News

News stories about the OTS, sorted by year and outlet.

1994

BBC News

• "1994: Cult members die in 'mass suicide'". BBC News. 5 October 1994.

The Canberra Times

• "Australia link with Swiss doomsday cult". The Canberra Times. 9 October 1994. pp. 1–2. via Trove.

Chicago Tribune

• "Some In Cult Killed, Swiss Acknowledge". Chicago Tribune. New York Times News Service. 9 October 1994.
• "Body Of 1 Cult Leader Is Identified". Chicago Tribune. New York Times News Service. 10 October 1994.
• "Cult Guru Luc Jouret Among Dead". Chicago Tribune. 13 October 1994.
• Hirsley, Michael (21 October 1994) "Working In Secret, Cults Mask Danger". Chicago Tribune.
• "'Doomsday' Cult Arrests In France". Chicago Tribune. 13 December 1994.

Deseret News

• "Cult Leader Holds Clue To 53 Deaths". Deseret News. Associated Press. 12 October 1994.

Detroit Free Press

• "Slain baby believed to be the antichrist". The Detroit News and Free Press via Newspapers.com. Reuter. 20 November 1994. p. 9A.

Le Droit

• "Jouret aussi a péri" [Jouret also perished]. Le Droit via BAnQ numérique. Reuter. 14 October 1994. Year 82. No. 163. p. 1–2.

L'Hebdo

• "Les millions de l'Apocalypse" [The millions of the apocalypse]. L'Hebdo (in French). 13 October 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.

The Independent

• Doyle, Leonard (9 October 1994). "Body of Solar cult leader 'discovered in Switzerland'". The Independent.

Los Angeles Times

• Kraft, Scott (6 October 1994). "48 Die in Cult Murder-Suicide : Switzerland: Firefighters find 23 bodies in a remote farmhouse and 25 more in three Alps chalets. Victims were apparently members of a sect led by a fugitive Canadian.". Los Angeles Times.
• Stammer, Larry B. (6 October 1994). "Fatal Attractions: Experts See Link in How Some Cults Can Turn Killer". Los Angeles Times.
• Kraft, Scott (7 October 1994). "Letter Hints at Motives in Cult Murder-Suicide". Los Angeles Times.
• Meisler, Stanley (7 October 1994). "Cult Leader Shows History of Elusiveness". Los Angeles Times.
• Meisler, Stanley (8 October 1994). "Some Say Cult Had Replaced Leader : Quebec: Group’s treasurer says new chief died in Switzerland. Members who reportedly joined splinter group were also among victims.". Los Angeles Times.
• Kraft, Scott (8 October 1994). "Warrants Issued for Cult Chief, Aide; Officials Say They May Not Have Died : Switzerland: Police say the two men were seen before several fires erupted. Authorities raid houses, seize documents.". Los Angeles Times.
• "1 Cult Leader Identified Among 53 Dead; Fate of Other Still Unknown". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 11 October 1994.
• Barkun, Michael (12 October 1994). "An Apocalyptic Vision Finds a Logical, Tragic End : Religion: Solar Temple members foresaw environmental doom as the post-Cold War end.". Los Angeles Times.
• Kraft, Scott (13 October 1994). "COLUMN ONE : Sects Find Haven With Quiet Swiss : The tradition of privacy that made Switzerland a banking center has drawn more than 600 religious groups. But scholars note cult tragedies like the one last week could happen almost anywhere.". Los Angeles Times.
• "Swiss Police Identify Cult Leader's Body; Cause of Death Unknown". Los Angeles Times. 14 October 1994.
• Rapoport, David C. (17 October 1994). "If ‘the End Is Near,’ So Is Violence : Solar Temple: There have always been apocalyptic groups; the challenge is how we deal with them to prevent tragedy.". Los Angeles Times.
• Sipchen, Bob (1 November 1994). "COLUMN ONE : Tracking the Mystical Traveler : The church founded by John-Roger has sparked controversy over some of its teachings, now-defunct gala awards and a peace retreat near Santa Barbara. Now it is in the news because of Arianna Huffington.". Los Angeles Times. *M*
• "42 Linked to Swiss Cult Are Arrested". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 14 December 1994.
• "Role of Religious Right in GOP Sweep Called Top Story : Poll: Journalists surveyed picked Pope John Paul II as the biggest religion newsmaker of 1994.". Los Angeles Times. Religion News Service. 31 December 1994. *M*

Le Monde

• "L'enquête Sur Les Morts De L'ordre Du Temple Solaire La piste australienne" [The Investigation Into the Deaths of the Order of the Solar Temple The australian trail]. Le Monde (in French). 12 October 1994.

Newsweek

• "Mystery Of The Solar Temple". Newsweek. 16 October 1994.

