“’ll bet they were with Aum Shinrikyo”
I’m pretty sure they weren’t. I was managing a convenience store at the time, and they both worked there. He was the hardest working person I’ve ever seen in my life. His work ethic impressed my customers so much, he got hired away after just a few months.
By the way, and just so it’s clear, I’m pretty sure neither he or his wife were taking mind-altering substances.
OK, but I don’t know why their work ethic or non-drug usage would preclude them from being Aum Shinrikyo.
It was the chanting for specific things that made me suspect that FWIW. Tibetan Buddhism and most other traditions would specifically and strongly recommend against that. Proselytizing too.