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Jackie speier they had identified people they wanted to kill. We were on top of a powder keg. Craig melvin its almost impossible to fathom even now more than 900 americans dead in the jungle at jonestown. It was something out of a horror movie. Don harris youre telling me this man said, drink this poison. Yeah. Don harris and they drank it . Thats right. Craig melvin we take you inside the mission that exposed the dangerous truth. Dont you touch my kids Jackie Speier im thinking, oh, my god. Its...

jungle. i could see bodies all over. >> when youre running, theyre still shooting? >> im still hearing shots. >> they had identified people they wanted to kill. >> we were on top of a powder keg. >> its almost impossible to fathom, even now, more than 900 americans dead in the jungle at jonestown. >> it was something out of a horror movie. >> youre telling me this man said, drink this poison, and they drank it? >> thats right. >> we take you inside the mission that exposed the dangerou...

jungle. >> while you are running they are still shooting? >> they had identified people they wanted to kill. >> it is almost impossible to fathom, even now, more than 900 americans dead in the jungle at jonestown. >> you are telling me this man says drink this poison and they drink it? thats right. >> we take you inside the mission that observed the dangerous truth. >> the only video camera there to capture it all belonged to nbc news. >> he said i can never put this camera down. >> ra...

>> i mean im making a point and it had better be heard. >> that was a thing he said he needed to do in order to keep control of the group, and he said it was necessary. and he put it under the terminology of catharsis, this is what we need to do in order for discipline, to keep things straight. >> i believed that the ends justified the means. that was it. so if somebody has to get paddled 40 times on the butt because were going to have this great utopian society 100 years down the line, then so ...

Needed to do in order to keep control of the group, and he said it was necessary. and he put it under the terminology of catharsis, this is what we need to do in order for discipline, to keep things straight. >> i believed that the ends justified the means. that was it. so if somebody has to get paddled 40 times on the bottom because were going to have this great utopian society 100 years down the line, then so be it. thats what needs to be done. >> as temple defectors revealed one horror story ...

Needed to do in order to keep control of the group, and he said it was necessary. and he put it under the terminology of catharsis, this is what we need to do in order for discipline, to keep things straight. >> i believed that the ends justified the means. that was it. so if somebody has to get paddled 40 times in the butt because were going to have this great utopian society 100 years down the line, then so be it. thats what needs to be done. >> as temple defectors revealed one horror story af...

Needed to do in order to keep control of the group, and he said it was necessary. and he put it under the terminology of catharsis, this is what we need to do in order for discipline, to keep things straight. >> i believed that the ends justified the means. that was it. so if somebody has to get paddled 40 times in the bottom because were going to have this great utopian society 100 years down the line, then so be it. thats what needs to be done. >> as temple defectors revealed one horror story ...