Jean-François Mayer

This investigative series examines cases of murder motivated by a lethal mix of mental illness, role-playing rituals and bizarre religious beliefs.

The tragedy of the Order of the Solar Temple has been - and remains to this day - a highly complex criminal and judicial puzzle which, according to some, is still unsolved. Using archive footage and never-before-seen eyewitness accounts, this series dissects the drift of a communal utopia towards annihilation by bullets and fire.

This investigative series examines cases of murder motivated by a lethal mix of mental illness, role-playing rituals and bizarre religious beliefs.

The tragedy of the Order of the Solar Temple has been - and remains to this day - a highly complex criminal and judicial puzzle which, according to some, is still unsolved. Using archive footage and never-before-seen eyewitness accounts, this series dissects the drift of a communal utopia towards annihilation by bullets and fire.