People Magazine Investigates: Cults S02E03 - Heaven's Gate

Episode Overview

Marshall Applewhite, the leader of Heaven's Gate, persuaded 39 individuals to end their lives in what would become the most significant mass suicide in American history. While the world remembers this tragic occurrence as a devastating event, for his followers, it represented a means to ascend to a UFO and reach a heavenly existence.

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