Heaven's Gate Cult A Biography March 26, 1997, Rancho Santa Fe, CA: 39 members of the Heaven's Gate Cult commit the largest mass suicide on US soil Just Five weeks later, May 13, 1997, Atlanta, GA: Another cult member, another suicide. This time it's personal From Piney D Press Paperback " Deb Simpson’s familial voices ring with authenticity, call out to us from the pages of Closing the Gate, and pull the reader into the midst of a deeply troubled family where Simpson’s conversational tone insists that we pay attention. She writes with great courage and honesty in examining Jimmy’s plight: his dream of a place to call home, his tumble into the world of a cult, and the inevitable downward spiral that his lonely life takes. She causes us to examine and reflect on the crucial developmental years and every child’s yearning to belong." Susan Ashley Michael, author of Crossing The Bridge of Sighs Toys in the Sand: Recovering Childhood Memories in Lakeville, Massachusetts