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Church because they no longer believed in jones. when "new west" magazine published an expose article about church beatings, jim jones suddenly decided to leave the country. he began putting his flock on planes to south america, by the dozens, day after day. teenagers and young children were among the first to go. parents followed. >> i got this phone call that says, its time for you to go, and this voice entered my head that said if you dont go now, you will never see your child again. >> lesli...

Teenagers and young children were among the first to go. parents followed. >> i got this phone call that says, its time for you to go, and this voice entered my head that said if you dont go now, you will never see your child again. >> leslie wilson had become pregnant at 18. this is her son jakari. the father took the boy to guyana first so leslie followed. what was it like in guyana? beautiful? paradise? >> not paradise by any means. >> did it feel like you were in captivity? >> oh, right away...

Planes to south america by the dozens day after day. teenagers and young children were among the first to go. parents followed. >> i got this phone call that says, its time for you to go, and this voice entered my head that said, if you dont go now, you will never see your child again. >> leslie wilson had become pregnant at 18. this is her son, jakari. his father took the boy to guyana first so leslie followed. what was it like in guyana? beautiful? paradise? >> not paradise by any means. >> di...

Dozens, day after day. teenagers and young children were among the first to go. parents followed. >> i got this phone call that says, its time for you to go, and this voice entered my head that said if you dont go now, you will never see your child again. >> leslie wilson had become pregnant at 18. this is her son jakari. the father took the boy to guyana first so leslie followed. what was it like in guyana? beautiful? paradise? >> not paradise by any means. >> did it feel like you were in capti...

The father took the boy to guyana first so leslie followed. what was it like in guyana? beautiful? paradise? >> not paradise by any means. >> did it feel like you were in captivity? >> oh, right away, right away. your passports were taken right away, seized. >> and this did not raise red flags or it did? >> it did. in your heart of hearts you had to know that there was no way out. there was no way out. ♪ >> tim carter praised jonestown in this testimonial. >> its beautiful. i cant -- ive never...

Appearance. >> when jim jones was asked to give the benediction for the new suicide prevention barrier that had been erected. >> thats right. only a year before jonestown took its own life, jim jones was praying over a suicide prevention barrier. in that summer of 1977, jones was facing increasing criticism from some members who fled the church because they no longer believed in jones. when "new west" magazine published an expose article about church beatings, jim jones suddenly decided to leave...

About church beatings, jim jones suddenly decided to leave the country. he began putting his flock on planes to south america, by the dozens, day after day. teenagers and young children were among the first to go. parents followed. >> i got this phone call that says, its time for you to go, and this voice entered my head that said if you dont go now, you will never see your child again. >> leslie wilson had become pregnant at 18. this is her son jakari. the father took the boy to guyana first so...

When "new west" magazine published an expose article about church beatings, jim jones suddenly decided to leave the country. he began putting his flock on planes to south america, by the dozens, day after day. teenagers and young children were among the first to go. parents followed. >> i got this phone call that says, its time for you to go, and this voice entered my head that said if you dont go now, you will never see your child again. >> leslie wilson had become pregnant at 18. this is her s...

Church because they no longer believed in jones. when "new west" magazine published an expose article about church beatings, jim jones suddenly decided to leave the country. he began putting his flock on planes to south america, by the dozens, day after day. teenagers and young children were among the first to go. parents followed. >> i got this phone call that says, its time for you to go, and this voice entered my head that said if you dont go now, you will never see your child again. >> lesli...

Dozens, day after day. teenagers and young children were among the first to go. parents followed. >> i got this phone call that says, its time for you to go, and this voice entered my head that said if you dont go now, you will never see your child again. >> leslie wilson had become pregnant at 18. this is her son jakari. the father took the boy to guyana first so leslie followed. what was it like in guyana? beautiful? paradise? >> not paradise by any means. >> did it feel like you were in capti...