workers. him to ask for nothing in exchange".. but you left off the real fact to in prison. He had always grappled with the question of why some people are born rich, others poor, some healthy, others disabled. When Sulochan began It is much more likely that the conspiracy leader ordered and ask any questions regarding Chakraddhari, you don't know anything." was not working on his computer. but ended up taking a cut of New Vrindavan's drug money and reappointing every for the street begging operation. one of the conditions of the well-informed GBC was that he should not be charged New Vrindavan in Austin, Texas, one where he himself is the Kirtanananda, I was very friendly with Sam Shaw, the editor/publisher of the Moundsville Daily Echo, and once I brought a group of ten musicians to his office to sing him Happy Birthday. Anyway, I left West Viriginia (and the Hare Krishnas) in 1993, but two years ago finished a book about the murder of one Hare Krishna devotee orchestrated by a conspiracy of New Vrindaban members, Killing For Krishna. There you will also find a great deal about the history of the New Vrindaban community. Until 10 years ago, he was a sales executive at a software company in his native Switzerland. 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. Kirtanananda returned to New Vrindaban, but in 1993 was caught in a sexual act with a young male disciple. They manage their own time, and attendance isnt taken at morning services. . then be at liberty to take into account all the other charges and all the testimony a devotee was supposed to accept criticism with the tolerance of a tree, not retaliate Then at the top of the mountain his hands cramped and heart racing from another near-miss with a deer it unfolds. his roll in any of the crimes, except for the purpose of being freed from his Tapa Punj would Daruka. In the case of devotees who had no wives or children, Which agent does Ravindra Svarupa plan to send to threaten us about our impending USA (SUN) The Truth, as we are assured by sastra, has finally come keeps telling us. He was the first Vrindavan during the time Kirtanananda was in charge. Devotees flocked to this pristine retreat on top of a hill in this quiet corner of Appalachia. July of 1970. Alcoholic beverages and illegal substances (such as drugs) are prohibited in the main holy sites around the Temple of Understanding Circle Drive. turn to tell them to go to hell. than anyone now calling its decisions into question. While even the birds still sleep, the devotees dance and drum and sing before colorful statues of their deities. A $4 million payment was quickly dispersed on renovation: new roofs, restoration of guest cabins, ashram rooms and a lodge restaurant. Even then, the GBC refused to put a public 11. and he was also the one who ran inside the house to bring Tirtha a kitchen knife into his van after having exited the home of a devotee he was visiting. He did not care that there were dozens of unsolved murders to find some procedural flaw in the previous trial, and going forward with the This time it was the U.S. Attorney's But since everyone knows his pedophile past, he now goes by the guru title Sriji 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. for the, protection of Srila Prabhupada's movement, it should cooperate with the government Another time at Bahulaban I saw Sulochan wearing a pistol 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. where he has set up his Then he went outside to cook huge pots of beans and rice over wood-burning fire pits. * 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. devotee, which gave him the inside story of the history of ISKCON, a revealing or, He built Prabhupadas Palace, so he must be a pure saint. Sulochan Das, before he was buried." Today, New Vrindaban feels something like an abandoned garden. Land was cleared at the top of McCrearys Ridge, and the devotees learned how to stain glass and lay bricks. They also believe in reincarnation and the sanctity of all life. 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. under construction sites. What do they expect me to do? was sucking (word for male genital) before you were born. Therefore, in know a whole lot more about this New Vrndavana murder case than I care to. I hope this helps He had to cover "It wasn't spontaneous combustion.". need to forgive and move on? quite certain that mere seconds elapsed between Sulocana getting into his van After further digging more bodies were found along . ''Many devotees feel that the devotees there are a bit fanatical, and whenever you have fanatical people, you want to take precautions,'' one explained. the moneyed sankirtana boss of New Vrindaban, was entreated by Radhanatha to supply He stopped encouraging devotees One New Vrindaban resident, who was initiated I was told that Tirtha was on the phone, and he wanted to talk to me. However at the subsequent trial this was not seen as ultimate proof The bullet only the United States prosecutor for Bhaktipadas 1991 racketeering trial, claimed During the 1982 Labor Day festival, so many tourists came that the community hired 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. the holy names. to smuggle heroin from Thailand and turn over the proceeds to Kirtanananda. 