In the rural community of Loxahatchee, Florida, 31-year-old Nfn Bhagwan Lall, also known as Moses, was carving out a unique life for himself. Originally from Guyana, he came from a family with an established business of importing wild birds. Alongside his aunt, Lilawattie "Lila" Bueratan, he operated an exotic bird ranch on a five-acre property. Bhagwan handled the business aspects, while his aunt was the primary caregiver for the hundreds of birds they housed. Their quiet life took a bewildering turn in early June 1994. Bhagwan was last seen on June 2, 1994, and what followed was a series of discoveries that would deepen the mystery surrounding his and his aunt's disappearance. Foul play is suspected in their cases, which remain unsolved.
The first sign that something was amiss came on June 5, 1994, when a delivery man from a feed company arrived for a routine drop-off at the ranch. He found the property deserted, which was unusual.
The hundreds of exotic birds, valued at nearly $700,000, were unattended. Knowing that the birds required regular feeding, the driver left the feed at the gate. When he returned the next day to find the feed untouched, he alerted the authorities. Due to a bureaucratic delay, investigators did not search the ranch until June 16, a full ten days after the alarm was raised. What they discovered was a grim scene: hundreds of birds had died of starvation, and many others were in critical condition. There was no trace of Bhagwan Lall or his aunt, Lilawattie Bueratan. Also missing were their two ranch hands, Daljeet "Hari" Gobin and Roland Felix Eyoum.
As the investigation unfolded, some perplexing details emerged. One of the ranch hands, Roland Felix Eyoum, was located in New York City on June 18. He told authorities that the other ranch hand, Daljeet Gobin, had claimed to witness two unidentified men forcing Bhagwan and his aunt into a white van at gunpoint, along with some birds. Just two days after the pair were last seen, Gobin himself was apprehended in Georgia during a traffic stop, driving Bhagwan's van and using his driver's license. He identified himself as Bhagwan Lall and, after being released, he vanished. Authorities only realized his true identity later and have been unable to locate him since. Gobin is considered a strong person-of-interest, and investigators believe he has crucial information, though it remains unknown if he was a witness or involved in the disappearances. The case grew even more puzzling when, weeks later, a fisherman discovered about 100 dead African grey parrots, identified as belonging to Bhagwan's company, in a field in western Palm Beach County. The investigation into the disappearance of Bhagwan Lall and Lilawattie Bueratan has been fraught with strange leads and unanswered questions, leaving their family without answers and the community with a lingering sense of unease.Last Seen: Jun 2, 1994
