Aum Shinrikyo and Cults that Went Wacko

Heaven's Gate
Leader: Marshall Applewhite

A former music teacher, he and Bonnie Lu Nettles, a nurse who attended him during an illness, believed they were the two prophesied messengers of Revelation, called themselves "Bo and Peep" and said UFOs would come and sweep believers to safety. For a while, they attracted a lot of "end-times" enthusiasts. But the fervor faded and Nettles died in 1985...

Flying Saucery in the Wilderness

• The 1992 Waco Standoff