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Heaven's Gate was an American new religious movement known primarily for the mass suicides committed by its members in 1997. 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.
Apr 18, 2022 · Hale-Bopp was an unusually bright comet that flew close to Earth in 1997. Tragically, Hale-Bopp also influenced the Heaven's Gate cult's mass suicide.
Feb 9, 2010 · Soon after the 1995 discovery of the comet Hale-Bopp, the Heaven’s Gate members became convinced that an alien spacecraft was on its way to earth, hidden from human detection behind the...
Hale–Bopp was a record-breaking comet – the farthest comet from the Sun discovered by amateurs, with the largest well-measured cometary nucleus known after 95P/Chiron, and it was visible to the naked eye for twice as long as the previous record-holder.
Mar 7, 2023 · Inside a San Diego mansion, authorities discovered the remains of 39 members of a monastic religious sect—quickly dubbed a “suicide cult”—known as Heaven’s Gate.
Mar 26, 2022 · On March 26, 1997, 25 years ago today, 39 members of Heaven’s Gate were found dead in their suburban home in California. Laid in bunkbeds and across tables, the members wore identical uniforms labeled “Heaven’s Gate Away Team” and the now infamous black-and-white Nike running shoes.
Nov 14, 2021 · On March 26, 1997, the Heaven's Gate cult became forever infamous when 39 members were found dead after committing mass suicide. Here's why they did it. “Funny and charismatic, an overachiever who was on the honor roll.” That’s how Louise Winant remembered her brother, Marshall Applewhite, who would go on to become the Heaven’s Gate cult leader.
