Leo Ryan

Motives and actions of the Peoples temple, Jones began Scouting for a Safe haven outside of the U.S and Moved his Congregation to Guyana (Damsker 1). Then, in 1978, Congressman, Leo Ryan arrived at Jonestown to Investigate the state of the place (The Peoples Temple 3). Several members of the Cult began to ask to leave with Leo Ryan and when he finally began to leave he and 4 others were attacked and killed by Cult Loyalists (Layton 2). After this Jones organized one final Sermon and

complaints, Leo Ryan, a US Representative form San Mateo California went to Jonestown along with some members of NBC film crew. To Ryan, everything looked fine, until he was secretly informed that the people were held against their will. On November 18, 1978, Ryan announced he would take anyone who wished to leave back to the US. Ryan and the others boarded a truck, but Ryan was attacked by a member of the People’s Temple, because he stayed back to make sure everyone that wanted go left. Ryan was not

Jonestown Mass-Murder Suicide “Prior to the 9/11 attack, the tragedy at Jonestown marked the single largest loss of U.S. civilian lives in a non-natural disaster”(Jonestown Massacre 2). Jim Jones, a cult leader of the Peoples Temple, was responsible for the loss of the 900+ people that died in Guyana on November 18, 1978. Before all of this Jim Jones was a normal man living a life as a preacher who preached against racism. Throughout his life he was very popular by “currying favor with public officials

(Twemlow 224). The People’s Temple’s actions concerned many family members and outsiders, which sparked Congressman Leo Ryan’s involvement. Congressman Leo Ryan and some reporters were on a mission to rescue Americans from Jonestown. On November 18, 1978, Jim Jones was paranoid that his reign over Jonestown would come crashing down when some of his followers went with Congressman Ryan. Jones used a mass suicide to remain in control. Many people of Jonestown drank the poisonous Kool-Aid. When people

Deborah Layton Blakely had been speaking publicly about Jim Jones. A congressman, Leo J. Ryan from California, went to Guyana to investigate himself. Ryan made it to Jonestown mid-August. On November 18, 1978, Leo explored Jonestown, accompanied by a television crew. Ryan also told the people of Jonestown that if they wanted to leave the community, they were welcome to come with him. Later that day, when Leo Ryan, his crew, and a couple of, soon-to-be, ex-members of Peoples Temple were preparing

The Jonestown Massacre On November 18, 1978, in the South American country, Guyana, 918 people died from drinking cyanide poisoning. The Jonestown Massacre, led by Jim Jones, convinced men, women, and children of all ages to commit suicide or be killed in days to come by the U.S. government. This event would become known as the most deadly, non-natural disaster in U.S. history, before September 11, 2001. James Warren Jones, better known as Jim Jones, was born on May 13, 1978 in Lynn, Indiana. His

On November 14, 1978 Ryan and a delegation of eighteen people traveled to Jonestown. While inside, 15 members of the Temple asked Ryan to help them defect the camp. Jones granted the release of these 15 members and on November 18th Ryan’s delegation, including the defectors, left Jonestown. Because group leaving Jonestown grew

and third step can be considered the investigation by the US government through congressman Leo Ryan and the Jonestown defects that tried to escape with Ryan. The last and final step would be the final speech given by Jones in the center pavilion where he encouraged his people to drink the poison, which seemed to be a way out of the inevitable government prosecution Jones would receive after assassinating Ryan and his party. After his convincing speech, about 900 people, including 276 children, took

loved ones of the members lobbied for investigation of the settlement, on November 17th their wishes were met. What was meant to be a simple delegation one day turned into mass bloodshed the next; gunmen set by Jones ambushed U.S. representative Leo Ryan and members who wanted to defect. Those who

Representative named Leo Ryan decided to go to Jonestown to see how things were there. He brought a film crew with him and a few other people that wanted to see Jonestown as well. Everything seemed to be going well until a member of Jonestown gave Ryan a note telling him how bad they wanted to leave. It was then very obvious that the people were being held there against their will. The next day as Ryan and the other’s that came with him began to board the plane