Heaven's Gate Cult

Heaven's Gate was an new religious movement known primarily for the mass suicides committed by its members in 1997. Commonly designated a cult, it was founded in 1974 and led by Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985) and Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997), known within the movement as Ti and Do, respectively. Nettles and Applewhite first met in 1972 and went on a journey of spiritual discovery, identifying themselves as the two witnesses of Revelation, attracting a following of several hundred people in the mid-1970s. In 1976, a core group of a few dozen members stopped recruiting and instituted a monastic lifestyle. MUSIC BY JOHN BUNZLISources:Heaven's Gate (religious group) - WikipediaMarshall Applewhite - Bonnie Nettles, Death & Facts (biography.com)Heaven's Gate cult members found dead | March 26, 1997 | HISTORY