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Morbid

The Heaven’s Gate Tragedy

22 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What happened on March 26, 1997, in Rancho Santa Fe?

0.031 - 5.097 Ash Kelley

hey weirdos i'm ash and i'm elena and this is morbid

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17.125 - 46.052 Ash Kelley

do you remember when i was really vulnerable last week and i told you i did a foot mask oh yes and then i said i was like afraid that my feet weren't gonna peel but i was afraid that they weren't gonna peel i'm gonna be really vulnerable again why are my feet still peeling yeah they're gonna go for a while i also did one a few days ago because you inspired me i inspired you oh my god i'm an influencer and mine have also started and it's great mikey mikey did one too debbie peel your feet

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48.057 - 66.846 Ash Kelley

Peel them off right now. Peel your feet. It's so good. It is. It's the best. My feet are peeling so much that I almost, God, this is horrible. Sorry for eating. But like, I'm like, do I do one again to like soften the parts that like aren't peeling as easily? Probably not. I would. I was met with a series of head shakes from across the room.

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66.986 - 68.749 Alaina Urquhart

Yeah. You don't want to overdo.

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68.729 - 87.275 Ash Kelley

you always go hard you gotta pull this one back one thing about me one thing about me is that i go hard yeah you don't want to like start giving your feet problems that would suck you know well yeah it's fun though do it is i suggest you do it do it you'll you'll feel brand new It's true. What's up with you, Red?

87.896 - 99.059 Alaina Urquhart

What's up with me? You can pre-order my book, The Butcher Legacy. Let's go. It's coming out August 11th and you can pre-order it on butcherlegacy.com. Or wherever books are sold. Exactly. You can get it anywhere.

99.32 - 103.528 Ash Kelley

I'm excited. Go get it. Pre-order it. Pre-order it. I'm going to start the series from the top.

Chapter 2: Who was Marshall Applewhite and what were his beliefs?

103.508 - 125.466 Ash Kelley

hell yeah started from the top because i haven't read well she i should say she's read them yeah you know i'm imagine you're like i'm gonna start reading them you're like i'm like i've actually just decided you're doing really good at this whole thing so i should give it a shot no i've read all of them and i was actually just about to say i'm restarting them to get ready for the third one because i have the third one haha

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125.446 - 141.448 Ash Kelley

But I haven't read Butcher and the Wren in a long time. I don't even know how many years because it was so long ago at this point. You just keep writing books. It's nuts. Writing books. So here. I'm restarting and I'm going to read them back to back to back. Yeah. And I'm really excited. I love that. The next two are thickies.

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141.768 - 142.389 Unknown

I'm excited.

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142.649 - 151.701 Ash Kelley

They are. They get exponentially thicker. It's funny because this book is released, but I was with you yesterday and I saw you typing something. I was typing something. I saw you typing something.

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151.721 - 163.985 Alaina Urquhart

I was typing a little something. What were you typing? I don't know. Maybe just a little something. Oh my God. Maybe. I don't know. That's crazy. Once one's done. Once one's done, you just type something else. Just start. Maybe something's brewing.

Chapter 3: What led to the mass suicide of Heaven's Gate members?

164.025 - 165.167 Alaina Urquhart

I don't know. Just type until you die.

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165.608 - 168.574 Ash Kelley

Exactly. That's what everybody wants from you. That's my motto. Type until you die.

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168.654 - 191.227 Alaina Urquhart

I will. Let's go. So somebody messaged me and said they liked the little, you know, how to make life feel a little less shitty, how it is right now, and a little more like romanticized or slowed down or just give you like little pockets. Of course, we, you know, one person was like, glad you're having a great year. Like, go fuck yourself. And I was like, that's what you got from that?

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192.288 - 206.536 Alaina Urquhart

You won't be romanticizing your moments. You're not romanticizing anything. Because that's clearly not what I'm saying. Romanticize your Instagram comments. Exactly. Clearly that's not what I'm saying. Romanticize my DMs. But for the most part, you guys have been digging it, which is awesome. Because I'm telling you, it helps a little.

206.636 - 206.876 Unknown

It does.

206.896 - 221.522 Alaina Urquhart

It helps a little. It helps take a little bit of the edge off of all the fuck shit that is happening because it is complete fuck shit. Fuck ice. Fuck. Fuck. But one thing I said I did was I watched Center Stage at like 5.30 in the morning the other morning.

Chapter 4: How did the police respond to the Heaven's Gate incident?

221.862 - 244.215 Alaina Urquhart

And it really set me up for a pretty fucking great day. So what did you watch the next day? Well, and then my little watch list was like, oh, girl, you like Center Stage at 5.30 in the morning? And I said, yeah, I do. And it said, here's some other little gems for you. What do we have? And of course, I mentioned this early, threw me, threw me, drive me crazy. Oh. And I said...

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244.195 - 271.165 Alaina Urquhart

banger all right let's give that a shot guys that banger movie that movie i haven't seen that movie in a long time a true underrated banger it's very of the time i need you to know that right now going in super but that's just where we are you know it is what it is too everything is of the time yeah and but drive me crazy was great that was the other it took me like two mornings to get that through that one

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271.145 - 273.87 Ash Kelley

Is Melissa Joan Hart in that? Yeah, of course she is. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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274.19 - 280.602 Alaina Urquhart

Yeah. She's great. Yep. And the next one I watched after that that I started watching, 10 Things I Hate About You.

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280.622 - 294.326 Ash Kelley

Oh! Yeah. 10 Things I Hate About You. I've seen where they're in the bleachers and it... Oh, ruin me. Heath Ledger forever. No, I'll cry right now. Oh, I'll sob on this podcast.

