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Podcast: True Crime Never Sleeps
Episode: Decoding Cults: Heaven's Gate
Description: This week we begin Season 9 of the podcast and this season we are diving into the world of cults. From the well-known to the lesser-known.Today we're going to be looking at Heaven's Gate, which is probably one of the least well-known cults around. They were founded by Marshall Applewhite in the 1970s, and they were one of the first groups to make use of the internet as a way to recruit new members.They were also known for their extreme belief in alien abduction and life on other planets. They were so convinced that...