Season 2, Episode 4

Heaven’s Gate Used ‘Loaded Language’ To Indoctrinate People
Former Heaven’s Gate member Sawyer recalls how heavily regimented life was in the cult, and how they had their own names for everything, including underwear, which were called “seed covers.” A cult expert says this “loaded language” is one way cults go around people’s critical thinking and indoctrinate them.

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Former Heaven’s Gate Follower Recalls A ‘Haze’ Around Marshall Applewhite
In 1975 in Oregon, Marshall Applewhite held an early meeting drumming up interest in his Heaven’s Gate cult. One man who was mildly interested said he was convinced Applewhite was some higher being, and saw what he thought was a “haze” around him and the room.

Some Male Heaven’s Gate Members Had Castrated Themselves
A former medical examiner recalls inspecting the bodies from the Heaven’s Gate mass suicide. Some of the men, even young men, had castrated themselves they were so devout.

Former Heaven’s Gate Member Says He Felt Free To Leave If He Wanted
Sawyer, a former Heaven’s Gate member, says he never felt like he was forced to remain in the cult. “There were no locks on the doors,” he says. One cult expert calls this the “illusion of choice.”

One Couple Found Heaven’s Gate Online, And It Split Them Up
A former member recalls finding Heaven’s Gate online with his wife, with whom he was having relationship difficulties. They moved to California, onto the cult’s compound and he was unhappy. He left, but his wife stayed behind.