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    Jonestown ‑ Massacre, Guyana & Cult - HISTORY

    • Prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the tragedy at Jonestown marked the single largest loss of U.S. civilian lives in a non-natural disaster. The megalomaniacal man behind the tragedy, Jim Jo… See more

    Jim Jones: Rise of A Cult Leader

    In San Francisco, Jones became a powerful figure. He curried favor with public officials and the media, donated money to numerous charitable causes and delivered votes for va… See more

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    Trouble in Paradise: Prelude to Jonestown

    In 1974, a small group of Jones’ followers went to Guyana to establish an agricultural cooperative on a tract of jungle in the tiny nation of Guyana. (Guyana, which gained its indepen… See more

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    Airstrip Ambush

    Leo Ryan, a U.S. representative from California, heard from some of his constituents that their family members were people being held against their will at Jonestown … See more

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    900 Die at Jonestown

    The same day as the murders at the airstrip, Jones told his followers that soldiers would come for them and torture them. He ordered everyone to gather in the main pavili… See more

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    How many people died in the Jonestown cult?
    Jonestown, location of the mass murder-suicide of the California-based Peoples Temple cult at the behest of their charismatic but paranoid leader, Jim Jones, in Jonestown agricultural commune, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. The death toll exceeded 900, making it one of the largest mass deaths in American history.
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    Jim Jones: Rise of A Cult Leader
    Trouble in Paradise: Prelude to Jonestown
    Airstrip Ambush
    900 Die at Jonestown
    How many people died in the Jonestown cult?
     
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    Mass suicide at Jonestown | November 18, 1978

    Feb 9, 2010 · Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder‑suicide at Jonestown, their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of Guyana....

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    Peoples Temple | Overview, Jim Jones, Cult, Massacre, …

    Peoples Temple, religious community led by Jim Jones (1931–78) that came to international attention after some 900 of its members died at their compound, Jonestown, in Guyana, in a massive act of murder-suicide on November 18, …

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    40 years after Jonestown massacre, ex-members …

    Sep 26, 2018 · Jones was the leader of the Peoples Temple, a ministry of his own devising that convinced hundreds of Americans to move to his compound, known as Jonestown, in the South American nation of Guyana.

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    The Peoples Temple in Guyana | American Experience

    Armed Peoples Temple guards patrolled the jungle around Jonestown, ostensibly to protect the residents but clearly threatening anyone who considered escape. In anticipation of an assault, Jones...

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    How many Peoples Temple members survived the Jonestown Massacre?
    Roughly 90 former Peoples Temple members survived or managed to escape the mass murder-suicide at Jonestown. Jones' sons, Jim Jones Jr., 18, and Stephan Jones, 19, who had lived at the compound with their father, were at a basketball game in the captial city of Georgetown on the day of the massacre.

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    What happened to Peoples Temple and Jonestown?
    When they survived the “poison” the residents realized it was another test of their loyalty and that they had passed. Meanwhile, frantic relatives in a group called the Concerned Relatives were lobbying American authorities to investigate Peoples Temple and Jonestown and allow them to communicate directly with their loved ones.

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    How many people died in the Jonestown cult?
    Jonestown, location of the mass murder-suicide of the California-based Peoples Temple cult at the behest of their charismatic but paranoid leader, Jim Jones, in Jonestown agricultural commune, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. The death toll exceeded 900, making it one of the largest mass deaths in American history.

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    Why did Jim Jones live in Jonestown?
    In 1977, Jim Jones, a self-proclaimed “messiah” of his Peoples Temple church, led his followers to a remote jungle in Guyana to live in Jonestown. Shown is a sign at the entrance of People's Temple Agricultural Project. Jones sold Jonestown as an agricultural commune, rich with food, where there were no snakes or mosquitoes. Rep.

    Jonestown ‑ Massacre, Guyana & Cult - HISTORY

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    How many people died at Jonestown?
    HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder‑suicide at Jonestown, their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of Guyana. 909 people died; a third of those were children.

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    Why did armed Peoples Temple guards patrol the jungle around Jonestown?
    Armed Peoples Temple guards patrolled the jungle around Jonestown, ostensibly to protect the residents but clearly threatening anyone who considered escape. In anticipation of an assault, Jones had his followers practice revolutionary suicide, drinking from vats of flavored water which he announced was poisoned.

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    Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

    Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple. Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to …

  11. FBI
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    Jonestown — FBI

    Layton, the only member of the Peoples Temple tried in the U.S. for criminal acts at Jonestown, was ultimately extradited, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison. The FBI investigates a...

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    Inside Jonestown: How Jim Jones Trapped Followers …

    Nov 13, 2018 · In 1977, Jim Jones, a self-proclaimed “messiah” of his Peoples Temple church, led his followers to a remote jungle in Guyana to live in Jonestown.