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  1. Jun 26, 2024 · 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.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jim_JonesJim Jones - Wikipedia

    6 days ago · 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.

  3. Jun 14, 2024 · Jim Jones opened what would become Peoples Temple in Indiana in 1954. The Peoples Temple drew from socialism, communism, and Christianity to promote equality and attract a multi-racial...

  4. Jun 18, 2024 · 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, 1978.

  5. Like the title says, I'm looking for a reliable and non-sensationalist documentary on the Jonestown massacre and the history of the people's temple leading up to it. It's one of my favorite series that the boys have done and I want to share the story with my girlfriend, who prefers documentaries.

  6. Jun 12, 2024 · On November 18, 1978, 918 members of Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple cult died in Jonestown, Guyana, in the single largest loss of American civilian lives in a deliberate act before 9/11.

  7. Jun 17, 2024 · Before Jackie Speier headed into the jungles of Guyana to investigate living conditions in a town created by Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones in 1978, she wrote her parents a letter that she...