Krishna Venta was the founder of the Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith, Love Fountain of the World, a cult from the mid 1950s. Two former members suspected Venta was engaging in sexual activity with their wives so, using dynamite, launched a suicide attack against the cult’s headquarters (located nearby). 10 people were killed in all and many people report seeing barefoot people carrying bags of water in the hills, something the cult members were known for doing when they were alive.
(Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- Box Canyon
Los Angeles, CA 91311
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 34.2342832, -118.64042770000003
- County:
- Los Angeles County, California
- Nearest Towns:
- West Hills, CA (2.6 mi.)
Chatsworth, CA (2.7 mi.)
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Santa Susana, CA (4.7 mi.)
Woodland Hills, CA (5.0 mi.)
Hidden Hills, CA (5.2 mi.)
Calabasas, CA (5.3 mi.)
Northridge, CA (5.9 mi.)
Oak Park, CA (8.0 mi.)
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I started a new job at a school that took me through Box Canyon. It was sooooo creepy I KNEW something bad was there. It was so bad until I looked for another route and never went back. I never will either.
I have driven this route 2 times a day for over 2 years. Besides the random coyote and/or crazy locals. I have never seen anything odd or strange and I hope I never do.
In the end, I decided to hunt for an alternative way and never went back to the previous mario games. Neither will I ever do that.