The New York Times

• Riding, Alan (6 October 1994). "48 in Sect Are Killed in Grisly Ritual in Switzerland". The New York Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023.
• "A Secretive and Charismatic Cult Leader". The New York Times. 6 October 1994. p. A12.
• Niebuhr, Gustav (6 October 1994). "Victims in Mass Deaths Linked to Magical Sects". The New York Times. p. 12.
• Farnsworth, Clyde (6 October 1994). "Quebec Fire Kills 2; Linked to Cult in Switzerland". The New York Times. p. 12.
• "News Summary" The New York Times. 7 October 1994. p. 2.
• Niebuhr, Gustav (7 October 1994). "Leader of the Sect: 'New Age' Warped by Apocalyptic Visions". The New York Times. p. 11.
• Farnsworth, Clyde H. (7 October 1994). "3 More Bodies Are Discovered In Canada in Ritual Deaths". The New York Times. p. 10.
• Riding, Alan (7 October 1994). "Swiss Examine Conflicting Signs in Cult Deaths". The New York Times. p. 1.
• Riding, Alan (8 October 1994). "Swiss Authorities Seek Cult's 2 Top Leaders on Homicide Charges in Followers' Deaths". The New York Times. p. 6.
• Riding, Alan (9 October 1994). "A Preacher With a Dark Side Led Cultists to Swiss Chalets". The New York Times. p. 1.
• Niebuhr, Gustav (9 October 1994). "The World; A Passion to Know The End Is Nigh". The New York Times. p. 1.
• Cowell, Alan (9 October 1994). "Swiss Say Some Sect Members Found in Fires Were Murdered". The New York Times. p. 12.
• Cowell, Alan (10 October 1994). "Body Found in Swiss Chalet Identified as No. 2 Cult Leader". The New York Times. p. 2.
• Riding, Alan (11 October 1994). "Cult Leader In Swiss Case Still Missing". The New York Times. p. 6.
• "World News Briefs; Gun Linked to 2 Sites Of 48 Swiss Cult Deaths". The New York Times. 12 October 1994. p. 6.
• Knutson, Kristie E. (12 October 1994). "Not a Rosicrucian". The New York Times. p. 22.
• "World News Briefs; Body of Suspect Found Among Cultists". The New York Times. Reuters. 13 October 1994. p. 11.
• Riding, Alan (14 October 1994). "Swiss Say They've Identified Body of Solar Temple Leader". The New York Times. p. 1.
• Noll, Richard (15 October 1994)."The Rose, the Cross and the Analyst". The New York Times. p. 19.
• Riding, Alan (16 October 1994). "OCT. 9-15: Going to Their Doomsday; Leaders' Bodies Are Found, But Riddles Linger On". The New York Times. p. 2.
• Farnsworth, Clyde H. (16 October 1994). "Canada Seeks Money Trail Of Secret Cult". The New York Times. p. 21.
• Bernier, Olivier (20 October 1994). "Jung Had Nothing To Do With Cults". The New York Times. p. 26.
• Farnsworth, Clyde H. (20 November 1994). "Quebec Police Say Baby Was Target of Cult". The New York Times. p. 19.
• "World News Briefs; French Police Examining Cult Deaths Detain 42" The New York Times. Reuters. 14 December 1994. p. 6.

Le Nouvelliste

• "L'OTS a quitté les lieux" [The OTS has left the scene]. Le Nouvelliste (in Canadian French). Vol. 75, no. 18. 19 November 1994. pp. 1–2. via BAnQ numérique.

La Presse

• "Luc Jouret est mort lui aussi" [Luc Jouret is also dead]. La Presse via BAnQ numérique. 14 October 1994. Year 110. No. 334. p. 2.

Le Soir

• Lallemand, Alain; Guillaume, Alain; Metdepenningen, Marc (6 October 1994). "Secte Decimee:suicide Ou Assassinat Collectif? Luc Jouret,personnage Etrange,devenu Amer Au Quebec,secte Avait Infiltre..." [Sect Decimated: Suicide or Mass Murder? Luc Jouret, a strange character, turned bitter in Quebec, sect had infiltrated...]. Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 20 November 2023.

Der Spiegel

• "»Wir verlassen diese Erde«" ["We are leaving this earth"]. Der Spiegel (in German). no. 41. 9 October 1994.

Tampa Bay Times

• "Cult leader found dead; Swiss police still baffled". Tampa Bay Times. 14 October 1994.

TIME

• "Europe's Waco". TIME. 5 October 1994. ISSN 0040-781X.
• "Swisscultleader Found Dead Amid Ashes". TIME. 13 October 1994. ISSN 0040-781X.
• "The Week October 2-8: Doomsday Cult". TIME. 17 October 1994. Vol. 144, no. 16. p. 22. ISSN 0040-781X. (alt link)
• Lacayo, Richard (17 October 1994). "In the Reign of Fire". TIME. Vol. 144, no. 16. p. 59–60. ISSN 0040-781X. (alt link)
• "The Week October 9-15: One Answer, More Questions". TIME. 24 October 1994. Vol. 114, no. 17. p. 26. ISSN 0040-781X. (alt link)
• Serrill, Michael S. (24 October 1994). "Remains of the Day". TIME. Vol. 114, no. 17. p. 42. ISSN 0040-781X. (alt link)
• "Swiss Cult Arrests". TIME. 13 December 1994. ISSN 0040-781X.

