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Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr. (May 17, 1931 – March 26, 1997), also known as Do, among other names, was an American religious leader who founded and led the Heaven's Gate new religious movement (often described as a cult), and organized their mass suicide in 1997.
Apr 2, 2014 · Marshall Applewhite was the leader of the Heaven's Gate religious cult in Texas. He was a self-proclaimed prophet, drawing rhetoric from science fiction and scripture.
Mar 7, 2023 · Marshall Applewhite was a former evangelical Christian who became a spiritual leader of a group called Heaven's Gate. He taught that aliens would save the faithful from the end of the world and that he and his followers were the Two Witnesses prophesied in Revelation.
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Commonly designated a cult, it was founded in 1974 and led by Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985) and Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997), known within the movement as Ti and Do, respectively.
Dec 13, 2020 · Learn about the life and beliefs of Marshall Applewhite, who founded the Heaven's Gate cult and led 39 followers to mass suicide in 1997. The docuseries "Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults" explores his background, his role in the cult and his relationship with Bonnie Lu Nettles.
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Mar 11, 2022 · Heaven's Gate was started in the early 1970s by Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lou Nettles. Applewhite was the son of a Presbyterian preacher and became a talented stage actor and singer.
Aug 9, 2022 · Learn about the life and crimes of Marshall Applewhite, the founder of the Heaven's Gate cult that died by suicide in 1997 to ascend to a spaceship. Discover how he recruited followers, castrated himself, and convinced them to end their lives under the Hale-Bopp comet.
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