in Switzerland. She was found guilty of the equivalent Swiss charge, and she was sentenced to time served. Personal life Sheela married Marc Harris Silverman, an American from Highland Park, Illinois, and took the name Sheela P. Silverman. She returned to India in 1972 to pursue spiritual studies with her husband. They became disciples of the Indian guru Rajneesh and Sheela took the name Ma Anand Sheela. After her husband died, Sheela married a fellow Rajneesh follower, John Shelfer. After prison, Sheela married Urs Birnstiel, a Swiss citizen, who died of AIDS shortly after their marriage. David Berry Knapp, aka Swami Krishna Deva, former mayor of Rajneeshpuram, told the FBI in his testimony that “Sheela told him during a trip to India which they took in 1985, that she had injected her first husband [Marc Harris Silverman] with an injection that caused his death.” Media and documentaries In 2018, the documentary Wild Wild Country was released, which included interviews with Sheela. On July 20, 2018, 'BBC Stories' YouTube channel published a video called Wild Wild Country: What happened to Sheela? Priyanka Chopra starred as Sheela in Amazon Studios Sheela, a feature film adaptation of Wild Wild Country. Sheela did not want the actress to play her and sent the actress a notice, demanding that she abort the project. In April 2021, a documentary film titled Searching for Sheela was released on Netflix. The film, produced by Karan Johar, followed her first trip to India after 35 years. References Bibliography Further reading O'Brien, Paula (2008) The Rajneesh sannyasin community in Fremantle Master's degree thesis at Murdoch University External links 1949 births Living people 1984 crimes in the United States People from Vadodara Perpetrators of religiously motivated violence in the United States People convicted of attempted murder People convicted of assault Poisoners Prisoners and detainees of Oregon Rajneesh movement People convicted of fraud Gujarati people