UPI

• Huggins, Michael (5 October 1994). "Swiss find 48 bodies from sect suicide". UPI.
• "Police find two more bodies in sect home". UPI. 6 October 1994.
• Huggins, Michael (6 October 1994). "The Swiss authorities appeared convinced Thursday the 48 members...". UPI.
• "Three more bodies found in sect home". UPI. 7 October 1994.
• Huggins, Michael (7 October 1994). "Sect planned deaths at hotel meeting". UPI.
• Huggins, Michael (8 October 1994). "Some sect members murdered". UPI.
• Huggins, Michael (11 October 1994). "Swiss confirm two sect leaders dead". UPI.
• Huggins, Michael (12 October 1994). "Canada suspects dead, say Swiss". UPI.
• Huggins, Michael (13 October 1994). "Swiss police say cult boss Jouret dead". UPI.

The Village Voice

• Davis, Erik (25 October 1994). "Solar Temple Pilots: Reading the End Times with Luc Jouret". The Village Voice via techgnosis.com.

The Washington Post

• Trueheart, Charles (6 October 1994). "Gun Charges And Investigations Brought Notoriety To Cult In Quebec". The Washington Post.
• Drozdiak, William (6 October 1994). "48 Cult Followers Found Shot, Burned In Swiss Villages". The Washington Post.
• Drozdiak, William (7 October 1994). "Villagers Describe 'Tall And Handsome' Cult Leader". The Washington Post.
• Goodstein, Laurie (7 October 1994). "Villagers Describe 'Tall And Handsome' Cult Leader". The Washington Post.
• Drozdiak, William (7 October 1994). "Swiss Issue Arrest Warrants For Cult Leader And Associate". The Washington Post.
• Naughton, Philippe (8 October 1994). "Some Cultists Were Slain, Police Say". The Washington Post.
• Trueheart, Charles (13 October 1994). "Cult Leader's Body Found In Burned Chalet". The Washington Post.
• Laskas, Jeanne Marie (6 November 1994). "Predators and Prayers". The Washington Post.
• "42 Cult-Related Arrests". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 13 December 1994.

1995

Chicago Tribune

• "Spreading The Word On Cults". Chicago Tribune. 29 January 1995.
• "Swiss Search For 16 Cultists". Chicago Tribune. 22 December 1995.
• "15 From Cult Found Dead In Apparent Mass Suicide". Chicago Tribune. 24 December 1995.
• "French Find 16 Burned Bodies; Police Suspect A Doomsday Cult". Chicago Tribune. New York Times News Service. 24 December 1995.
• "Murder Probe Begins In Deaths Of Cult Members". Chicago Tribune. 25 December 1995.
• "Police Hunt Clues In Deaths Of 16 In Alpine Forest". Chicago Tribune. 27 December 1995.

Libération

• Laske, Karl (29 December 1995). "Les comptes à découvert du Temple solaire. Supposée richissime, la secte frôlerait la déroute financière, selon la police suisse" [The Solar Temple's overdrawn accounts. Supposedly wealthy, the sect is on the verge of financial collapse, according to Swiss police]. Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.

Los Angeles Times

• Powers, Thomas (26 March 1995). "The Apocalyptic Terrorists : TOKYO : Lethal Cocktail of Weapons, End-of-the-World Thinking". Los Angeles Times. *M*
• Dart, John (4 April 1995). "Valley Interveiw : Rabbi Sees Danger in the ‘Black Hole’ of Lost Spirituality". Los Angeles Times. *M*
• "Waco Case Tests Boundaries of Religious Liberty : Rights: Some say government targeted Davidians with such firepower because agents viewed them as a cult.". Los Angeles Times. 29 July 1995. *M*
• Wright, Robin (6 November 1995). "NEWS ANALYSIS : THE EXTREMISTS : ASSASSINATION AFTERMATH : Global Upheaval Seen as Engine for Radical Groups". Los Angeles Times. *M*
• Kraft, Scott (24 December 1995). "16 Bodies Found in French Alps; Cult Ritual Suspected". Los Angeles Times.
• Kraft, Scott (25 December 1995). "Deaths of 16 Cult Members Appear to Be Acts of Murder, Suicide, Investigators Say : Crime: Each body had at least one bullet wound. Also at the French Alps site were vials of toxic drugs, sedatives.". Los Angeles Times.
• Kraft, Scott (28 December 1995). "Cultists’ Final Hours Before Death Revealed : Religion: Adults, children were shot, set afire by 2 other members in grisly ritual, investigators say.". Los Angeles Times.

