News

News stories (newspapers and newsmagazines) about the OTS, sorted by year and outlet. Includes related topics (e.g. ORT, Jacques Breyer).

1957

Gazette de Lausanne

• "Livres reçus" [Books received]. Gazette de Lausanne (in Swiss French). No. 295. 14 December 1957. p. 17 – via Le Temps Archives.

1959

L'Impartial

• "Un mariage de champions: Edith Bonlieu s'appellera désormais Mme Vuarnet" [A marriage of champions: Edith Bonlieu will henceforth be called Mme Vuarnet]. L'Impartial (in Swiss French). Year LXXVIII, no. 24830. La Chaux-de-Fonds. 14 November 1959. p. 25. ISSN 1053-3222 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

1971

Journal de Genève

• Livio, Antonio (4 September 1971). "Août des surprises: Avignon dansé" [August surprises: Avignon danse]. Journal de Genève (in Swiss French). No. 206. p. 17 – via Le Temps Archives.

Tribune de Lausanne - Le Matin

• Livio, Antoine (13 September 1971). "Dans à Avignon: bilan positif" [In Avignon: positive results]. Tribune de Lausanne - Le Matin (in Swiss French). No. 256. p. 19 – via Scriptorium.

1973

24 heures

• "L'Ordre rénové du temple" [The Renewed Order of the Temple]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 152. Lausanne. 6 June 1973. p. 28 – via Scriptorium.

Feuille d'avis et journal du district d'Avenches

• "Ordre renove du temple" [Renewed Order of the Temple]. Feuille d'avis et journal du district d'Avenches (in Swiss French). No. 19. 13 March 1973. p. 3 – via Scriptorium.

Tribune de Lausanne - Le Matin

• "L'Ordre rénové du temple" [The Renewed Order of the Temple]. Tribune de Lausanne - Le Matin (in Swiss French). No. 166. Lausanne. 15 June 1973 p. 4 – via Scriptorium.
• "L'Ordre rénové du temple" [The Renewed Order of the Temple]. Le Matin Tribune (in Swiss French). No. 249. Lausanne. 6 September 1973. p. 6 – via Scriptorium.

1976

Construire

• Vallery, Serge (18 February 1976). "Interview de Michel Tabachnik: Création de 2 nouveaux orchestres en France" [Interview with Michel Tabachnik: Creation of 2 new orchestras in France]. Construire. Year 31, no. 7. Zurich. p. 6. ISSN 0010-7034 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

Journal de Genève

• "Conférences" [Conferences]. Journal de Genève (in Swiss French). No. 287. 8 December 1976. p. 15 – via Le Temps Archives.

1977

Journal du Jura

• "L'antenne est a vous: L'Ordre rénové du temple" [The antenna is yours: The Renewed Order of the Temple]. Journal du Jura (in Swiss French). No. 221. Biel/Bienne. 21 September 1977. p. 22 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

1980

Journal de Genève

• "Conférences" [Conferences]. Journal de Genève (in Swiss French). No. 273. 21 November 1980. p. 31 – via Le Temps Archives.

Nouvelle revue de Lausanne

• G., F. (20 November 1980). "Un alchimiste dans la cité! Jacques Breyer et les correspondances naturelles" [An alchemist in the city! Jacques Breyer and natural correspondences]. Journal de Genève (in Swiss French). No. 271. p. 2 – via Scriptorium.

1983

24 heures

• "L'Ordre rénové du temple" [The Renewed Order of the Temple]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 38. Lausanne. 15 February 1983. p. 37 – via Scriptorium.

1984

Gazette officielle du Québec

• "Permis de faire affaires" [Business license]. Gazette officielle du Québec (in Canadian French). Year 116, no. 10. 10 March 1984. p. 978 – via BAnQ numérique.

Journal de Genève

• Fo., C. (10 December 1984). "Santé : les recettes d'un médecin homéopathe" [Health: recipes from a homeopathic doctor]. Journal de Genève (in Swiss French). No. 289. p. 12 – via Le Temps Archives.

1985

24 heures

• "Le docteur Luc Jouret" [Dr. Luc Jouret]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 60. Lausanne. 13 March 1985. p. 20 – via Scriptorium.

1986

Nouvelle revue de Lausanne

• Thévoz, Philippe (19 April 1986). "Conférence de l'homéopathe Luc Jouret: «La terre malade de l'homme»" [Conference by homeopath Luc Jouret: "The earth is sick of man"]. Nouvelle revue de Lausanne (in Swiss French). No. 118. p. 11 – via Scriptorium.

