Marshall Applewhite, leader of the unhinged cult of Heaven’s Gate

As the founder of California’s Heaven’s Gate cult, Marshall Applewhite and 38 of his followers committed suicide in March 1997 to board a spaceship that saves Earth. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty ImagesOne of the last videos left by the leader of Heaven’s Gate, Marshall Applewhite, before his suicide. On March 21, 1997, 39 Heaven’s … Read more