Exactly how Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles met in 1972 remains uncertain to this day, but the devastating results of their chance encounter are undeniably significant. A failed college professor and a nurse with an affinity for the occult, Do and Ti (as they were known to their followers), went on to form Heaven's Gate, one of the most famous and tragic cults in modern history. Based on the belief that their human bodies were a lesser form of being that would eventually be transformed into an extraterrestrial body, followers waited decades hoping to be whisked away in an alien spaceship. It was a wait that ended in tragedy. Discover the chilling world of cults in Dangerous Devotions: Cults in Society, a gripping five-book series that explores the secrets of history's most infamous cults through real stories and extensive research. Understand the motives of charismatic leaders and their followers and learn why these dangerous organizations arise and eventually crumble.