1987

24 heures

• M., S. (22 March 1987). "Unis depuis les origines: «Amour et biologie»" [United since the beginning: "Love and biology"]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 67. Lausanne. p. 24 – via Scriptorium.

L'Express

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

• Givord, Christiane (27 October 1987). "Un docteur et «sa» guerison: La foi difficile" [A doctor and "his" cure: Difficult faith]. L'Express (in Swiss French). No. 250. Neuchâtel. p. 23 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

Radio TV8

• Depoisier, Claude (12 March 1987). "La quête tous terrains de Luc Jouret" [Luc Jouret's off-road quest]. Radio TV8 (in Swiss French). Lausanne. p. 68 – via Scriptorium.

1993

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1994

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1995

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1996

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1997

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1998

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1999

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2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2007

France Soir

• "Alain Vuarnet : "La justice a fait fausse route"" [Alain Vuarnet: "Justice has taken a wrong turn"]. France Soir. (in French). Paris. 1 October 2007. ISSN 0182-5860. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007.

Le Monde

• Roux, Marie-Aude (8 November 2007). "Michel Tabachnik : "Je me sens un peu comme un miraculé"" [Michel Tabachnik: "I feel a bit like a miracle worker"]. Le Monde (in French). Paris. ISSN 0395-2037.

2008

La Gruyère

• Julan, Sébastien (1 April 2008). "André Piller à la retraite: Le juge qui s'instruit encore" [André Piller retires: The judge who's still learning]. La Gruyère (in Swiss French). Year 127, no. 39. Bulle. p. 20 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

Le Monde

• F., G. (17 April 2008). "Les mystères sanglants de l'OTS" [The Bloody Mysteries of the OTS]. Le Monde (in French).

2009

ClassiqueNews

• Bataille, Stéphanie (4 February 2009). "Michel Tabachnik: Autour du Sacre du printemps (Stravinsky) Paris, Cité de la musique. Jeudi 26 février 2009 à 20h". ClassiqueNews. *M*

Le Journal du Dimanche

• Trapier, Patrice (20 July 2009). "Lionel Duroy, d'autres vies que la sienne" [Lionel Duroy, lives other than his own]. Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Paris. ISSN 0242-3065.

Slate

• Beam, Christopher (28 October 2009). "Cult Busters". Slate.*M*

Le Temps

• Atmani, Mehdi (7 December 2009). "«Les cantons sous-estiment les peurs de la population face aux religions»" ["Cantons underestimate people's fear of religion"]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*

2010

La Liberté

• Sieber, Pierre-André (26 January 2010). "Des zones d'ombre en série, 15 ans après" [Gray areas, 15 years on]. La Liberté (in Swiss French). No. 96. Fribourg. p. 9. ISSN 1660-2293 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

The Scotsman

• Gani, Cynthia (20 April 2010). "Did Grace Kelly have links with a secret cult?" The Scotsman. 28 March 2010.

Le Télégramme

• "Les loisirs du dimanche" [Sunday leisure]. Le Télégramme (in French). 12 December 2010. *M*

Le Temps

• Gani, Cynthia (20 April 2010). "Etude du fait religieux: Genève rejoint le troupeau des autres cantons" [Religious studies: Geneva joins the herd of other cantons]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*

2011

La Dépêche du Midi

• "Gilles Bouleau pour remplacer Harry Roselmack ? (VIDEO)" [Gilles Bouleau to replace Harry Roselmack? (VIDEO)]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Toulouse. 15 March 2011. ISSN 0181-7981.

Le Matin

• Sonia, Arnal (21 August 2011). "Breivik n'est pas le seul passionné de Templiers" [Breivik is not the only Templar enthusiast]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). No. 232. Lausanne. p. 69. ISSN 1018-3736 – via Scriptorium.

La Opinión de Tenerife

• Herrero, Antonio (4 January 2011). "Tres sectas destructivas campan en Tenerife" [Three destructive cults in Tenerife]. La Opinión de Tenerife (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 January 2011.

Telerama

• Macassar, Gilles (23 April 2011). "La Mer, Nocturnes...Claude Debussy - Brussels Philharmonic, dir. Michel Tabachnik". Telerama (in French). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. *M*

Valeurs actuelles

• Gaetner, Gilles (29 August 2011). "Enigmes criminelles : massacre au Temple solaire" [Criminal mysteries: massacre at the Solar Temple]. Valeurs actuelles (in French).

