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James 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.
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This article is about the Jonestown massacre, which was a mass murder-suicide of members of the Peoples Temple cult in Guyana in 1978. The death toll exceeded 900 people, including some 300 who were under 17 years old. It provides information on Jim Jones, the charismatic but paranoid leader of the cult and his background as well as how he treated ...
The mass murder-suicide of members of the Peoples Temple cult in Guyana, led by Jim Jones. Over 900 people died including 300 children, making it one of the largest mass deaths in American history.
A charismatic but paranoid leader who opened his first church in Indianapolis and later moved to California where he became a respected churchman with thousands of followers. He treated his followers harshly and eventually moved with several hundred to Jonestown, Guyana where he had total autonomy.
While active in humanitarian causes, Jones' treatment of followers was often abusive; many were coerced or brainwashed into signing over their possessions to the church. In November 1978 US Congressman Leo Ryan traveled to inspect activities at Jonestown after rumors that some members were being held against their will and subjected to abuse; five ...
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Jun 26, 2024 · Jim Jones (born May 13, 1931, Crete, near Lynn, Indiana, U.S.—died November 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana) was an American cult leader who promised his followers a utopia in the jungles of South America after proclaiming himself messiah of the Peoples Temple, a San Francisco-based evangelist group.
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- Jim 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 o...
- Jim Jones attended Indiana University before transferring to Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he graduated in 1961.
- Jim Jones died of a gunshot wound to the head in Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. His death occurred during the Jonestown Massacre, when he...
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