Heaven’s Gate: people, not a punchline

The case account distinguishes the day the bodies were discovered from the period over which the deaths occurred. Collapsing those into one “failed apocalypse day” would misdescribe the event.

This story belongs here because beliefs can have real human consequences even when a predicted cosmic event has not been established. The people who died should not be treated as a tally joke. Further detail should follow the investigation record and use careful attribution.