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In preparation for their suicide, male members of the cult underwent castration, and drank citrus juices to ritually cleanse their body of impurities. In the wake of the cult's suicide, some attributed the cult's ability to attract new members on the growth of the Internet. (The cult earned money by providing their services as professional web page designers.) The thirty-nine bodies of the cult members were found in a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California on March 26, 1997. Their suicide, conducted in shifts, was accomplished by ingestion of phenobarbital and vodka. A video of the bodies, covered neatly with purple blankets and wearing brand new Nikelogo Nike, Inc. NYSE) started with sports shoes and now produces equipment for almost every imaginable sport, as well as a range of clothing, school supplies, and other products. The company took its name from the Greek goddess of victory, Nike. The popul sneakers, was shown repeatedly during the media coverage following the suicides.
See also: Cult suicideCult suicide is that phenomenon by which some religious groups, in this context often referred to as " cults", have led to their membership committing suicide. Sometimes all members commit suicide at the same time and place. Groups which have done this in