This month, we’re featuring mini episodes from our hit podcast Cults: Throughout the mid-1980s and ‘90s, Di Mambro and Jouret convinced followers that the apocalypse was near—but salvation could still be found. They ultimately triggered three mass suicides as members “transitioned” into spiritual enlightenment through purification… of fire.

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