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Marshall Applewhite

May 17, 1931 - Mar 26, 1997 (65 years old) in Spur, Texas, USA

Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr. was an American cult leader who founded what became known as the Heaven's Gate religious group and organized their mass suicide in 1997, claiming the lives of 39 people.

Known For

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Heaven's Gate: The Untold Story
Cult leader
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Holy Smoke
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Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
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Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society
Heavens gate
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Heaven's Gate Initiation Tape
Himself
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Heaven's Gate - Culticide in California
Himself (Archive)
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Beyond Human
Self
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Heaven's Gate Initiation Tape 1996
Himself
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Last Chance to Evacuate Earth Before It's Recycled
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Planet Earth About to Be Recycled: Your Only Chance to Survive Is to Leave with Us
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