The New York Times

• Smith, Dinitia (3 June 1995). "Scholar Who Says Jung Lied Is at War With Descendants". The New York Times. p. 1.
• "WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;18 Sought in 3 Nations; Linked to Doomsday Sect". The New York Times. AP. 22 December 1995. p. 9.
• Whitney, Craig R. (24 December 1995). "16 Burned Bodies Found in France; Cult Tie Suspected". The New York Times. p. 1.
• "Murder Is Suspected in Cult Deaths in France". The New York Times AP. 25 December 1995. p. 6.
• Whitney, Craig R. (27 December 1995). "Cult Horror Maims Prominent French Family". The New York Times. p. 9.
• "French Say 2 Cult Members Shot Others". The New York Times. AP. 28 December 1995. p. 4.

UPI

• "Bodies of cult members found in France". UPI. 23 December 1995.
• Schuman, Joseph (23 December 1995). "French police recover all cult bodies". UPI.
• Schuman, Joseph (24 December 1995). "The prosecutor investigating the deaths of 16 members of...". UPI.
• "French conduct autopsies on cult victims". UPI. 26 December 1995.
• "Cult victims in France believed shot". UPI. 27 December 1995.

The Washington Post

• Goodstein, Laurie (24 July 1995). "Hearings Touch Off Questions Of Balance Between Religious Freedom And The Law". The Washington Post.
• Boinet, Thierry (24 December 1995). "French Police Find 16 Burned Bodies At Cult Site". The Washington Post.
• "Around The World". The Washington Post. Reuter. 25 December 1995.
• "Bodies Identified In Cult Deaths". The Washington Post. Reuter. 29 December 1995.

1996

Chicago Tribune

• "Swiss To Crack Down On Cults". Chicago Tribune. 11 January 1996.
• "Conductor Quizzed In Killings". Chicago Tribune. 11 June 1996.

The Guardian

• Smith, Alex Duval (28 December 1996). "Signs of life from the cult that kills". The Guardian via Newspapers.com. p. 28.

La Liberté

• De Diesbach, Roger (30 September 1996). "Cette paranoïa qui a donné la mort; L'affaire n'est peut-être pas terminée" [The paranoia that led to death; The case may not be over yet]. La Liberté (in Canadian French). p. 8.

Los Angeles Times

• "More Members of Doomsday Cult in Danger, Expert Believes". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 1 January 1996.
• "World IN BRIEF : FRANCE : Police Crack Down on Suspected Cultists". Los Angeles Times. 22 March 1996.

Le Monde

• Broussard, Philippe (16 October 1996). "Le « transit » planifié de l'Ordre du temple solaire" [The planned "Transit" of the the Order of the Solar Temple]. Le Monde (in French).

The New York Times

• Simons, Marlise (20 June 1996). "Europe Scrutinizes Sects: Faith, or False Facades?". The New York Times. p. 4.

TIME

• "The Week: December 24 -30: Solar Temple Massacre II". TIME. 8 January 1994. Vol. 147, no. 2. p. 26. ISSN 0040-781X. (alt link)
• Walsh, James (8 January 1996). "The Sunburst Sacrifices". TIME. Vol. 147, no. 2. p. 45. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. (alt link)

UPI

• Stone, Martin (3 April 1996). "Quebec police investigate suicide rumor". UPI.
• "Swiss conductor detained in cult probe". UPI. 11 June 1996.
• "Former French Scientology leader jailed". UPI. 22 November 1996. *M*

1997

CBC News

• "Solar Temple cult claims five more lives". CBC News. 1997.

Chicago Tribune

• "39 Men Die In Apparent Mass Suicide ". Chicago Tribune. 27 March 1997.
• "California Deaths Stir Up Horrifying Memories Of Jonestown, Other Cults". Chicago Tribune. 27 March 1997.

L'Express

• Gaetner, Gilles (27 March 1997). "Les secrets du Temple solaire" [The secrets of the Solar Temple]. L'Express (in French). Archived from the original on 10 November 2008.

The Gazette

• McLaughlin, Ann; Ingrid, Peritz (24 March 1997). "Cult's teens may shed light: Suicides may not be over, Questions in Temple deaths". The Gazette via Newspapers.com. p. A1, A11.

