I had no idea that Nichelle Nichols' brother, Thomas Nichols, was one of the Heavens Gate Cult mass suicide victims.
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Nichols' younger brother, Thomas, was a member of the Heaven's Gate cult. He died on March 26, 1997, in the cult's mass suicide that purposely coincided with the passing of Comet Hale–Bopp. A member for 20 years, he frequently identified himself as Nichelle's brother in promotional materials released by the cult.
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