Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr., a pivotal figure in American cult history, emerged as the founder of the enigmatic and controversial religious group known as Heaven's Gate, a collective that would ultimately culminate in a tragic and devastating mass suicide event in the year 1997, resulting in the loss of 39 precious lives.

Marshall Applewhite
Deceased · Born: May 17, 1931 · Died: Mar 26, 1997