294.346 - 306.872 Alaina Urquhart

He is... He is just a king in that movie. And the next one I have on my list that I'm going to go to after finishing 10 Things I Hate About You is Can't Hardly Wait. Jennifer Lynn Hewitt.

308.135 - 308.576 Unknown

What happens?

308.596 - 309.056 Alaina Urquhart

Big party.

Chapter 5: What were the conditions inside the Heaven's Gate house?

309.457 - 313.521 Alaina Urquhart

Yeah, yeah, yeah. After graduation. Carlisle from Twilight is in it.

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314.362 - 318.247 Ash Kelley

What? Yeah, he plays the jock. Is fucking Seth Green in that?

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318.267 - 322.552 Alaina Urquhart

Yes, okay. He plays a wildly prominent character.

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322.973 - 325.075 Ash Kelley

And I think that's why I was like, I remember that movie.

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325.115 - 346.292 Alaina Urquhart

Wait a minute. That'll stay with you. But again, very of the time. So I know my watch list here is, it's like giving me a cue of like, oh, you like this. Like you're in that era. Yes. I'm telling you the nostalgia in the morning of these movies when I just am like doing things and I just put them on. Yeah. Don't have to sit down and like really like engross yourself in them. It's working.

346.452 - 346.853 Ash Kelley

I love that.

346.873 - 347.515 Alaina Urquhart

It's making me feel good.

347.735 - 348.257 Ash Kelley

That's great.

348.457 - 349.399 Alaina Urquhart

You know? Good for you.

Chapter 6: What psychological factors influenced the members of Heaven's Gate?

359.761 - 361.004 Ash Kelley

I saw your face and you were like, what are you saying?

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361.024 - 367.176 Alaina Urquhart

Because I thought at first you were saying my mornings, like I'm starting with Chinese, like I thought you were going to be like Chinese food. And I was like, this is different.

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367.496 - 371.284 Unknown

That would be, I wish I could start my mornings with Chinese food.

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371.264 - 389.845 Ash Kelley

I was like, wow. No, I'm on Chinese TikTok, Chinese Medicine TikTok. And they're giving you all these like little like bullet points of advice. And you should start your morning with hot water or something hot to like get your belly settled. Oh, I think I have seen that. Shit will change your life. Oh, I like that. I'm having a little hot water with lemon. I don't know.

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389.865 - 407.015 Ash Kelley

I rolled up here with my hot tea. Oh, good. I love it. First I had a hot water with lemon, then I had a hot tea. Look at that. The hot bevrosinos. You know, it's the little things. It is. Again, it's the little things. And you'll like this. I'm keeping my feet warm. Oh, yeah. As you should. You should not walk around the house barefoot, according to Chinese medicine. Never have been.

407.055 - 408.678 Ash Kelley

Never will be. Always did.

Chapter 7: How did the group's beliefs evolve over time?

409.3 - 425.268 Ash Kelley

Won't again. There you go. Look at these. Look at these. Yeah. I ordered these little bitties. They're grippy, so I don't fall on my butt. Yeah, I'm saying. It's good shit. So that's wellness with Alina and Ash. Yeah, so do those things. Crazy ox movies, fuzzy socks, and hot beverages.

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425.589 - 434.703 Alaina Urquhart

If I come up with anything else little that seems to work and make me feel good, I'll let you guys know because we're not gatekeeping happiness over here. Maybe I'll start eating Chinese food in the morning.

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435.043 - 457.192 Ash Kelley

Yeah. I'll let you know if it works. Exactly. We'll share it. I like your movie recommendations, though, so please continue watching ridiculous movies and telling us about them. Hell yeah. All right. I'm going to talk about something that is also nostalgic. No. No, it might be. Maybe to you. Yeah. I wasn't alive. No, I was. I was. I remember when this happened.

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Chapter 8: What was the aftermath of the Heaven's Gate tragedy?

457.212 - 470.5 Ash Kelley

Do you really? I mean, it was probably a pretty big deal. We're going to be talking about having skates. And if you were alive and functioning, this will be nostalgic. Unlike me, it will be nostalgic for you, I suppose. I don't know if you'll long for this time, but I don't know your life. So let's talk about it.

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471.021 - 491.215 Ash Kelley

In mid-March 1997, 43-year-old Richard Ford finally spoke out against Father Doe, who was known to the rest of the world as 65-year-old Marshall Applewhite. For over 20 years, he had been slowly building a following as the leader of Heaven's Gate, which was this religious cult. Their beliefs were...

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491.802 - 515.121 Ash Kelley

kind of a blend of Christianity, science fiction, and like New Age practices, but they were bonkers. Wow. Wow. Wow. By the mid-1990s, Marshall Applewhite had attracted over 40 men and women who were basically just fed up with their day-to-day lives, fed up with society. Ages in the group actually ranged all the way from people in their mid-20s to their early 70s.

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515.241 - 515.562 Unknown

Wow.

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515.582 - 538.414 Ash Kelley

So this was like a vast range of people. Yeah. Period. Period. Period. According to Marshall Applewhite, I remember this.

538.394 - 539.897 Alaina Urquhart

Well, it was like a huge thing.

539.957 - 543.384 Ash Kelley

It was a big fucking deal. It was like nuts. Yeah. I don't recall.

543.604 - 547.852 Alaina Urquhart

Yeah. I don't recall. I don't recall. We went out on the front lawn and we waited for it.

547.892 - 556.048 Ash Kelley

Did you? Yeah. I think I was still in Hawaii at that point. So I wasn't with you. Yeah. Unfortunately. You were not with us on the front lawn. I wish I had that experience with you. I'm bummed. It's pretty fun.

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