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UFOs, Sex Bans, and a Mass Suicide: Inside the Sinister Heaven’s Gate Cult

Community & CultureParades & CivicsCommunity & Culture / Parades & Civics
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When:
June 8, 2026 · 4:47 PM
Where:
Vanity Fair
Source:
Vanity Fair

In 1997, a group that believed they were headed to heaven in a spaceship carried out the largest mass suicide on American soil—providing the real backstory behind new film The Leader, starring Vera Farmiga and Tim Blake Nelson.

CasualGeneral PublicPublic

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    Claudville, VA

  • Primary source

    Vanity Fair

  • Categories

    Community & Culture, Parades & Civics, Community & Culture / Parades & Civics

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