In 1997, 39 cult members killed themselves to enter an alien spacecraft. Here's a look inside the Heaven's Gate mass suicide... | Brut

Heaven's Gate members were urged by Marshall Herff Applewhite to record goodbye messages for a video titled "Students Final Exit Statements." Loved ones recall the devastating tragedy. Stream Diane Sawyer’s full 20/20 special “The Cult Next Door: The Mystery and Madness of Heaven’s Gate” - now on Hulu: https://abcn.ws/35DnFCs. Read more: https://abcn.ws/3KB1NpQ. | ABC 20/20

Take a look at life inside the Heaven’s Gate cult. Former member Jana Gibbons tells Diane Sawyer living inside the group’s mansion “was like a little spaceship,” where some people “never set foot out the door.” Watch the full #ABC2020 'The Cult Next Door' - premiering tonight at 9/8c on ABC. Stream this weekend on Hulu. https://abcn.ws/3KB1NpQ | ABC 20/20