In March 1997, 39 members of the Heaven's Gate UFO religious group committed coordinated mass suicide in a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Led by Marshall Applewhite, the members believed that an alien spacecraft trailing Comet Hale-Bopp would transport their spirits to the 'Next Level.' They ingested phenobarbital dissolved in apple sauce and vodka, placed plastic bags over their heads, and died wearing matching black tracksuits and Nike Decade sneakers, each with a five-dollar bill and three quarters in their pockets.
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Archive Record · 1990s
Heaven's Gate Mass Suicide: 39 Cultists Castrated and Poisoned for Comet Hale-Bopp
Marshall Applewhite & Heaven's Gate / 1990s
In March 1997, 39 members of the Heaven's Gate UFO religious group committed coordinated mass suicide in a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Led by Marshall Applewhite, the members believed that an alien spacecraft trailing Comet Hale-Bopp would transport their spirits to the 'Next Level.' They ingested phenobarbital dissolved in apple sauce and vodka, placed plastic bags over their heads, and died wearing matching black tracksuits and Nike Decade sneakers, each with a five-dollar bill and three quarters in their pockets.
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