Encore: The Hare Krishna Murders | A Vigil of Vultures | 3
American Scandal
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🗓️ 18 January 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
When the Swami dies, eleven senior disciples declare themselves gurus and take control of the movement. In Berkeley, Hansadutta grows fearful and starts amassing an arsenal of weapons. In West Virginia, Keith Ham finishes constructing his palace of gold. When new devotees with records for violent crime join the commune, Deputy Westfall is alarmed. A drug smuggling operation at the Krishna Temple in Laguna Beach ends in murder when temple leaders pair up with ex-mafia informants.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to American Scandal add-free on Amazon Music, download |
| 0:05.8 | the app today. |
| 0:08.9 | This is a special encore presentation of our series on the Harry Krishna murders, which |
| 0:13.3 | originally aired in 2019. |
| 0:15.5 | It's an incredible story that spans decades and followed a spiritual group that took a surprisingly |
| 0:20.8 | dark turn. |
| 0:22.0 | We hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:35.6 | Swami Prabhu Pada lies in a bed in a sacred temple in Vrindavan, India. |
| 0:40.7 | It's November of 1977, and the revered founder of the Harry Krishna movement is near death. |
| 0:47.5 | Inside the door, dozens of his followers chant imploring God Krishna to bring him back to |
| 0:52.4 | health. |
| 0:53.4 | The Swami chants softly too, but he asks for nothing. |
| 0:57.0 | He knows what happens next is up to Krishna. |
| 1:00.4 | Memories wash over him. |
| 1:02.0 | Was it really only 12 years ago that he stepped off a freighter in New York City? |
| 1:06.7 | He weekly turns his head to Purimaharaja, a dear old friend and God brother who sits by |
| 1:11.9 | his side. |
| 1:12.9 | Purim, do you know that I almost died on the way to New York? |
| 1:16.5 | I had a heart attack. |
| 1:18.3 | There was no doctor on that boat. |
| 1:19.9 | I was almost 70. |
| 1:21.8 | What business does an old man have going halfway around the world with nothing but a pot to cook |
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