Marshall applewhite was the leader of the heaven's gate religious cult in texas He led his group to commit. Heaven’s gate was founded by applewhite, known as do to his followers, and bonnie nettles, known as ti, in the 1970s While now more commonly acknowledged as a cult or ufo religion, it began as part the new age movement. The group had its roots back in the '70s when a texas music teacher named marshall applewhite lost his job after having an inappropriate relationship with a male student, according to rolling stone Not long afterward, he met a nurse named bonnie nettles.
In 1975 they held gatherings in california and oregon that attracted their initial followers. Applewhite was born on march 17, 1932, in spur, texas, and grew up the son of a presbyterian minister After finishing college he entered the union theological seminary of virginia to study for the presbyterian ministry, but did not finish his degree. Applewhite was a philosophy major, and he and alexander took several philosophy courses together, becoming particularly entranced with a professor named glen maxwell, who first introduced them to. Heaven's gate was an american new religious movement known primarily for the mass suicides committed by its members in 1997
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