The UFO Cult that Led to 39 deaths: Heaven's Gate

Podcast: Mysteries and Histories · Georgia Marie

Opublikowano: 2026-09-02

In March 1997, deputies entered a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California, and found 39 members of Heaven’s Gate dead by suicide. They were dressed alike in black clothing and Nike trainers, lying in neatly prepared beds, one of the most unsettling mass deaths in modern U.S. history. The group, led by Marshall Applewhite, believed human bodies were temporary “containers.” As Comet Hale, Bopp passed Earth, Applewhite convinced followers that an alien spacecraft hidden behind it would carry them to a higher existence, if they abandoned their bodies first. Over several days, the members took p...