Jim Jones - Wikipedia
WEBJames 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.
Jonestown ‑ Massacre, Guyana & Cult - HISTORY
WEBOct 18, 2010 · The megalomaniacal man behind the tragedy, Jim Jones, came from humble beginnings. Jones was born on May 13, 1931, in rural Indiana. In the early 1950s, he began working as a self-ordained...
Jim Jones | Biography, Jonestown, Massacre, Peoples Temple,
WEBJim Jones is known for being the leader of the Peoples Temple religious group and for the Jonestown Massacre, when he led the mass murder-suicide of more than 900 members of the group at their commune in Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978.
The Jonestown massacre and how 918 people followed a cult …
WEBNamed after their leader, the Reverend Jim Jones, founder of the Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, Jonestown was envisaged as a “rainbow family” of all ages and races, working towards...
Inside Jonestown: How Jim Jones Trapped Followers and Forced ... - HISTORY
WEBNov 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.
Mass suicide at Jonestown | November 18, 1978 | HISTORY
WEBFeb 9, 2010 · On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of...
What Happened During the Jonestown Massacre? The True Story …
WEBJun 17, 2024 · In 1978, cult leader Jim Jones led one of the deadliest mass murders in American history. Here is everything to know about the true story of the horrific Jonestown Massacre.
Jonestown — FBI
WEBJim Jones, right, with an unidentified man at Jonestown on November 18, 1978. Shortly after taking the picture, the photographer was killed during the ambush at the airport. AP Photo....
Jonestown | History, Facts, Jim Jones, & Survivors | Britannica
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Jim Jones was the leader of the Peoples Temple cult who initiated a mass murder-suicide at the Jonestown compound in Guyana. He opened his first church in Indianapolis in the 1950s before relocating to California in the mid-1960s.
40 years after Jonestown massacre, ex-members describe Jim Jones …
WEBSep 26, 2018 · Rev. Jim Jones, pastor of the Peoples Temple in San Francisco, Jan. 1976. AP, FILE. At the time of his death, Jim Jones held such power over his followers that he was able to direct more than 900 of them to participate in a mass murder-suicide.
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