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The Start
Marshall Applewhite, the founder of Heaven's Gate, and Bonnie Nettles, a nurse, meet at a hospital in Houston. They open a metaphysical bookstore. -
Spirtual Mission
The couple closes the metaphysical bookstore and set out to find their spiritual mission. -
Traveling
The couple travel around the country. -
Increased Followers
More people join Applewhite and Nettles and agree to meet in Gold Beach, Oregon. When the meeting happens, Applewhite and Nettles call themselves Bo and Peep, respectively. -
First Recruits
Applewhite and his wife go to Ojai, California, where they recruit a mother and her daughter. -
Spaceship
The group meets in Waldport, Oregon to wait for a spaceship to land but it does not show up. Around 30 people join the group. Later on, the group waits for a spaceship to show up at Colorado National Monument. -
No Public Meetings
Nettles exclaims that the group will not hold public meetings any more. About 80 people leave the group the following year. Applewhite then goes by Do while Nettles goes by Ti. -
Nettles's Death
Nettles passes away from liver cancer. -
Advertisement
The group puts an advertisement of them in USA Today and begins recruiting members. This is where the internet starts to be used for recruitment purposes. -
Living Situation
The members of the group spend months living in a compound in a New Mexico town. -
Moving
The members move into a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe. -
Mass Suicide
The group commits mass suicide and the bodies of the 39 cult members are then discovered in the mansion.