4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Journalist Jonathan Spollen disappeared in Rishikesh, India in 2012, and though there’s still no evidence of his death, what was found where he went missing has raised many questions and keeps this cold case shrouded in mystery.
Jonathan Spollen Show Notes:
Jessica Ravitz ~ Freelance journalist and former senior writer for CNN Digital. Here is her CNN article that features Jonathan Spollen.
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati (Sadhviji) ~ Renowned spiritual leader and motivational speaker. She lives at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India.
BBC article and video featuring police investigator, Kundan Negi. The article is titled, ‘I believe Jonathan is still alive.’
Amanda Vicary ~ True Crime expert and Psychologist
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Gabbie Watts ~ Supervising Producer
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0:38.7 | The Holy City of Rishikesh, India, buzzes with those seeking spiritual sustenance. |
0:47.0 | A elaborate ashrums full of foreign revelers echo with the holy prayers and songs of |
0:52.1 | satsung, led by a guru or sadu, draped in saffron robes |
0:57.2 | and guiding their devotees with a contemplative voice of authority. |
1:02.3 | Incense infuses the air during Pooja, a religious ceremony performed on the gats of the river Ganges. |
1:09.3 | A line of men, adorned an intricately designed robes, |
1:12.6 | gaze out at the holy water, |
1:15.6 | rhythmically chanting while they present their offerings in a circular motion |
1:19.6 | to the Hindu deities they worship. |
1:22.6 | And the sprawl of yoga studios that have burgeoned in succession after Rishikesh was recognized as the birthplace of yoga, |
1:31.3 | thanks in part to the father of Transcendental Meditation, the Maharishi, whose foresight and wisdom lured the Beatles to Rishikesh, where holiness hangs heavy in the air, |
1:43.3 | and the simplicity the Beatles were forced to adopt at |
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