What is Marshall Applewhite's full name?
Marshall Herff Applewhite, Jr.
Marshall Applewhite nickname(s):
Do, Bo, Tiddly, Nincom, Guinea
Marshall Applewhite date of birth:
May 17, 1931
How old was Marshall Applewhite when died?
65
Where was Marshall Applewhite born?
Spur, Texas, USA
When did Marshall Applewhite die?
March 26, 1997
Where did Marshall Applewhite die?
Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA
Why did Marshall Applewhite die?
Suicide (by poisoning (by mixing liquid with rat poison and cyanide))
Is Marshall Applewhite gay or straight?
Gay
What is Marshall Applewhite nationality?
American
What is Marshall Applewhite's occupation?
Cult leader
Marshall Applewhite claim to fame:
Bizarre mass suicide; founder of Heaven's Gate (UFO religious millenarian cult)
Short Biography
Marshall Herff Applewhite, Jr. (May 17, 1931 – March 1997), also known as "Bo" and "Do", among other names, was an American cult leader who founded what became known as the Heaven's Gate religious group and organized their mass suicide in 1997 - claiming the lives of thirty-nine people.