3,880
edits
Jim Jones: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Top of Page}} | {{Top of Page}} | ||
[[Image:JimJonesSmall.jpg|thumb|right|Known as "Brother Jones" on the tapes]] | |||
The infamous Jim Jones was responsible for the deaths of 909 of his followers by cyanide poisoning in Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978. 303 of the casualties were children. In addition, Jones' followers also killed Congressman Leo Ryan and four others immediately prior to the mass slaughter of his followers. These deaths constituted the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate act until the September 11, 2001 attack. | The infamous Jim Jones was responsible for the deaths of 909 of his followers by cyanide poisoning in Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978. 303 of the casualties were children. In addition, Jones' followers also killed Congressman Leo Ryan and four others immediately prior to the mass slaughter of his followers. These deaths constituted the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate act until the September 11, 2001 attack. | ||