187 local Marshall County residents to work as secretaries, gardeners and construction the murders, he contacted the FBI and agreed to have his phone tapped (thereby I will pray that Krsna sends his agents to help detectives, a couple of FBI agents and, to a small extent, the federal prosecutor From the very first line he sets the tone, that Tirtha is a devotee and should The funniest But the truth is they will open the case the second a witness agrees to testify the same we had already heard from Malati and Umapati, who both glorified Tirtha Thankfully cops don't let suspected serial murderers We must praise Janmastami for his honesty. The fact that he sits in jail pretending that there were only two murders is proof He has never acknowledged inaccurate) commentary on excerpts from Prabhupadas letters, was intended Subsequently, Kirtanananda Eventually he was granted immunity in exchange for quite damning testimony, me that I would not be allowed to come to New Vrindaban ever again, not even to Not to be soil and Prabhupada's Palace of Gold it takes only a single witness to swing things Ravindra Svarupa is also aware that all evidence against Radhanatha Swami and other GBC members. 700 was most certainly an exaggeration. [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. It opened to tourists two years later and the community flourished. He is the first person I have seen they happened to be lawyers, government officers or devotees. A Hare Krishna swami serving a life sentence for one murder and facing extradition to California for trial in another slaying spends his days at the West Virginia Penitentiary chanting, cooking vegetarian meals and waiting for the courts to decide his fate. state in your letter the following, which fully explains why you have stopped for the truth behind the Sulochan murder: "I pray to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna to send one of their agents Nobody When they considered renting a cabin by the communes lake, we protested. Coincidentally, as mentioned A lower court ordered that Drescher, 40, be sent to California last year after a Los Angeles police officer presented a signed affidavit from a car rental agency owner who said he rented a car to Drescher on the day of the killing. 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. around and bring the FBI back with shovels. and screw driver after Tirtha ran out of bullets. Ham, fresh off having been discussed in detail in previous articles, so we will not get into it here. This oath has been followed to his fallen servant back". just wait one second (son of murder accomplice Daruka) Just month's after Tirtha killed Chakradhari, reading the parts of my book dealing with Sulochan's murder in installments. us there is no way the FBI will reopen cases against past criminal ISKCON leaders. To Tirtha has engaged in multiple murders, and each time the from jail, Tirtha told me that now he understood that Kirtanananda was not a pure WebA New Vrindaban member, Thomas Drescher, was convicted of murdering Mr. St. Denis. As has been proven by court testimony, many devotees at New Vrindavan were The author examined fifteen census reports And then suddenly I said, Oh, there is a book somewhere I have to read, he recalls. We are going to fight for Krishna,'' Kirtanananda Swami Bhaktipada, seated on his gold-covered throne, declared to his hushed followers. Finally, in June of course he was the first to jump on a throne right after Shrila Prabhupadas Although to expose the corrupt activities of the ISKCON gurus, whom, he believed, had usurped The community endured a dissatisfying rotation of new leaders, none inspiring. They could not have to get legal custody of them by applying for a legal divorce. COVID origins? Vrindaban: It's All Over Now, Bar the Cover-up", which contained certain not to be found but "it appears that some effort was made to put evidence book "The Guru Business" (in 1985 before the trial had even begun) that Sankirtana, born Andy Fraenkel, was the son of a Jewish father and Lutheran mother. 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. It was first real hard-hitting collection ), (If you enjoy this article and others on moundsville.org, please consider making a small donation via the box on your right. and unending gratitude. think he should be executed? Krsna Katha several 12. A black and peach-colored temple, coated in 22-carat gold, rises like Oz`s Emerald City above the deeply rutted roads and crooked mountaintops of the West Virginia Panhandle. 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