Los Angeles Times

• "5 Cultists Commit Suicide, Police Say". Los Angeles Times. 24 March 1997.
• Monmaney, Terence; Stammer. Larry B. (27 March 1997). "Deaths Seem to Fit Cult Pattern, Experts Say". Los Angeles Times.
• Parry, Tony; Granberry, Michael; O'Connor, Anne-Marie (27 March 1997). "39 Dead in Apparent Suicide : Bodies Found in Rancho Santa Fe Mansion". Los Angeles Times. *M*
• Stammer, Larry B.; Dart, John; Rainey, James (28 March 1997). "Tract Offers Clues About Group’s Theology, Motives". Los Angeles Times. *M*
• Moore, Solomon (13 April 1997). "The Outer Limits of Faith". Los Angeles Times. *M*
• O'Leary, Stephen (22 April 1997). "Seeds of Apocalypse Are Among Us". Los Angeles Times. *M*

The New York Times

• "Cult Suspected in Deaths of 5 in Canada". The New York Times. Reuters. 24 March 1997. p. 3.
• Purdum, Todd S. (27 March 1997). "39 Men Found at San Diego Estate in Apparent Suicide". The New York Times. p. 1.
• Niebuhr, Gustav (27 March 1997). "Deaths at Season's Change Echo Earlier Suicides". The New York Times. p. 15.
• Gross, Jane (28 March 1997). "In the Hunt for Answers, Only Questions Arise". The New York Times. p. 21.
• Niebuhr, Gustav (28 March 1997). "On the Furthest Fringes of Millennialism". The New York Times. p. 1. *M*
• Gelernter, David (30 March 1997). "A Religion of Special Effects". The New York Times. p. 11.
• "Switzerland, a Cult Magnet, Attracts Aliens and Cloning Offers". The New York Times. 12 August 1997. p. 8. *M*

TIME

• Lacayo, Richard (7 April 1997). "The Lure of the Cult". TIME. Vol. 149, no. 14. p. 49. (alt link)

UPI

• "Five die in Solar Temple cult fire". UPI. 23 March 1997.
• "Teenagers may have witnessed cult rites". UPI. 24 March 1997.
• "Other Mass Suicides". UPI. 27 March 1997.

The Washington Post

• "Teenagers Survived Cult Suicide". The Washington Post. Reuter. 24 March 1997.
• Claiborne, William (26 March 1997). "At Least 39 Bodies Found In Apparent Mass Suicide'". The Washington Post *M*
• Goodstein, Laurie (29 March 1997). "Followers Surrendered All But Illusion Of 'Free Will'". The Washington Post
• Trueheart, Charles (24 December 1997). "A Patchwork Of Beliefs Enlivens Europe's Spiritual Life". The Washington Post

1998

Associated Press

• "Spanish cops arrest cult leader". Associated Press. 8 January 1998. ***

El País

• Ordaz, Pablo (18 January 1998). "La líder de la secta de Tenerife recaudó 300 millones entre sus fieles" [Tenerife cult leader raised 300 million from her followers]. El País (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.

Le Monde

• Francillon, Claude (19 November 1998). "L'instruction du « suicide » de l'Ordre du Temple solaire est close" [The investigation into the “suicide” of the Order of the Solar Temple is closed]. Le Monde (in French).

Le Soir

• Alves, Jose (9 January 1998). "Une Secte Issue De L'ordre Du Temple Solaire Suicide Collectif Evite Aux Canaries" [A Sect From The Order Of The Solar Temple, Mass Suicide Avoided In The Canaries]. Le Soir (in French).

UPI

• "EP seeks to monitor cult activities". UPI. 14 July 1998.

1999

Le Monde

• Broussard, Philippe (24 December 1999). L'enquête sur le Temple solaire révèle le monde des sociétés secrètes" [Solar Temple investigation reveals world of secret societies]. Le Monde (in French)

2000

Los Angeles Times

• "French Urge Nations to Stop Sects’ Growth". Los Angeles Times. Religion News Service. 12 February 2000.*M*
• Dahlburg, John-Thor (29 February 2002). "Report Urges Dissolution of Scientology Church in France". Los Angeles Times. *M*
• "235 Cultists Perish in Uganda Fire". Los Angeles Times. 19 March 2000. *M*
• Murphy, Dean E. (31 March 2000). "Tracking Multitude of Sects Impossible Task in Uganda". Los Angeles Times. *M*

radiofrance

• "Les mystères de l'Ordre du Temple Solaire" [The mysteries of the Order of the Solar Temple]. France Inter (in French). radiofrance. 23 January 2000.

SWI swissinfo

• Probert, Roy (13 August 2000). "Geneva to host first public information centre on cults". SWI swissinfo.

UPI

• "France aims at banning 'dangerous' sects". UPI. 23 June 2000.

2001

Agence-France Presse

• "French Magistrate rejects idea that outsiders killed cultists". Agence France-Presse. 24 April 2001. via World-Wide Religious News.

BBC News

• "France in controversial cult crackdown". BBC News. 30 May 2001.
• "Conductor cleared of cult deaths". BBC News. 25 June 2001.

CBC News

• "Conductor goes to trial for Solar Temple killings". CBC News. 17 April 2001.
• "Solar Temple cult member facing jail term". CBC News. 28 April 2001.
• "Alleged cult leader learns fate today". CBC News. 25 June 2001.

CNN

• "Conductor cleared of cult killings". CNN. 25 June 2001.

La Croix

• "L'Ordre du Temple Solaire" [The Order of the Solar Temple]. La Croix (in French). 17 April 2001. ISSN 0242-6056. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.