2012

Le Journal de Québec

• Saillant, Nicolas (19 March 2012). "Un troisième suicide collectif annoncé" [A third mass suicide announced]. Le Journal de Québec (in Canadian French). Quebec City. ISSN 0839-1106.
• Saillant, Nicolas (19 March 2012). "René Perreault : « Une maison comme les autres »" [René Perreault: "A house like any other"]. Le Journal de Québec (in Canadian French). Quebec City. ISSN 0839-1106.
• "Deux Salons plus grands que jamais" [Two exhibitions bigger than ever]. Le Journal de Québec (in Canadian French). 21 March 2012. Quebec City. ISSN 0839-1106. *M*

Le Temps

• Parvex, Marie (26 January 2012). "La justice défend sa vision de l’affaire Luca" [Justice defends its view of the Luca affair]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*
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TIME

• Pollak, Sorcha (5 December 2012). "Safe Haven from the Mayan Apocalypse? Sorry, We’re Closed". TIME. *M*

TVA Nouvelles

• "Il y a 15 ans: le drame de Saint-Casimir" [15 years ago: the Saint-Casimir tragedy]. TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). Montreal. 19 March 2012.
• Saillant, Nicolas (19 March 2012). "«Je n'en veux pas à mes parents»" ["I don't blame my parents"]. TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). Montreal.
• "Imprévisible selon le coroner" [Unpredictable, says coroner]. TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). Montreal. 20 March 2012.

2013

Le Matin

• "La tragédie de l'OTS hante toujours les mémoires" [The OTS tragedy still haunts memories]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). Lausanne. ats. 4 October 2014. ISSN 1018-3736. *M*

The New York Times

• Wilson, Cintra (3 November 2013). "Royal Smackdown". The New York Times ISSN 0362-4331. *M*

2014

L'Hebdo

• "«Sirius»: Corps dansés" ["Sirius": Dancing bodies] (in Swiss French). L'Hebdo. 5 June 2014. no. 23. p. 77 – via Scriptorium.

La Liberté

• Francey, Delphine (2 October 2014). "Ce drame qui a marqué à jamais Cheiry" [A tragedy that left an indelible mark on Cheiry]. La Liberté (in Swiss French). Fribourg.

Le Matin

• Duby, Valérie (1 February 2013). "Encore une personnalité qui part au MCG" [Another personality who leaves for the MCG]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). Lausanne. ISSN 1018-3736.

La Presse

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Teisceira-Lessard, Philippe (3 October 2014). "Le Québec, terre fertile pour les dérives sectaires" [Quebec, fertile ground for sectarian abuses]. La Presse (in Canadian French).
• Teisceira-Lessard, Philippe (4 October 2014). "Survivre à l'OTS" [Surviving the OTS]. La Presse (in Canadian French).

RTL

• Pradel, Jacques (19 September 2014). Il y a 20 ans : l'Organisation du Temple Solaire [20 years ago: the Solar Temple Organization]. RTL (in French).

SWI swissinfo

• "The 1994 Solar Temple cult deaths in Switzerland". SWI swissinfo. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019.

Le Temps

• Gogniat, Valère (23 May 2014). "Plongée sanglante dans l'histoire de Toulouse" [A bloody dive into Toulouse's history]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*

2015

Le Dauphiné libéré

• Masliah, Denis (22 December 2015). "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). Grenoble. ISSN 0220-8261.

Espace de libertés

• Cohen-Grillet, Philippe (May 2015). "Les sanglants fantômes du Temple solaire" [The Bloody Ghosts of the Solar Temple]. Espace de libertés (in French). No. 439.

Paris Match

• Jouannet, Julien (23 December 2015). "Une secte a brisé ma famille. Par Alain Vuarnet. - Temple solaire" [A sect broke my family. By Alain Vuarnet. - Solar Temple]. Paris Match (in French).

Le Temps

• Genecand, Marie-Pierre (12 January 2015). "La mort sur fond de ragoût de porc" [Death over pork stew]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*
• Favre, Alexis (22 September 2015). "Affaire Yves Bouvier: le choc des ténors" [Yves Bouvier affair: a clash of tenors]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*

2016

Le Matin

• Duby, Valérie (6 April 2016). "Porte ouverte aux intégristes!" [Open door to fundamentalists!]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). Lausanne. ISSN 1018-3736. *M*

Le nouvel Economiste

• "Justice à l’étouffée" [Justice under wraps]. Le nouvel Economiste (in French). 24 June 2016.

