How Every Cult Leader Died

These are the final moments of some of the most notorious cult leaders in modern history. =TIMESTAMPS= 0:00 Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997) Heaven’s Gate 2:...

How Every Cult Leader Died
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31.1K views • Jan 2, 2026
How Every Cult Leader Died

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These are the final moments of some of the most notorious cult leaders in modern history.

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0:00 Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997) Heaven’s Gate
2:11 Shoko Asahara (1955–2018) Aum Shinrikyo
5:14 Joseph Di Mambro (1924–1994) Order of the Solar Temple
7:08 Jim Jones (1931–1978) Peoples Temple
9:32 David Koresh (1959–1993) Branch Davidians
11:53 David Berg (1919–1994) Children of God / The Family International
13:45 Anne Hamilton-Byrne (1921–2019) The Family (Australia)
15:42 Charles Manson (1934–2017) The Manson Family
16:12 Roch Thériault (1947–2011) Ant Hill Kids
18:23 Hong Xiuquan (1814–1864) Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

More Manson here: https://youtu.be/MRBQL_EvAS4?si=h_Wq7fD3TF1GxxgD&t=432

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