mass suicide (Heaven's Gate)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mass suicide
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
inspired documentaries and books
property auctioned |
| gptkbp:category |
cult-related deaths
1997 deaths in California mass suicides in the United States |
| gptkbp:date |
March 26, 1997
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
mass suicide (Heaven's Gate)
|
| gptkbp:leader |
gptkb:Marshall_Applewhite
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Rancho_Santa_Fe,_California,_United_States
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
widespread international attention
|
| gptkbp:method |
plastic bag asphyxiation
vodka ingestion phenobarbital overdose |
| gptkbp:motive |
belief in extraterrestrial salvation
belief in ascension to a spaceship |
| gptkbp:notableVictim |
gptkb:Marshall_Applewhite
Bonnie Nettles (posthumously, as co-founder) |
| gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:Heaven's_Gate_(religious_group)
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
comet Hale–Bopp
|
| gptkbp:victim |
39
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:UFO
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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