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29 Years Ago, 39 Heaven's Gate Cult Members Died in Largest Mass Suicide in U.S. History. Here's What an Escapee Told PEOPLE in 1997

In 1997, a group of 39 cult members died in a mass suicide The "Heaven's Gate" cult was one that spanned decades and, at its center, a wide-eyed cult leader named Marshall Applewhite An April 1997 ...
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29 Years Ago, 39 Heaven's Gate Cult Members Died in Largest Mass Suicide in U.S. History. Here's What an Escapee Told PEOPLE in 1997

It's been 29 years since 39 cult members killed themselves in the largest mass suicide ever in the United States. The Heaven's Gate cult suicide came as a result of years of systemic brainwashing and ...