10 Facts About Bonnie Nettles

Bonnie Nettles was born on August 29,1927, and raised in Houston, Texas, into a Baptist family.

Bonnie Nettles visited multiple fortunetellers who told her that she was to meet a mysterious man who was tall with light hair and a fair complexion, descriptions which were fairly close to Marshall Applewhite's appearance.

Bonnie Nettles met Marshall Applewhite in March 1972, though where they met is uncertain.

Bonnie Nettles claimed to have communicated with aliens about the Next Level and told Applewhite to tell their followers.

Many events passed in creation of the Heaven's Gate group and the formation of its core members, with Bonnie Nettles continuing to act as the interpreter of signs and the mystic of the group.

Bonnie Nettles stated that the doctor was ignorant and believed, along with Applewhite, that she could not die, as they had to ascend together.

Bonnie Nettles died on June 19,1985, at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas.

Bonnie Nettles had her body cremated and her ashes were then spread upon a lake somewhere in Texas.

Applewhite explained to the group that Bonnie Nettles had left because her work was done on this level but that he himself still had more that he had to do.

Applewhite said that Bonnie Nettles would continue to help them from the Next Level.