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Nike Decades

The Heaven’s Gate Nikes and the Sneakerheads Who Collect Them

The shoes worn by the cultists were part of a bland budget line produced by Nike called Decades. According to a Sole Collector article that spoke with Mark and Sarah King, former Heaven’s Gate members who keep the cult’s turn-of-the-millennium website operational to this day, Heaven’s Gate founder Marshall Applewhite purchased the sneakers primarily because he liked their look and was “able to get a good deal” on them by buying in bulk.