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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1994

Page

2

Investigators piece together cults chaotic last moments

Investigators outline the cults brutal end at a Cheiry farm where 23 bodies were found among 48 in Switzerland. Autopsies show multiple gunshot wounds, hooded heads, plastic bags and carbon monoxide from fire suggesting chaotic slaughter before arson. Some may have died by their own action or by homicide.

Piller Joseph di Mambro Luc Jouret di Mambro France Switzerland Canada Toulon

Swiss cultists dine at gourmet restaurant before mass deaths

In Geneva area, thirteen members of a doomsday cult dined quietly at the St Christophe restaurant near Bex before a mass murder at a farmhouse and chalets near Geneva. Mastermind Joseph di Mambro, his wife and daughter were among them. the group showed subdued behavior and avoided alcohol, with many picking at food and skipping dessert. Police issued warrants for di Mambro and Luc Jouret. 48 bodies were later found in Switzerland and five in Canada.

Geneva Christiane Capelli Canada di Mambro Luc Jouret Umberto Timmoneri Hotel Bonivard Veytaux-Montreaux Switzerland Joseph di Mambro

Saudi seeks Kuwait support as Iraqi build nears border

Saudi Arabia confirmed support for Kuwait amid Iraqi troop movements toward Kuwait's frontier. Gulf military chiefs weighed responses to a possible invasion while up to 60,000 Iraqi troops were deployed near the border. A Saudi spokesman condemned the buildup and pledged Saudi protection, with Prince Saud al Faisal stating U S warplanes could use Saudi airports for actions against Iraq.

Riyadh Saudi Arabia Kuwait Emirate Gulf Arab States Iraq Baghdad Saud al-Faisal U.S

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