Ashley and Cam talk about biblical UFO cult Heaven's Gate. Jeepers Creepers!
In part one of this two part episode Ashley goes over how Heaven's Gate began; with the chance meeting of leaders Bonnie Nettles and Marshall Applewhite at a hospital where Marshall was a psychiatric patient and Bonnie worked as a nurse. She covers their beliefs, and how they gained members at their meetings despite calling themselves "Bo" and "Peep" and "The Two". She also talks about their early years living a nomadic lifestyle with their followers, and Nettles' background; up to her death in 1985.
Make sure to tune in next week when Cam goes over the years following Nettles' death; and how things escalated, leading to the death of 39 members. She also goes over the background of the more infamous leader, Marshall Applewhite.
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