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FBI • 2011

Jonestown Part 46

RYMUR (The Leo Ryan Murder/Jonestown Investigation)On November 18, 1978, while investigating human rights abuses by a large cult led by James Warren “Jim” Jones (1931-1978), Congressman Leo Ryan (1925-1978) and several companions were murdered by Jones’ followers. Ryan had traveled to “Jonestown,” the cult’s compound in the South American country of Guyana, at the behest of his constituents, some of whom had family members in the cult. Following Ryan’s murder, Jones ordered his followers to comm...
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Aug 22, 2011
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Aug 22, 2011
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Aug 22, 2011
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Jonestown

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