Radio Canada International

• Parent, Stéphane (2 August 2016). "Sur les traces de ces sectes qui se cachent au Canada" [On the trail of the cults hiding in Canada]. Radio Canada International.

Le Temps

• Bonner, Sylvie (18 March 2016). "A Lyon, l’humanité se chante à l'Opéra" [In Lyon, humanity sings at the Opéra]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*

TIME

• Dockterman, Eliana (30 March 2016). "7 Real Cults You Should Know About Before You Watch The Path". TIME.

2017

Associated Press

• "Skier Jean Vuarnet, who struck gold with tuck position, dies". Associated Press. 2 January 2017.
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• "Jean Vuarnet dies at 83, Olympic champion was first to use metal skis and tuck position". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 2 January 2017.

CNN

• Ramsay, George (4 January 2017). "Jean Vuarnet: Skiing pioneer dies aged 83". CNN.

The Daily Telegraph

• Donnelly, Marea (4 January 2017). "Love born on mountain tops perished in 'the pit of hell'". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. ISSN 1836-0203. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024.

Le Dauphiné libéré

• Masliah, Denis (2 August 2017). "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).

The Jewish Chronicle

• Frazer, Jenni (25 August 2017). "Princess Diana: Twenty years on, and the theories multiply". The Jewish Chronicle. London. ISSN 0021-633X.

Le Journal de Québec

• Paquet, Daniel (25 March 2017). "1994 - Les massacres de l’Ordre du Temple solaire" [1994 - The massacres of the Order of the Solar Temple]. Le Journal de Québec (in Canadian French).

The New York Times

• Sandomir, Richard (3 January 2017). "Jean Vuarnet, a Downhill Skiing Innovator, Dies at 83". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

TVA Nouvelles

• "Il y a 20 ans, le drame de Saint-Casimir" [20 years ago, the Saint-Casimir tragedy]. TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). Montreal. 19 April 2017.

Women's Wear Daily

• Sidell, Misty White; Foreman, Katya (4 January 2017). "Jean Vuarnet, eyewear icon and champion skier, dies at 83". Women's Wear Daily. New York City. ISSN 0043-7581.

2018

France Bleu

• Demagny, Xavier (25 August 2018). "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 cult members found dead in Isère]. France Bleu (in French).

Le Matin

• Cochard, Catherine (14 March 2018). "«Un gourou a une force de séduction colossale»" ["A guru has a colossal power of seduction"]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). Lausanne. ISSN 1018-3736.
• Emeri, Evelyne (22 August 2018). "OTS: «Jo Di Mambro est le mal absolu, le salaud total»" [OTS: "Jo Di Mambro is the ultimate evil, the ultimate bastard"]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). Lausanne. ISSN 1018-3736.

Le Monde

• Sotinel, Thomas (20 July 2018). "TV – « Ondes de choc » : tétralogie sanglante chez les Helvètes" [TV – "Shock Waves": Bloody tetralogy among the Swiss]. Le Monde (in French). Paris. ISSN 0395-2037.

Radio Canada International

• Montgomery, Marc (4 October 2018). "History Canada: October 4,1994: An international cult tragedy begins". Radio Canada International.

Le Temps

• Duplan, Antoine (20 February 2018). "Les fers de lance du cinéma romand s’attaquent au fait divers" [The spearheads of French-speaking cinema take on crime stories]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*
• Duplan, Antoine (20 February 2018). "Du cinéma à la TV: quatre questions aux réalisateurs d'«Ondes de choc»" [From cinema to TV: four questions to the "Ondes de choc" directors]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*
• Lecomte, Christian (31 October 2018). "Philip Jaffé: mémoires de l'enfant toxique" [Philip Jaffé: memories of the toxic child]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*

2019

104.7 Outaouais

• Boucher, Claude (4 October 2019). "Ordre du temple solaire: ça fait 25 ans" [Order of the Solar Temple: 25 years on]. 104.7 Outaouais (in Canadian French).

24 heures

• Jubin, Sébastien (4 October 2019). "Qui sont les protagonistes de l'Ordre du temple solaire?" [Who are the protagonists of the Order of the Solar Temple?]. 24 heures (in Swiss French).

blue News

• "Drame de l'Ordre du temple solaire: c'était il y a 25 ans" [Tragedy of the Order of the Solar Temple: 25 years ago]. blue News (in Swiss French). ATS. 2 October 2019.