Giornale del Popolo

• Tanzi, Francesco (26 June 2001). "Tabachnik, piena assoluzione" [Tabachnik, fully acquitted]. Giornale del Popolo (in Italian). via CESNUR.

Middle East Times

• Hassan-Gordon, Tariq (2001). "Solar Temple Cult Influenced by Ancient Egypt". Middle East Times. No. 18. ***

The New York Times

• Daley, Suzanne (26 June 2001). "World Briefing | Europe: France: Man Cleared In Cult Deaths" The New York Times. p. 8.

Libération

• Pivois, Marc (19 April 2001). "De l'épée volante à l'enfant cosmique" [From the flying sword to the cosmic child]. Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
• Pivois, Marc (28 April 2001). "«Tabachnik a donné le signal» du grand départ" [“Tabachnik gave the signal” for the big departure]. Libération (in French).

Le Parisian

• Vézard, Frédéric (24 March 2001). "Les éléments qui accablent le pharmacien de l'OTS" [The evidence against the OTS's pharmacist]. Le Parisian (in French).
• Vézard, Frédéric (19 April 2001). "« La secte existe encore et peut tuer »" ["The cult still exists and can kill"]. Le Parisian (in French).
• Vézard, Frédéric (24 April 2001). "Michel Tabachnik minimise son rôle" [Michel Tabachnik downplays his role]. Le Parisian (in French).

The Scotsman

• "Musician Denies Solar Temple Murders". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 18 April 2001. ***

SWI swissinfo

• "Cult member to face trial over deaths of followers". SWI swissinfo. 16 April 2001.
• Probert, Roy (17 April 2001). "Solar Temple trial raises hopes of new leads". SWI swissinfo.
• Probert, Roy (3 November 2001). "Geneva seeks to temper influence of cults". SWI swissinfo.

TF1

• L., F. (17 April 2001). "L'OTS, facteur déclencheur de la guerre contre les sectes" [The OTS, a trigger for the war on cults]. TF1 (in French). Archived from the original on 26 August 2010.

Times of London

• Sage, Adam (22 April 2001). "A Cult's Fatal Attraction". Times of London. Edmonton Journal via Newspapers.com. p. E4.

UPI

• Bryant, Elizabeth (17 April 2001). "Solar Temple cult trial opens". UPI.
• Bryant, Elizabeth (23 April 2001). "France may limit religious practices". UPI.
• Bryant, Elizabeth (30 May 2001). "French lawmakers OK sect regulation". UPI.
• Bryant, Elizabeth (25 June 2001). "French court acquits alleged cult head". UPI.

2002

Los Angeles Times

• Weber, Eugene (15 September 2002). "Flesh and Blood". Los Angeles Times. *M*

UPI

• "UPI Hears ... for Sept. 3". UPI. 3 September 2002. *M* (alt link)

2003

La Dépêche du Midi

• "Temple solaire : demande de réouverture du dossier" [Solar Temple: request to reopen the case]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 22 October 2003.

L'Humanité

• "Ordre du temple solaire Un procès en trompe-l'oeil" [Order of the Solar Temple A mock trial]. L'Humanité (in French). 22 September 2003.

Libération

• Durand, Jacky (14 August 2003). "Le retour du mystère du temple solaire" [The return of the solar temple mystery]. Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 24 June 2013.

Le Monde

• "Le procès en appel de Michel Tabachnik renvoyé au 14 juin 2004" [Michel Tabachnik appeal trial postponed to June 14, 2004]. Le Monde (in French). 22 September 2003.
• "Ordre du Temple solaire : le procès Tabachnik renvoyé " [Order of the Solar Temple: Tabachnik trial postponed]. Le Monde (in French). 23 September 2003.

Le Parisien

• Vézard, Frédéric (20 September 2003). "Nouvelle expertise à la veille du procès" [New expert report on the eve of the trial]. Le Parisien (in French).

Radio-Canada

• "Le procès en appel de Tabachnik est remis à l'année prochaine" [Tabachnik appeal trial postponed until next year]. Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 22 September 2003.

Reuters

• "L'affaire de l'Ordre du temple solaire revient devant la justice" [Order of the Solar Temple case returns to court] (in French). Reuters. 19 September 2003. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. via prevensectes.me.

Le Temps

• Chambonnet, Pierre (14 August 2003). "Les corps de deux adeptes du Temple solaire retrouvés morts dans le Vercors ont été exhumés" [The bodies of two Solar Temple followers found dead in the Vercors have been exhumed]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). ISSN 1423-3967.

2004

Historia

• Hennegé, Jean (1 June 2004). "Des héritiers autoproclamés" [Self-proclaimed heirs). Historia (in French).

Le Parisien

• Vézard, Frédéric (28 May 2004). "L'embarrassant rapport de l'expert antisectes" [The embarrassing anti-cult expert report]. Le Parisien (in French).

