▁based ▁on ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁tw isted ▁ban ana ▁fib ers ▁around ▁their ▁ne cks . ▁After ▁searching ▁all ▁sites , ▁the ▁police ▁concluded ▁that ▁earlier ▁estimates ▁of ▁nearly ▁a ▁thousand ▁dead ▁had ▁been ▁ex agger ated , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁death ▁to ll ▁had ▁settled ▁at ▁ 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁inter views ▁and ▁an ▁investigation ▁were ▁conducted , ▁the ▁police ▁ruled ▁out ▁a ▁cult ▁suic ide , ▁and ▁instead ▁consider ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mass ▁murder ▁conducted ▁by ▁Mov ement ▁leadership . ▁They ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁do oms day ▁prop he cy ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁revol t ▁in ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁sect , ▁and ▁the ▁leaders ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁date ▁with ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁eliminate ▁their ▁follow ers . ▁The ▁discovery ▁of ▁bodies ▁at ▁other ▁sites , ▁the ▁fact ▁the ▁church ▁had ▁been ▁board ed ▁up , ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁inc endi aries , ▁and ▁the ▁possible ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁sect ▁leaders ▁all ▁point ▁to ▁this ▁theory . ▁Additionally , ▁witness es ▁said ▁the ▁Mov ement ▁leadership ▁had ▁never ▁spoken ▁of ▁mass ▁suic ide ▁when ▁prepar ing ▁members ▁for ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁A ▁surv iv or ▁re called ▁meeting ▁a ▁dev out ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁cult ▁with ▁n ails ▁and ▁a ▁ham mer ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁cult . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁shut ▁the ▁windows ▁with ▁n ails ▁to ▁prevent ▁any ▁one ▁from ▁esc aping . ▁▁ ▁The ▁U g and an