Vercors Massacre

The Vercors Massacre was a mass murder that occurred on December 15 or 16, 1995, at Vercors Massif near Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes, France. Two members of the cult the Order of the Solar Temple killed 14 members of the sect and themselves.

Vercors Massacre
LocationVercors Massif near Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes, France
DateDecember 15 or 16, 1995
WeaponsTwo .22 caliber rifles, two .357 Magnum revolvers, gasoline
Deaths16 (including 2 perpetrators)
Perpetrators
  • Jean-Pierre Lardanchet
  • André Friedli

Massacre

On the night of December 15-16, 1995, at Vercors Massif near the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes, 16 members of the Order of the Solar Temple committed suicide. 14 people, including three children, took sedative pills, put plastic bags on their heads and lay in a circle, feet in the middle of the circle. Then Jean-Pierre Lardanchet and André Friedli shot each member in the head one by one with two .22 caliber rifles. Two women who were mothers of children had broken skulls. After that, they put firewood on the bodies, poured gasoline and set it on fire. Then they both shot themselves in the head with two .357 Magnum revolvers and swam into the flames. Their bodies were found on December 23, 1995. Their goal was the soul's journey to the Sirius.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Demagny, Xavier (2018-08-25). "VIDÉO - Histoires criminelles : l'Ordre du temple solaire, 16 membres d'une secte retrouvés morts en Isère" [VIDEO - Crime stories: the Order of the Solar Temple, 16 sect members found dead in Isère]. France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. Masliah, Denis (2017-08-03). "Il y a 22 ans, le massacre de l'Ordre du temple solaire" [22 years ago, the massacre of the Order of the Solar Temple]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  3. Masliah, Denis (2015-12-23). "Ordre du temple solaire : il y a vingt ans, l'apocalypse" [Order of the Solar Temple: twenty years ago, the apocalypse]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  4. Gaetner, Gilles (2011-08-29). "Enigmes criminelles : massacre au Temple solaire" [Criminal enigmas: massacre at the Solar Temple]. Valeurs actuelles (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  5. Carrera, Tolita (2006-10-25). "195. Ordre du temple solaire : un expert raconte l'horreur de la tuerie" [195. Order of the Solar Temple: an expert recounts the horror of the massacre]. Centre Contre les Manipulations Mentales (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. "Le chef d'orchestre à nouveau sur le banc des accusés" [Conductor back in the dock]. La Libre Belgique (in French). 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2020-07-29.


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