Rio DiAngelo says he still feels the presence of the cult's charismatic leader 25 years later.
The anonymous caller was Rio DiAngelo, a surviving member who left the group after three years and was to stay behind and tell the world about the group's story."I was always looking for answers, looking for purpose in my life," said DiAngelo."I loved these people ... it meant everything to me."DiAngelo first spoke to ABC News' Diane Sawyer in 1997.
At a moment in his life when he was depressed, hearing voices in his head and having apocalyptic visions, he met Nettles. She was a nurse and mother of four children. She had already believed in UFOs and astrology prior to meeting Applewhite. Applewhite and Nettles told their followers that the human body was a"vehicle" to carry their soul and that the savior had returned in the human form of Applewhite, who was called"Do."
Now nearly 25 years later, DiAngelo reflected on where his life is now. He says he still feels the presence of Applewhite and Nettles.Image of Heaven's Gate cult taken from a home video in the 1990s."I tried to get a job and people would not hire me because they thought I was part of some crazy thing. And so it's really a matter of choice for me to get along with my career, my life, just so people would not look at me," said DiAngelo.
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