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Heaven's Gate
Season 2, Episode 3
: In 1997 Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite convinced 39 people to follow him to their graves. The world knows the event as the largest mass suicide on US soil, but for followers it was a strategy towards catching a UFO.
About the Series
People Magazine Investigates: Cults
Survivors and journalists explore the deeply disturbing world of cults. They reveal the shocking stories of ordinary people who got caught up in a terrifying web of abuse, deception and manipulation.
1. Children of God
A charismatic prophet's message of free love turns sinister for his followers.
2. Manson Family Murders
The Summer of Love turns deadly after Charles Manson orders his followers to com...
3. Heaven's Gate
Survivors recall the mass suicide of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite an...
4. The Sinful Messiah
The 2014 discovery of a severed human leg draws attention to an apocalyptic cult.
5. The Movement of God
Survivors recount exorcisms, beatings and brainwashing under charismatic preache...
6. Word of Faith
A pastor promises deliverance, but it comes at a price of beatings and psycholog...
