Episode 31 Heaven’s Gate: Ground Control
The discovery of the 39 cult members that died by suicide in a mansion near San Diego in March 1997. The response from the public, the investigation into the cult and a revealing letter from Bonnie Nettles.
This is the conclusion of a 3-part series.
Researched, written, hosted and produced by Dawn Cate
Edited by MoInspo
Music by Timmoor from Pixabay
Sources:
CNN - Applewhite: From young overachiever to cult leader - Mar. 28, 1997
Marshall Applewhite - Bonnie Nettles, Death & Facts - Biography
The Farsight Institute | Definition of Remote Viewing
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/07/us/ex-cultist-dies-in-suicide-pact-2d-is-critical.html
CRISIS OF SEXUALITY LAUNCHED STRANGE JOURNEY - The Washington Post
From Religious Family to Reins of Deadly Cult (nytimes.com)
Heaven's Gate, 23 Years Later: Remembering Lives Lost in Cult | PEOPLE.com
Heaven's Gate 20 Years Later: 10 Things You Didn't Know - Rolling Stone
Heaven's Gate: A timeline | The San Diego Union-Tribune (archive.org)
www.nytimes.com/library/national/050797heavens-gate.html
CNN - Heaven's Gate redux: 1 dead, 1 ill - May 7, 1997
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CULT EXPERIENCE - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN - Orlando Sentinel
Heaven's Gate Survivor Lost His Soulmate to Suicide Cult | PEOPLE.com
Why do people join cults? Ted Talk by Dr Janja Lalich
Heavensgate.com
BBC News: Hale Bopp
Remembering the Nike Sneaker That Took One Cult to Heaven | Sole Collector
Buyers Snap Up Heaven's Gate Goods - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)