On 45th anniversary, survivors remember the Jonestown massacre
In 1978, over 900 people — including 300 children — were killed at a Guyana commune after drinking poison, ordered by cult leader Jim Jones.
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In 1978, over 900 people — including 300 children — were killed at a Guyana commune after drinking poison, ordered by cult leader Jim Jones.
How did a group of Jews end up thousands of miles from their homes, only to die in one of the most infamous events of the 20th century?
In 1978, over 900 people — including 300 children — were killed at a Guyana commune after drinking poison, ordered by cult leader Jim Jones.
Jonestown survivor John Cobb has tended the monument at Evergreen Cemetery for over a decade. He hopes more people will visit.
Forty-four years ago this week, hundreds of followers of the Rev. Jim Jones committed suicide or were murdered at Jonestown, Guyana, the community they had carved out of the jungles of South America.