https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)
Heaven's Gate was an American 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.

https://www.history.com/news/heavens-gate-mass-suicide
Learn about the origins, beliefs and tragic end of Heaven's Gate, a religious sect that mixed Christianity, New Age and UFOs. Find out how they came to believe they were aliens and why they committed suicide in 1997.

https://www.heavensgate.com/
4757 E. Greenway Rd. Ste. 103-178. Phoenix, AZ 85032. How and When Heaven's Gate, the Door to the Physical Kingdom Level Above Human, May Be Entered. Organized Religions Are Killers of Souls. UFOs and Extraterrestrials - Sorting the Good from the Bad.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Heavens-Gate-religious-group
Heaven's Gate, religious group founded in the United States on a belief in unidentified flying objects.Under a variety of names over the years, including Human Individual Metamorphosis, Bo and Peep, and Total Overcomers Anonymous, the group advocated extreme self-renunciation to the point of castration.It burst into public consciousness following the suicide of 39 of its members in a suburb

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavens-gate-cult-members-found-dead
Learn about the mass suicide of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult, who believed that an alien spacecraft behind the Hale-Bopp comet would take them to a higher existence. Find out how they were recruited, what they drank, and where they were found.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/heavens-gate-cult
Learn about the bizarre and twisted story of the Heaven's Gate cult, led by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles, who convinced 39 followers to end their lives in a UFO-related suicide. Discover how they recruited, what they believed, and why they died.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/heavens-gate-survivor-reflects-cults-mass-suicide-25/story?id=83213680
Heaven's Gate was started in the early 1970s by Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lou Nettles. Applewhite was the son of a Presbyterian preacher and became a talented stage actor and singer.

https://daily.jstor.org/behind-the-curtain-of-the-heavens-gate-cult/
How did a UFO cult founded by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles end in a mass suicide in 1997? A religion scholar explores the history, beliefs and challenges of Heaven's Gate in the context of the New Age movement.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/heaven-s-gate-cult-mass-suicide-anniversary-b2034258.html
The Independent reports on a new documentary that features never-before-seen footage and audio of the 1997 tragedy when 39 cult members killed themselves in California. The documentary explores the origins, beliefs and legacy of the Heaven's Gate cult, which was led by Marshall Applewhite and believed in an alien spaceship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Applewhite
Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr. (May 17, 1931 - March 26, 1997), also known as Do, among other names, was an American religious leader who founded and led the Heaven's Gate new religious movement (often described as a cult), and organized their mass suicide in 1997.The suicide is the largest mass suicide to occur inside the U.S. As a young man, Applewhite attended several universities and

https://people.com/crime/heavens-gate-cult-suicide-remembering-lives-lost/
PEOPLE's 1997 cover story remembers the 38 people who died with cult leader Marshall Applewhite in a mass suicide. The article explores the origins, beliefs and practices of the Heaven's Gate group, and the reasons behind their tragic fate.

https://www.biography.com/crime/marshall-herff-applewhite
Marshall Applewhite was the leader of the Heaven's Gate religious cult in Texas. He was a self-proclaimed prophet, drawing rhetoric from science fiction and scripture. He led his group to commit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(film)
Heaven's Gate is a 1980 American epic Western film written and directed by Michael Cimino, starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Jeff Bridges, and Joseph Cotten, and loosely based on the Johnson County War.It revolves around a dispute between land barons and European immigrants in Wyoming in the 1890s.

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/heavens-gate
Eyes on Glory: Pied Pipers of Heaven's Gate. Special report, Odyssey To Suicide, traces long journey of Heaven's Gate cult, from founding by Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lu Nettles in 1973

https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/heavens-gate.htm
Learn how a religious cult led by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles convinced 39 people to kill themselves in 1997, hoping to join an alien spaceship in the Hale-Bopp comet. Discover how the group manipulated its members, what they believed and why they died.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/heavens-gate-mass-suicide-remembered-25-years-later/2904705/
The fascination with Heaven's Gate continues, 25 years after 39 people killed themselves in a mass suicide inside a Rancho Santa Fe mansion. The day was March 26, 1997, the Hale Bopp comet was

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/03/us/heavens-gate-conspiracy-conversation-wellness/index.html
Heaven's Gate - also known as the "UFO cult" - burst into American consciousness more than 20 years ago when, on March 26, 1997, law enforcement discovered 39 decomposing bodies in a San

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20151120-heavens-gate-from-hollywood-disaster-to-masterpiece
Heaven's Gate was to be a work of art: a monumental American saga encompassing roller-skating and baseball, a graduation waltz at Harvard, and a steamboat puffing through Newport.

https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/heavens-gate-20-years-later-10-things-you-didnt-know-114563/
Learn about the notorious cult that committed mass suicide in 1997, believing they would ascend to a spacecraft following the Hale-Bopp comet. Discover their origins, beliefs, practices and the role of the Internet in their recruitment and demise.

https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/7/19/22582814/heavens-gate-1970s-hollywood-auteur-directors
The Death of the All-Powerful Director. In 1980, the tumultuous filming and release of Michael Cimino's 'Heaven's Gate' changed Hollywood forever. By Adam Nayman Jul 19, 2021, 6:30am EDT.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080855/
A sheriff tries to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests in 1890 Wyoming. The film was a critical and commercial flop, and was heavily edited after its notorious premiere.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/heavens_gate
Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle

https://www.vice.com/en/article/kbynmn/the-heavens-gate-nikes-and-the-sneakerheads-who-collect-them
Twenty years ago, on March 24 and 25, 1997, 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult went to a rented house in an upscale San Diego suburb and took their own lives in an attempt to board a UFO they