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The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name "Jonestown", was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American cult under the leadership of Jim Jones.
Oct 18, 2010 · Learn about the Peoples Temple, a controversial religious group led by Jim Jones, and the tragic events that unfolded at Jonestown, a remote settlement in Guyana, in 1978. Explore the origins, rise and fall of the cult, the investigation by Congressman Leo Ryan and the mass suicide-murder of over 900 people.
Jul 28, 2024 · Jonestown was a cult compound in Guyana where over 900 people died in a mass murder-suicide in 1978. Learn about the leader Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, the investigation by Congressman Ryan, and the causes and consequences of the tragedy.
- Alison Eldridge
- Jonestown was a remote compound in Guyana built by Peoples Temple cult leader Jim Jones. With little interference from the Guyanese government, Jon...
- More than 900 people died in the Jonestown massacre, including some 300 who were age 17 or under. It is one of the largest mass deaths in American...
- Jim Jones was the leader of the Peoples Temple cult who initiated a mass murder-suicide at the Jonestown compound in Guyana. He opened his first ch...
- Jim Jones orchestrated the mass murder-suicide of Peoples Temple cult members on November 18, 1978.
Nov 13, 2018 · Learn about the 1978 tragedy in Guyana, where cult leader Jim Jones ordered his followers to commit mass suicide after a congressman's visit exposed his abuses. See photos, documents and testimonies of the Jonestown Massacre.
- Lesley Kennedy
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Feb 9, 2010 · Learn about the tragic events of November 18, 1978, when Jim Jones and his Peoples Temple followers committed mass suicide in Guyana. Find out how Jones became a charismatic but paranoid leader, and what led to the deadly confrontation with U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan.
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978.
Learn how the FBI investigated the 1978 massacre of Congressman Leo Ryan and his delegation by the Peoples Temple cult in Guyana. Find out how the FBI identified the victims, the killer, and the motives behind the tragedy.
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