In March 1997, one of the most bizarre mass deaths in U.S. history took place in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego. 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult were found dead inside a mansion, all dressed identically in black robes, Nike Decade sneakers, and covered with purple shrouds. They believed the Earth was about to be "recycled" and that salvation would arrive aboard a spaceship following the Hale-Bopp comet. To “exit their human vehicles,” they ingested a lethal mixture of phenobarbital, vodka, and