Heaven's Gate mass suicide

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mass suicide
gptkbp:date March 26, 1997
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heaven's Gate mass suicide
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Marshall_Applewhite
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rancho_Santa_Fe,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international coverage
gptkbp:method phenobarbital poisoning
plastic bag asphyxiation
vodka ingestion
gptkbp:motive belief in extraterrestrial salvation
belief in ascension to a higher existence
gptkbp:notableFor largest mass suicide in U.S. history
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Heaven's_Gate_(religious_group)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Comet_Hale–Bopp
gptkbp:victim 39
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marshall_Applewhite
gptkb:Comet_Hale-Bopp
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6