Radio-Canada

• "OTS: le procès de Michel Tabachnik reporté d'un an" [Michel Tabachnik's trial postponed for a year]. Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 28 June 2004.

2005

24 heures

• Chuard, Patrick (4 October 2005). "Yves Boisset enquête sur le scénario de la piste mafieuse" [Yves Boisset investigates the mafia lead scenario]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. via prevensectes.me.

2006

Agence France-Presse

• "Le cinéaste Yves Boisset dénonce une affaire politico-mafieuse" [Filmmaker Yves Boisset denounces a political mafia affair]. Agence France-Presse (in French). 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. via prevensectes.me.

BBC News

• "Conductor cleared of cult deaths". BBC News. 20 December 2006.

La Croix

• "Michel Tabachnik relaxé dans l'affaire de l'Ordre du temple solaire" [Michel Tabachnik acquitted in Order of the Solar Temple case]. La Croix (in French). AFP. 20 December 2006.

L'Express

• Lecluyse, Eric (31 October 2006). "Tabachnik épargné par le parquet" [Tabachnik spared by the prosecution]. L'Express (in French). Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.

Le Figaro

• Pueyo, Serge (25 October 2006). "Ordre du Temple solaire : les larmes de Tabachnik" [Order of the Solar Temple: Tabachnik's tears]. Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 9 November 2006.

The Guardian

• Chrisafis, Angelique (25 October 2006). "Conductor on trial over cult killings in France, Switzerland and Canada". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.

Libération

• Icher, Bruno (2 February 2006). "Les désordres du Temple solaire" [Troubles at the Solar Temple]. Libération (in French).

La Libre Belgique

• Tshidimba, Karin (2 February 2006). L'obscur Temple solaire" [The dark Solar Temple]. La Libre Belgique (in French).
• "Le chef d'orchestre à nouveau sur le banc des accusés" [Conductor back in the dock]. La Libre Belgique (in French). 23 October 2006.

Le Monde

• F., G. (27 January 2006). "Les Mystères sanglants de l'OTS" [The Bloody Mysteries of the OTS]. Le Monde (in French).
• Tenoux, Jean-Pierre (15 August 2006). "Hécatombe à la secte" [Massacre at the sect]. Le Monde (in French).
• "Ordre du Temple solaire : la relaxe de Michel Tabachnik confirmée en appel" [Order of the Solar Temple: Michel Tabachnik's acquittal upheld on appeal]. Le Monde (in French). AFP. 20 December 2006.

The New York Times

• Edidin, Peter (23 December 2006). "Arts, Briefly: A Cult and an Acquittal" The New York Times. (alt link)

Le Républicain Lorrain

• Bance, Richard (6 July 2006). "Tabachnik : « Je reste un pestiféré ! »" [Tabachnik: “I'm still a plague victim!"]. Le Républicain Lorrainvia free.fr. p. 23.

SWI swissinfo

• "Swiss conductor acquitted of sect killings". SWI swissinfo. 20 December 2006.

Toronto Star

• Gordon, Sean (25 October 2006). "Trial highlights Canadian cult link". Toronto Star. p. A3. Archived via usherbrooke.ca.

2007

France Soir

• "Alain Vuarnet : "La justice a fait fausse route"" [Alain Vuarnet: "Justice has taken a wrong turn"]. France Soir. (in French). 1 October 2007. 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).

2008

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*

2010

2011

La Opinión de Tenerife

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

Valeurs actuelles

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

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*

2012

TIME

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

2013

2014

La Presse

• 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).

SWI swissinfo

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

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).

2016

TIME

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

2017

Los Angeles Times

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

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.

CNN

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

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).

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.

2018

Radio Canada International

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

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 sect members found dead in Isère]. France Bleu (in French).

2019

blue News

• "Drame de l'Ordre du temple solaire: c'était il y a 25 ans" [Drama 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.

Paris Match

• Bizot, Arnaud (7 August 2019). "Luc Jouret, le boucher des Templiers - Les gourous de l'Apocalypse" [Luc Jouret, le 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" [Drama of the OTS: 25 years later]. SWI swissinfo (in Swiss French). Keystone-ATS. 2 October 2019.

2020

New Idea

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

2021

CBS News

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

2022

20 minutes

• Randanne, Fabien (16 September 2022). "« La Secte » : La genèse tendue de la série de Salto sur les massacres de l’Ordre du Temple solaire" [« La Secte »: The tense origins of Salto's series on the massacres of the Order of the Solar Temple]. 20 minutes (in Swiss French).

24 heures

• Borloz, Emmanuel (9 July 2022). "Rencontre avec Michel Tabachnik – «Je rêve qu'on me parle de musique mais on en revient toujours au Temple Solaire»" [Interview with Michel Tabachnik – "I dream that I get approached about music but it's always about the Solar Temple"]. 24 heures (in Swiss French).

