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9 Freakiest Mass Murder-Suicides 9 Freakiest Mass Murder- Suicides that Will Leave You Stunned Continued from Page 52 7. Heaven's Gate Members Who Committed Murder-Suicide to Go On a Journey Aboard a Spaceship Following Comet Hale- Bopp(United States - 1997) On March 26, 1997, thirty-nine followers of Heaven's Gate died in a mass suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The founder of the cult, Marshall Applewhite -- who believed he was a descendant of Jesus Christ -- told his followers that the world was due to be "wiped clean" by its alien founders. So, they needed to leave the earth through their suicides so that their souls could go on a journey aboard a spaceship believed to be following Comet Hale-Bopp. In preparation for the genderless life that they between archaeological findings and Josephus' improvement business, dovetailed into his own believed awaited them, some male members of writings. Josephus mentions only one of the two call-in radio show on CJRN, CHSC, CKTB and the cult also underwent voluntary castration. palaces that have been excavated, refers to only CHML Hamilton, and now as an author. On the ominous day, each of the one fire, while many buildings show fire Peckham was encouraged to start followers were dressed in black shirts and sweat damage, and claims that 960 people were killed, putting his thoughts to paper by his wife, Lynn pants, brand new black-and-white Nike while the archaeologists found remains of only Vaughan, when the two moved to British Decades athletic shoes, and armbands reading 28 bodies. Columbia about 10 years ago. "Heaven's Gate Away Team." “She said, ‘You can spin a story, why The members took phenobarbital mixed 9. Souliot Women Who Committed Murder- don’t you put it on paper,’” said Peckham, who with pineapple and vodka. Additionally, they Suicide to Avoid Capture and Enslavement also wrote a column for The Review during the secured plastic bags around their heads to (Greece - 1803) 1970s. “I enjoy being able to express myself induce asphyxiation. They then tied plastic bags and put ideas down that come to me through her on their heads to speed their deaths. The The Dance of Zalongo was the name given to an or something that happens to me.” followers, age 26 to 72, killed themselves in act a mass suicide by women from Souli and He decided to take her advice, taking three waves on March 24, 25, and 26. The their children during the Souliote War of 1803, one writing course at a local college and another survivors always neatly arranged their dead which took place near the village of Zalongo in by correspondence. comrades' bodies before committing suicide Epirus (Greece). His first book, Never Hang Wallpaper themselves. During the Souliote War in December With Your Wife, is a humorous look, from a All but three of the bodies were arranged 1803, the Souliotes began evacuating Souli after man’s point of view, at home renovations and neatly on their beds with their faces and torsos their defeat by the forces of the Ottoman- decorating, as well as how it can affect the covered with a purple cloth. Each body had a Albanian ruler, Ali Pasha. relationship of a husband and his wife. It also five dollar bill and three quarters in their During the evacuation, Over 50 Souliot provides some handy, do-it-yourself tips for pockets, along with packed luggage at their women and their children were trapped by Ali's readers. sides. troops in the mountains of Zalongo in Epirus. In His latest effort, From Out of the order to avoid capture and enslavement, they Woodwork, is about a young contractor in 8. Jewish Rebels Who Committed Mass decided to kill their children and then commit Toronto who buys houses and guts them, Suicide to Avoid the Humiliation of suicide. The women took their children and turning them into multi-family dwellings. But Surrender (Israel - 73 CE) threw them off a steep cliff. Immediately when he gets into the homes, he begins to get afterwards, they also jumped . visions of the former owners and their life The Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman According to the legend, women jumped stories. Some of the apparitions are nice (love Empire towards the end of the First down the precipice one after another while stories and ballerinas), others not so much Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide singing and dancing. The incident soon became (murders and mysteries). of the 960 Jewish rebels and their families who infamous across Europe. Today, a monument on A chapter is dedicated to a trip by the were hiding there. the site of Mount Zalongo in Kassope (Greece) protagonist to Niagara Falls. Another chapter Masada is an ancient fortification in the commemorates their sacrifice.[] takes place in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Southern District of Israel which is situated on Both Peckham and his high-school top of an isolated rock plateau on the eastern Niagara Falls native sweetheart wife are Stamford Collegiate edge of the Judaean Desert overlooking the graduates. Peckham said he remembers one of Dead Sea. The cliffs on the east edge of Masada publishes first mystery his teachers told him he should take up writing, are about 1,300 feet (400 m) high. novel at 82 but admits while laughing that “girls were more According to Josephus, in 73 CE the interesting back then.” Romans required a total of 15,000 troops in Peckham is not resting on his laurels. He order to crush Jewish resistance at Masada. By Ray Spiteri, Niagara Falls Review is already working on a sequel to From Out of When Roman troops entered the fortress, they the Woodwork. Mystery at 29 Livery Lane is discovered that its 960 inhabitants had the working title. committed mass suicide or killed each other. NIAGARA FALLS - A Niagara Falls native has For more information about his fiction Josephus presumably based his narration upon published his first mystery novel — at 82. and non - fiction work, visit the field commentaries of the Roman It has been a long journey for Bill www.williamspeckham.com. [] commanders that were accessible to him. Peckham, which started in the home- There are significant discrepancies