At Heaven's Gate
On this anniversary of last year's cult suicide.
(Associated Press, Mar 28, 1997)
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hirty-nine members of a cult of computer programmers systematically
killed themselves by washing down lethal drugs with vodka, their

suitcases packed for what they thought was a rendezvous with a UFO
trailing the Hale-Bopp comet ... (Chapter 5)

Wait!
Two ex-cultists try to play catch up.
(Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 7, 1997)
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as Vegas fiberglass worker Tony Parker knew Marshall Wayne Cooke for more

than a year, called him a friend and worked at his side on a "revolutionary" chair designed to make computer use easier ... (Chapter 5)
News Nuggets:

These Lips are Sealed:
Lounge singer tries to trade potbelly for plump penis. (Chapter 3)

The Do-It-Yourselfers:
Transsexual gets it in the end. (Chapter 5)

A Murder of Small Significance:
Murderer seeks credit for the 'perfect crime.' (Chapter 6)

Suicide by Cop:
Unwitting police abet teen suicide. (Chapter 7)