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Hare Krishna Murder
document IMAGES-004-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017295.txt Jun 10, 1983 House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

…rimes, ranging from murder—to copyright infringement! My clients real name was Keith Gordon Ham, but he called himself Kirtanananda Swami, or just Swami, when he founded a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia, which he called New Vrindaban. He became the absolute ruler of thi...

I argued that the prosecutors had deliberately “thrown a skunk into the jury box” when they
document IMAGES-004-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017296.txt House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

4.2.12 WC: 191694 I argued that the prosecutors had deliberately “thrown a skunk into the jury box” when they introduced irrelevant evidence that Swami had engaged in a homosexual relationship with a follower. To a West Virginia jury back then, this could be massively prejudicia...

“A Videotape Segment From The Television Program West 57Th Street (A ""News"" Exposé Program). The Videotape Showed A Child Of The New Vrindaban Community Stating That He Prayed ""To"" Swami
document “a videotape segment from the television program West 57th Street (a ""news"" exposé program). The videotape showed a child of the New Vrindaban community stating that he prayed ""to"" Swami House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

a statement generally offensive to the religious sensitivities of typical jurors. More inflammatory was a statement by Swami comparing women to dogs and condoning lightly slapping one's wife for disciplinary reasons.”

“Of course not, Donna. You know that with me you can say anything.”
document IMAGES-002-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013520.txt House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

“Of course not, Donna. You know that with me you can say anything.” Her face reddening further, she stuttered something unintelligibly and then was silent. “Pardon me, Donna, | didn’t hear what you said.” “Would you mind if | rested my legs on your shoulders?” Further Reading...

 60 Years of Investigative Satire
document TEXT-001-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015032.txt House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

 60 Years of Investigative Satire: The Best of Paul Krassner Introduction by Andy Borowitz Blurb by Art Spiegelman Click on this for a High Res Photo. What They Say About the Author “Paul’s own writing, in particular, seemed daring and ad...

Leonard, Integral Transformative Practice. | watched him go through a dramatic
document IMAGES-002-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013510.txt House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

Leonard, Integral Transformative Practice. | watched him go through a dramatic personal transformation after participating in Professor of Asian Studies, Frederick Spiegelberg’s seminar (with meditation lab) about Sri Arubindo’s interpretation of the Hindu Bible, the Bhagavad-Git...