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Timothy Oliver Stoen (born January 16, 1938) is an American attorney best known for his central role as a member of the Peoples Temple, and as an opponent of the group during a multi-year custody battle over his six-year-old son, John.
Jan 16, 2019 · Timothy Stoen, 1960 Wheaton College yearbook. Angry over racism and social disparity, Stoen was impressed with the large numbers of African Americans attending Jones’ church.
Jun 17, 2024 · Grace Stoen is a Family Woman Still Settled in California. Although Grace and Tim had been separated for a while, the loss of their son John purportedly became the last straw, resulting in their divorce on November 20, 1979 — it wasn’t lengthy or bitter.
Nov 17, 1988 · Three years before his wife left, Tim Stoen helped Jones draft a plan for a Caribbean agricultural mission where Temple members could escape persecution by police or press.
Tim Stoen, an assistant district attorney, joined Peoples Temple in Redwood Valley. He brought his wife Grace into the group; with their professional skills, they became pivotal to...
On February 6, 1972, Peoples Temple attorney Timothy O. Stoen signed an affidavit in which he stated that the child that his wife – Grace Grech Stoen – had just borne was fathered by the Temple’s leader, Rev. Jim Jones.
For those who are not yet familiar with the organization and the events leading up to the tragic massacre, Tim Stoen served as Jim Jones' primary attorney from 1969 to 1977. He was intimately involved in the cult's aggressive defense against its adversaries, employing legal tactics, political maneuvering, and media control.
