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In the early morning hours of October 5, 1994, firefighters were called to a farm just outside of a tiny village in Switzerland.

A barn and a garage were completely engulfed in flames.

They battled the blaze for over four and a half hours before getting it under control.

Amazingly, a farmhouse that was also on the property was untouched by the fire.

When police went inside to look around, they made a gruesome discovery.

The owner of the house, a 73-year-old man, was dead in his bed with a bag over his head

and a bullet wound to the skull.

What police found next shocked them even more.

They discovered a hidden entrance to a secret room, also untouched by the flames.

Inside the room, they found bodies dressed in ceremonial robes arranged in a circle on the

floor.

As they continued to search, they found more bodies in other rooms, and that was just the

beginning.

I'm Kathy Kinsora, and for the next few episodes of History of the 90s, we're looking back

at Doomsday Cults and their rise to infamy in the years leading up to the new millennium.

In part one, we uncover a religious sect with branches in Canada, Switzerland, and France.

Its members included politicians, journalists, executives, and police officers.

We'll look at how members hoping to start a new life

instead found horrific and tragic ends. This is the little-known story of the Order of the Solar Temple.

The 90s were a tumultuous time.

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