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Peoples Temple: Media

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The chilling story of the Jonestown Massacre
Overview of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the 1978 massacre at Jonestown, Guyana.
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Jonestown Massacre
Bodies of members of Peoples Temple who died after their leader, Jim Jones, ordered...
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Jim Jones
As the leader of Peoples Temple, Jim Jones was notorious for instigating a shocking...
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