In November 1978, over 900 cult members committed suicide in the Jonestown compound in Guyana THE horrific Jonestown massacre saw over 900 cult members take their own life in the largest mass ...

Relatives of Jonestown victims place flowers on their graves in 1978. | Ted Streshinsky Photographic Archive/GettyImages. Jones urged Temple members to take their lives to make a political point.

Find out more about the new tour set to take tourists to the site of the 1978 Jonestown massacre in Guyana, and what survivors think. Skip to main ... More than 900 people lost their lives in the mass ...

A new three-part docuseries from Hulu, ‘Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown,’ helps to debunk the biggest myths about what was once considered a “mass suicide.” ...

More than 900 members of the People's Temple died at their compound, Jonestown, in Guyana on Nov. 18, 1978. The causes of death were mass murder and suicide.

Congressman Leo Ryan and a small news crew went to Guyana in the Fall of 1978 to investigate concerns about Reverend Jim Jones and the religious compound he called Jonestown. Watch Dateline: Secrets ...

The only information I had about Jim Jones was what I could gather from news accounts of the closing scene at the Jonestown compound. The details were sketchy but deeply disturbing: The ...

The Jonestown massacre remains one of the largest mass murders in American history. In a single day, 901 Americans and 8 Guyanese died from Jim Jones’ actions. Met with criticism rather than ...

View of the partially collapsed main pavilion in the Jonestown compound, Guyana, November 28, 1978. Photo: New York Times Co.

On Nov. 18, 1978, 909 members of the Peoples Temple cult, led by Reverend Jim Jones, committed mass suicide at Jonestown, their Guyana-based settlement. Additional victims, including the late ...

Meanwhile, concerned relatives of Jonestown inhabitants were beseeching officials for an investigation, alleging their loved ones were subject to abuse and being held in the isolated compound ...

The only information I had about Jim Jones was what I could gather from news accounts of the closing scene at the Jonestown compound. The details were sketchy but deeply disturbing: The ...