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Terms used to describe the deaths in Jonestown and Georgetown have evolved over time. Many contemporary media accounts after the events called the deaths a mass suicide . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In contrast, later sources refer to the deaths with terms such as mass murder-suicide, [ 6 ] a massacre , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] or simply mass murder .
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. In what Jones termed "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978.
Jonestown massacre [4] November 18, 1978 Jonestown, Georgetown, & Port Kaituma: 918 A mass suicide, led by American Jim Jones, over 900 killed by consuming cyanide. Buxton Massacre: December 9, 1994 Buxton, East Coast Demerara 6 A known drug addict murdered his mother and five other villagers, before being killed by police officers. [5]
The film draws on Guyana Massacre: The Eyewitness Account and reports from The Washington Post at the time, to describe the life of Jim Jones from a 1960s idealist to the November 1978 mass murder/suicide of members of Peoples Temple in Jonestown, Guyana. [1] In the beginning of the film, Jim Jones is seen helping minorities and working against ...
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, is a 2006 documentary film made by Firelight Media, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson.The documentary reveals new footage of the incidents surrounding the Peoples Temple and its leader Jim Jones who led over 900 members of his religious group to a settlement in Guyana called Jonestown, where he orchestrated a mass suicide with poisoned ...
Carolyn Louise Moore Layton (July 13, 1945 – November 18, 1978 [1]) was a leadership figure within Peoples Temple and a long-term partner of Temple leader Jim Jones.Along with other inner circle members, she assisted in the planning of the mass murder that took place in Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978.
The aircraft carrying 16 people was about to depart, when it was attacked by armed commune members. The attack resulted in five deaths including Ryan and 11 wounded. A Cessna 310G carrying six defectors from the cult was also attacked resulting in two injuries. The attack marked the beginning of the Jonestown massacre. [3]
Attempts to prevent Jonestown massacre Christine Miller (June 4, 1918 – November 18, 1978) [ 1 ] was a member of the Peoples Temple cult led by Jim Jones . She is known for being the only Temple member to publicly urge Jones against carrying out the group's mass murder in Jonestown , Guyana on November 18, 1978.