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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 true. Everything we feared is true. Craig melvin the only Video Camera there to capture It All belo...

jungle. i could see bodies all over. >> when you're running, they're still shooting? >> i'm still hearing shots. >> they had identified people they wanted to kill. >> we were on top of a powder keg. >> it's almost impossible to fathom, even now, more than 900 americans dead in the jungle at jonestown. >> it was something out of a horror movie. >> you're telling me this man said, drink this poison, and they drank it? >> that's right. >> we take you inside the mission that exposed the dangerous truth. >> don't you touch my kids! >> i'm thinking, oh my god, it's true. everything we fear...

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? that's 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. >> rare pictures and powerful details. >> my whole shirt was dripping with red blood. >> all of a sudden...

>> i mean i'm 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 we're going to have this great utopian society 100 years down the line, then so be it. that's what needs to be done. >> as temple defectors revealed one horror story after anothe...

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 we're going to have this great utopian society 100 years down the line, then so be it. that's what needs to be done. >> as temple defectors revealed one horror story after another to the reporter, the contrast with jones' humanitarian image defied belief. how do y...