Heaven's Gate Cult: 39 people. One belief. In 1997, members of the Heaven’s Gate cult took poison to join a spacecraft behind a comet. They wore matching patches. Covered their faces. And left behind farewell tapes. Was it madness or did they know something we don’t? Music: “You Can’t Kill The Boogeyman” – Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. #paranormal #cults #heavensgate #truestory #unexplained #CreepyStories #weirdhistory | Night Files

Heaven’s Gate: In 1997, thirty nine members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were found dead after believing a spacecraft followed the Hale Bopp comet. They believed death was not the end, but a doorway to another level of existence. Even today, remnants of their belief system remain online. Music: “You Can’t Kill The Boogeyman” - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #truecrime #paranormal #cultstories #unexplained #creepystories | Night Files

This footage shows the last moments of several individuals who were part of the Heaven’s Gate Cult who ended their lives on the same night back after a three day ritual held in March 1997. They all dressed in the same clothing, down to their shoes, Nike Decade shoes, bland budget-line sneakers that Nike produced in the early 90s. Following the incident, Nike immediately discontinued this line of shoes due to the disturbing connection, which inadvertently turned them into collectors items, which

An extraordinary look inside the Heaven’s Gate cult & the historic mass tragedy. Watch 20/20 Friday at 9/8c on ABC. Stream on Hulu. https://abcn.ws/3oPzNGJ | ABC 20/20