American Experience

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American Experience - Season 19 Episode 11 Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple


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55 minutes 2025 HD

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Examines the story behind the November 1978 mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, where more than 900 people were led to their deaths by cult leader Jim Jones. Included: comments from Jones' son, Jim Jr.; survivor Stanley Clayton; and Hue Fortson, whose wife and child died in the incident.

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