EVIO Creative Presents: Taboo Treasures - Heavenly Sneakers

The Devil Within

EVIO Creative

True Crime

3.2 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Show Notes: In 1997, the world was stunned by the mass suicide of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult in San Diego. But one detail stood out in every photo of that tragic scene—the matching black Nike Decade sneakers on each body. In this episode of Taboo Treasures, we explore how these now-infamous shoes became a dark symbol of the cult’s final ritual. We trace the origins of Heaven’s Gate, led by Marshall Applewhite, the apocalyptic beliefs tied to the Hale-Bopp comet, and the eerie details of that last night—right down to the poisoned applesauce. 🎧 Press play and step inside one of the most disturbing intersections of commerce, culture, and cult history. 📩 Got a lead or story idea? Email us at [email protected] ✅ Follow us on Instagram: @taboo_treasures ✅ Don’t forget to rate and review Taboo Treasures wherever you listen. #TabooTreasures #HeavensGate #NikeDecade #CultArtifacts #DarkHistory #MacabreCollectibles #TrueCrimePodcast #OccultHistory #InfamousObjects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Brandon. I'm excited to share something new with you. We're launching a brand new
0:05.7	podcast called Taboo Treasures, a show that dives into the world's most macabreesome, controversial, and infamous artifacts,
0:13.7	and the dark stories behind them. The first few episodes will appear right here in The Devil Within Feet,
0:20.3	but if you like what you hear,
0:22.0	please follow Taboo Treasures on its own feed wherever you get your podcasts. It's the first of
0:28.1	several new shows from our newly formed EVO Creative Podcast Network. And your support means
0:34.8	everything as we build these new titles.
0:39.5	So thank you so much for listening.
0:42.2	And right out of the gate, we've got a banger. Please enjoy episode one of taboo treasures, heavenly sneakers.
0:50.5	If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please reach out immediately to the suicide prevention lifeline at 800273-8255 or text the word home to the crisis text line at 741-741.
1:17.0	These services are free and confidential.
1:20.5	This series contains adult language and depictions of graphic violence.
1:24.4	Listener discretion is advised.
1:27.7	Hey, Jeff, what was the first pair of sneakers you had when you were a kid?
1:32.6	Pretty much these, the ones I'm wearing right now, is always a Converse kid.
1:36.7	Did you wear high tops or low tops?
1:39.1	In those days, high tops. I had white high tops.
1:42.2	And these ones you're wearing now are actually converse, low top, black ones.
1:48.1	Don't they hurt your feet?
1:50.0	Yeah, actually they do.
1:51.3	But if you put arch supports in them, they're fine.
1:53.8	I think the ones I have are Dr. Scholes.
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