One of the most striking stories of reincarnation comes from the Golan Heights, near the Syrian-Israeli border. A three-year-old boy claimed he had been murdered in a past life. He led villagers to the site of his grave and pointed out where the murder weapon was hidden. When they dug, they uncovered a skeleton and an axe—just as he described.
The case was observed by Dr. Eli Lasch, a well-known physician, and later documented by German author Trutz Hardo in Children Who Have Lived Before. An unsettling detail was the boy’s long, crimson birthmark, which he said matched the fatal axe wound from his previous life. When he later identified the killer, the man at first denied it, but eventually confessed after the evidence surfaced.
Other cases tell similar tales. American child James Leininger recalled being a World War II pilot, giving names and details later confirmed in records. In India, young Shanti Devi recognized her past-life family, even attracting Mahatma Gandhi’s interest.
Researcher Dr. Ian Stevenson investigated hundreds of such cases, noting links between birthmarks and fatal injuries. His work, continued by Dr. Jim Tucker, keeps the mystery of reincarnation alive
