Jonestown, Peoples Temple cult mass suicide 1978.
Jonestown mass suicide 1978
Description: The Jonestown Massacre occurred on November 18, 1978, when more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple, led by Jim Jones, died in a mass murder-suicide in Guyana.
The tragedy followed the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan, who had traveled there to investigate abuse allegations.
It remains one of the deadliest single losses of American civilian life before 9/11 and a defining event in cult history.
The tragedy followed the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan, who had traveled there to investigate abuse allegations.
It remains one of the deadliest single losses of American civilian life before 9/11 and a defining event in cult history.