February 18 (Landmarks), March 26, 1997, the United States occurred collective suicide case in the death of 39 people.

1997 afternoon of May 26, California police place 30 miles north of San Diego, found a collective suicide case, at least 39 people were killed between the ages of 18 to 24 years old, mostly male, Most whites. The reasons of the suicide case has not been identified, people suspect is a cult. about local time at 15:00 on the the 26th
, police received an anonymous phone call asking them to check the tube within the social welfare situation. The police found in a luxury residential above. House full of unknown toxic gas, up to midnight, the body can not be moved. Inventory work is still in progress.
Police are investigating a link between the incident occurred last Sunday in Quebec, Canada Solar Temple followers suicide case, because of the people who live in this house are often told people, there is a shrine, their activities Also much like a cult. It is reported that the last three years, only in Europe and Canada, such cult mass suicide has left 74 people dead.