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  • NAME: Marshall Herff Applewhite
  • OCCUPATION: Cult Leader
  • BIRTH DATE: May 17, 1931
  • DEATH DATE: March 26, 1997
  • EDUCATION: Austin College
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Spur, Texas
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Rancho Santa Fe, California

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Marshall Herff Applewhite was the leader of the Heaven's Gate religious group. He was a self-proclaimed prophet. He died in the group's mass suicide in 1997.

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On March 26, the bodies were found all dressed the same with covered purple shrouds. When the news of Heaven's Gate deaths broke, many people were shocked and horrified by the mass suicide. The media showed clips from a rambling video that Applewhite made shortly before the suicides, explaining their mission and encouraging others to follow. Members also recorded exit videos. But these did little to comfort the families of the followers or help the world at large understand their drastic,

unfathomable actions.

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