Ici Radio-Canada Première

• "La fin tragique de la secte de l'Ordre du Temple solaire" [The tragic end of the cult of the Order of the Solar Temple]. Aujourd'hui l'histoire (in Canadian French). Ici Radio-Canada Première. 20 August 2019.

Le Matin

• "Le drame de l'Ordre du temple solaire a 25 ans" [The Order of the Solar Temple drama turns 25]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). Lausanne. ats. 4 October 2019. ISSN 1018-3736.

Paris Match

• Bizot, Arnaud (7 August 2019). "Luc Jouret, le boucher des Templiers - Les gourous de l'Apocalypse" [Luc Jouret, the butcher of the Templars - Gurus of the Apocalypse]. Paris Match (in French).

SWI swissinfo

• "Drame de l’OTS à Salvan et Cheiry: 25 ans après" [Tragedy of the OTS: 25 years later]. SWI swissinfo (in Swiss French). Keystone-ATS. 2 October 2019.

Rhône FM

• Schurch, Thomas (4 October 2019). "Temple Solaire à Salvan : 25 ans après, un chalet de luxe sur les lieux du massacre" [Solar Temple in Salvan: 25 years later, a luxury chalet on the site of the massacre]. Rhône FM (in Swiss French). Sion.

Le Temps

• Nussbaum, Virginie (30 January 2019). "Embrassons notre part d’ombre, plutôt que d’en avoir honte" [Let's embrace our dark side, rather than be ashamed of it]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*
• Sprenger, Anne-Sylvie/Protestinfo (26 August 2019). "«Le fait religieux? La boîte noire de l’enseignement»" ["Religious facts? The black box of teaching"]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*

Toronto Sun

• Hunter, Brad (5October 2019) "SOLAR TEMPLE MASSACRE: Mystery endures 25 years later". Toronto Sun.

2020

Le Matin

• "Fribourg fête les 100 ans de sa police de sûreté" [Fribourg celebrates 100 years of its security police]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). Lausanne. ats. 15 January 2020. ISSN 1018-3736.

New Idea

• "Order of the Solar Temple, Switzerland". New Idea – via PressReader. 16 November 2020.

Le Temps

• Revello, Sylvia; Zugravu, Laure Lugon (11 May 2020). "Les complotistes s'enflamment autour du coronavirus" [Conspiracy theorists flare up over coronavirus]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.*M*

2021

CBS News

• Fieldstadt, Elisha (30 June 2021). "The most terrifying cults in history" CBS News.

RTL

• Willemet, Constance; Richard, Jean-Alphonse (16 December 2021). Secte de l'Ordre du Temple Solaire : l'emprise avant les massacres [Order of the Solar Temple cult: the influence before the massacres]. RTL (in French).
• Willemet, Constance; Richard, Jean-Alphonse (23 December 2021). "Ordre du Temple Solaire : comment Édith et Patrick Vuarnet se sont retrouvés sous emprise de la secte" [Order of the Solar Temple: how Edith and Patrick Vuarnet came under the cult's spell]. RTL (in French).
• Richard, Jean-Alphonse; Zafimehy, Marie (30 December 2021). Secte de l'Ordre du Temple Solaire : 74 morts... et pas de coupable [Order of the Solar Temple cult: 74 dead... and no culprit]. RTL (in French).

Le Temps

• Lecomte, Christian (14 June 2021). "Sophia Cantinotti et sa grande revue de presse d’un siècle au Vieux-Pays" [Sophia Cantinotti and her great press review of a century in the Old Country]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967. *M*
• Skjellaug, Aïna (8 September 2021). "«L'illustré», ce panthéon bienveillant" ["L'illustré", that benevolent pantheon]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. *M*

2022

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2023

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2024

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other

The Vancouver Sun

note - this is about a completely unrelated canadian cult also called the solar temple. life is weird.
• Bouchette, Bob (2 November 1925). "'My Life In Solar Temple': Mrs. Blumberger's Own Story; Woman's Strange Tale of Vancouver Cult". The Sunday Sun. Vol. XCII. no. 47. Vancouver. p. 1, 21. – via Newspapers.com.
• Mackie, John (29 October 2021). "This Week in History, 1935: A 'religious cult' run by 'a charlatan' bamboozles a wealthy housewife". The Vancouver Sun.