Jonestown

Jonestown was a settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple. On November 18, 1978, more than 900 people died there in a mass murder-suicide and related killings.

Peoples Temple: A religious movement founded by Jim Jones that combined Christian language, racial integration, and socialist politics. The organization founded and governed the Guyanese settlement.
November 18, 1978: The day Congressman Leo Ryan was killed and more than 900 people died at Jonestown. This date marks the mass deaths and the events that immediately preceded them.
Marceline Jones: A co-founder of the Peoples Temple and Jim Jones’s wife who died at Jonestown in 1978. Her position within the Temple and her death are part of the settlement’s history.
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple: A 2006 documentary film directed by Stanley Nelson about the Peoples Temple and Jonestown. The film assembles survivor testimony and archival material about the settlement.
Jim Jones: An American religious leader who founded the Peoples Temple and directed its move to Guyana. Jones selected the site and led the community there.
Leo Ryan: A U.S. representative from California who visited Jonestown in November 1978 to investigate concerns about the community. His visit and attempted departure triggered the airstrip attack and the final crisis.
Tim Carter: A Peoples Temple member who survived Jonestown after being sent away with money shortly before the deaths. His testimony provides an account from a member who was absent from the final scene.
FBI Jonestown records: Federal Bureau of Investigation files concerning the Peoples Temple, the deaths at Jonestown, and related investigations. The records document the federal investigation and the recovery of evidence.
Port Kaituma: A settlement and airstrip in northwestern Guyana near the Peoples Temple agricultural project. Its airstrip became the setting for the attack on Congressman Leo Ryan’s party.
Port Kaituma airstrip attack: The November 18, 1978, shooting in Guyana that killed Congressman Leo Ryan and four others as they tried to leave. The attack preceded the deaths at Jonestown and left defectors unable to escape safely.

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