Le Figaro

• Baudin, Julia (17 June 2022). "Notre critique du documentaireTemple solaire, l'enquête impossible sur TMC" [Our review of the documentary Temple solaire, l'enquête impossible on TMC]. Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023.

franceinfo

• Baÿt-Darcourt, Célyne (17 June 2022). ""Temple solaire, l'enquête impossible" : dans les coulisses des massacres de la secte" ["Temple solaire, l'enquête impossible": behind the scenes of the cult's massacres]. franceinfo (in French).

Le Matin

• Siebenmann, Laurent (15 June 2022). "TMC replonge au coeur de l'affaire de l'Ordre du Temple solaire" [TMC goes back to the heart of the Order of the Solar Temple affair]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). ISSN 1018-3736

Le Parisien

• Teynier, Marc (17 June 2022). "«Temple Solaire : l'enquête impossible» : Gilles Bouleau raconte «l'horreur indicible» sur TMC" ["Temple Solaire: l'enquête impossible": Gilles Bouleau recounts the "unspeakable horror" on TMC]. Le Parisien (in French).

Le Point

• Dupreuilh, Fabrice (17 June 2022). "Secte de l'ordre du Temple solaire : TMC déterre le dossier" [Solar Temple cult: TMC digs up the file]. Le Point (in French).

Ouest-France

• Renault, Olivier (5 October 2023). "Dans les archives de Ouest-France. Le 5 octobre 1994, premier massacre de l'Ordre du temple solaire" [In the archives of Ouest-France. 5 October 1994, first massacre of the Order of the Solar Temple]. Ouest-France (in French).

RFJ

• "Arnaud Bédat se replonge dans l'affaire de l'Ordre du Temple solaire" [Arnaud Bédat delves into the Order of the Solar Temple affair]. RFJ (in Swiss French). 29 May 2022.

RTS

• Droux, Antoine (17 June 2022). "Sur le drame de l'OTS, c'était la "foire d'empoigne médiatique", raconte Arnaud Bédat" [Arnaud Bédat describes the OTS tragedy as a "media frenzy"]. RTS (in Swiss French).

Tele 7 Jours

• Calligarot, Lorenzo (17 June 2022). "Temple solaire, l'enquête impossible (TMC) - Gilles bouleau revient sur les coulisses d'une tragédie" [Temple solaire, l'enquête impossible (TMC) - Gilles bouleau goes behind the scenes of a tragedy]. Tele 7 Jours (in French).

Télé-Loisirs

• Jacob, Rémi (17 June 2022). "Temple solaire, l'enquête impossible (TMC) : quand Gilles Bouleau, jeune reporter à TF1, enquêtait sur ce fait divers hors norme" [Temple solaire, l'enquête impossible (TMC): when Gilles Bouleau, a young reporter for TF1, investigated this extraordinary story]. Télé-Loisirs (in French).

Telerama

• Labrunie, Etienne (24 June 2022). "Replay : "Temple solaire, l'enquête impossible" : la secte fait de nouveaux adeptes" [Replay: "Temple solaire, l'enquête impossible": the cult gains new followers]. Telerama (in French). Archived from the original on 23 March 2024.

Télé Star

• De Abreu, Sylvia (17 June 2022). "Ordre du Temple solaire : comment les adeptes de la secte étaient-ils manipulés et enrôlés ?" [Order of the Solar Temple: how were followers manipulated and recruited?]. Télé Star (in French).

TF1 INFO

• Vermelin, Jérôme (17 June 2022). "Temple Solaire, l'enquête impossible" : Gilles Bouleau raconte l'affaire qui a bouleversé sa carrière" ["Temple Solaire, l'enquête impossible": Gilles Bouleau recounts the case that turned his career upside down]. TF1 INFO (in French).

2023

24 heures

• Parvex, Marie (2 April 2023). "L'univers des dérives spirituelles est devenu tentaculaire" [The world of spiritual aberrations has become tentacular]. 24 heures (in Swiss French).

Ouest-France

• Renault, Olivier (5 October 2023). ""Dans les archives de Ouest-France. Le 5 octobre 1994, premier massacre de l'Ordre du temple solaire"" [In the archives of Ouest-France. 5 October 1994, first massacre of the Order of the Solar Temple]. Ouest-France (in French).

La Presse

• Dumas, Hugo (14 January 2023). "Les ravages de Raël" [The ravages of Raël]. La Presse (in Canadian French). *M*

RTS

• Droux, Antoine; Tinguely, Marion (8 February 2023). "La série "La Fraternité" offre un "regard neuf" sur l'horreur de l'Ordre du Temple solaire" [The "La Fraternité" series offers a "fresh look" at the horror of the Order of the Solar Temple]. Radio Télévision Suisse (in Swiss French).

2024

other

The Vancouver Sun

• "Woman's Strange Tale of Vancouver Cult: 'My Life In Solar Temple'". 2 November 1935. The Vancouver Sun. Vol. XCII. no. 47. p. 21.