Heaven's Gate mass suicide (1997)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mass suicide
gptkbp:aftermath increased scrutiny of cults
public debate on new religious movements
gptkbp:date March 26, 1997
gptkbp:documentedIn books
documentaries
news reports
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:San_Diego_County_Sheriff's_Department
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heaven's Gate mass suicide (1997)
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Marshall_Applewhite
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rancho_Santa_Fe,_California,_USA
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international coverage
gptkbp:method gptkb:beer
phenobarbital poisoning
plastic bags (asphyxiation)
gptkbp:motive belief in ascension to spaceship
belief in extraterrestrial salvation
gptkbp:notableFor largest mass suicide in US history
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Heaven's_Gate_(religious_group)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Comet_Hale–Bopp
gptkbp:victim 39
members of Heaven's Gate cult
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rancho_Santa_Fe,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5