Episode 397: Heaven's Gate Part I - A Cabo or a Wabo
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The Cult of UFOs
A lot of those who joined were comfortably middle class, predictably. But there were some who were actually wealthy. John Craig was a successful real estate developer who was almost elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican. He told his ex-wife in 1975 that UFOs going to come like three or four months. It's going to take me away to another planet. See you later. Well, pretty soon he was printing off flyers and renting halls for recruit meetings. And 22 years later, one of the 38 people to commit suicide with the rest of Heaven's Gate and a mansion whose sale was negotiated by John Craig.
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