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Salon4y
New "Heaven's Gate" series looks to Christianity to explain the method to the cult's madness
On their arms were "Star Trek"-inspired bands that read "Heaven's Gate Away Team," and in their pockets were $5.75. The discovery caused an inevitable media frenzy, especially after law ...
Los Angeles Times8y
Fascination over Heaven’s Gate cult continues, 20 years after mass suicide
They donned matching black track suits with customized patches identifying themselves as the “Heaven’s Gate Away Team.” They slipped on brand new black Nike shoes. They packed duffel bags.
New York Daily News8y
A look at the Heaven’s Gate mass suicide on its 20th anniversary
Several details revealed a touch of mirth: Each of the dead had exactly $5.75 in a pocket, and all wore a Trekkie-inspired arm patch that read, “Heaven’s Gate Away Team.” Computers in the ...
Oxygen4y
How Heaven’s Gate’s Choice Of Nikes For Mass Suicide Became A Cultural Touchstone
Worn by level-headed Christians.” All 39 members had been dressed identically during the mass suicide: in black shirts and sweatpants and with armband patches which read "Heaven's Gate Away Team.” ...
Cinema Blend4y
Heaven's Gate: The Cult Of Cults: 7 Things To Remember Before The HBO Docuseries
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Before watching Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults, there are a few things to know about the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune8y
20 years later, Heaven’s Gate lives on – via internet, scholarly debates
They donned matching black track suits with customized patches identifying themselves as the “Heaven’s Gate Away Team.” They slipped on brand new black Nike shoes. They packed duffel bags.
Salon10y
Anatomy of a mass suicide: The dark, twisted story behind a UFO death cult
In keeping with the group’s customs, each member wore an identical uniform, but in their final months the group’s members had added a customized “Heaven’s Gate Away Team” patch that ...
radaronline7y
'Star Trek' Obsessed Cult Leader Convinced Followers To Kill Themselves For Holiness
On their sleeves were customized patches that read "Heaven's Gate Away Team." "In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Away Team was used to signify the group of people who beamed down to another ...
Complex7mon
What is Heaven’s Gate?
All 39 members on the Away Team wore matching outfits, including black-and-white Nike Decades. According to a 2015 email response from an individual behind the Heaven's Gate site, the shoes were ...
Newsweek8y
How Nike's Decade Became a Cult Shoe, in the Wrong Way
patches reading "Heaven's Gate Away Team" and black-and-white Nike Decade sneakers. Occasionally, the Decade will show up on eBay. They're expensive. One recent listing—no doubt pegged to the ...
People2y
Heaven's Gate, 25 Years Later: Remembering 38 People Who Died with Cult Leader
It has been 25 years since 39 people died in the Heaven's Gate mass suicide Editor's note ... that spaceships would someday arrive to carry away their spirits. Applewhite and Nettles, who went ...
The Gazette8y
20 years later, Heaven’s Gate lives on — via internet, scholarly debates
They donned matching black track suits with customized patches identifying themselves as the 'Heaven's Gate Away Team.” They slipped on brand new black Nike shoes. They packed duffel bags.