Marshall Applewhite

Aug 9, 2022as founder of the california-based heaven's gate cult, marshall applewhite and 38 of his followers died by suicide in march 1997 to ascend to an earth-saving spaceship. Mar 7, 2023the origins of heaven’s gate stretch back to 1972 when a nurse named bonnie lu nettles met a seminary dropout named marshall herff applewhite. Apr 2, 2014marshall applewhite was the leader of the heaven's gate religious cult in texas.

Feb 11, 2026heaven’s gate was a cult founded in the 1970s by marshall applewhite and bonnie nettles, who told their followers they were spiritual beings sent to guide others to a higher existence. Applewhite (1932–1997) and bonnie nettles (1927–1985) met in 1972 and soon became convinced that they were the two “endtime” witnesses mentioned in revelation 11. Cults dan weisman hale-bopp comet heaven gate inside edition marshall applewhite mass suicide rancho santa fe news

Sep 8, 2025marshall applewhite, born in 1931 in spur, texas, had a troubled upbringing. His father, a presbyterian minister, rejected applewhite when he told him that he was gay. Nov 20, 2024marshall applewhite was the leader of the heaven’s gate religious cult, which gained widespread attention for its tragic mass suicide in 1997.