Jim Jones
Birthday: Born in 1931-05-13 in Crete, Indiana, USA
Deathday: 1978-11-18
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American preacher, political activist and mass murderer. He led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement, between 1955 and 1978. In what he called "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle orchestrated a mass murder–suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Jones and the events which occurred at Jonestown have had a defining influence on society's perception of cults.
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American Experience
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History's Mysteries
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America's Book of Secrets
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Mother Undercover
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Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
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Documentary series that examines the Jonestown Massacre 40 years later....
QAnon: The Search for Q
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Explained
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Very Scary People
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People Magazine Investigates: Cults
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Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown
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Survivors and eyewitnesses tell the immersive story of Jim Jones' idealistic organization's final hours that spiraled into a mass casualty event....
Seconds From Disaster
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The Miracle Healers
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Deceived: The Jonestown Tragedy
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Rev. Dr. Mel White’s famous documentary on the murderous cult leader, Rev. Jim Jones...
True Gore
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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
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Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch....
Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost
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Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost offers new insights into the Peoples Temple tragedy, exploring lingering questions about Pastor Jim Jones, his religious and social justice movement, and the deaths of his followers that day....
605 Adults 304 Children
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An immersive and intimate documentary filmed entirely by The Peoples Temple in Jonestown....
Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre
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The story of four women in Jim Jones’ inner circle who helped plan the 1978 Jonestown Massacre, one of the largest murder-suicide events in modern history which left 918 men, women and children dead....
The Killing of America
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Psychic TV: First Transmission
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