THE FAITHFUL AMONG US

TRUE BELIEVERS ARE MEETING AND POSTING PAGES ON THE WEB, ENSURING LIFE AFTER DEATH FOR HEAVEN'S GATE

The day before the suicides were discovered, Holly Craig in Fayetteville, Tennessee, received the floppy discs--and a letter of instruction. "Well, it's difficult to know where to start since you know quite a bit about us," it began. Indeed she did. Having done business with Heaven's Gate Web-design team, Craig had met 15 members and considered herself a "good friend" of seven of them, eventually becoming manager of their home page. The letter asked her to contact eight disciples who had left the group, as well as another who was still actively involved. She managed to reach all save one, who...

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