A 3-year-old boy from the Golan Heights shocked his community by claiming he was murdered in a past life. He led adults to a burial site, where they found a skeleton and an axe, just as he described. Even more striking, the boy had a red birthmark on his head, matching the injury he claimed had killed him.
Respected physician Dr. Eli Lasch witnessed the event and confirmed the accuracy of the boy’s account, later detailed in Children Who Have Lived Before by Trutz Hardo. The boy even named his alleged killer, who reportedly confessed after the remains were discovered.
This story aligns with Druze beliefs, where birthmarks are thought to reflect past-life injuries. The case is often cited alongside others, such as:
James Leininger, a U.S. boy who recalled life as a WWII pilot.
Shanti Devi, a girl in India whose past-life memories were confirmed by investigators.
A Thai boy and a Burmese child, both born with birthmarks that matched fatal wounds from lives they claimed to remember.
Researchers like Dr. Ian Stevenson and Dr. Jim Tucker have studied thousands of similar cases, many involving young children who later forget the memories as they age.
Whether viewed as coincidence or evidence of reincarnation, these stories continue to challenge science and stir curiosity about memory, consciousness, and life after death.
