OAKLAND — Jonestown was the highlight of Mike Touchette’s life — for a time. The 21-year-old Indiana native felt pride pioneering in the distant jungle of Guyana, South America. As a self ...

For the first time, Guyana has given its blessing for a tour company to start bringing visitors into what’s left of Jonestown — where more than 900 Americans lost their lives in 1978.

So, in 1977, Jones again moved the Temple and about 1000 of his followers, this time to a settlement he had been building since 1974 in the South American nation of Guyana. He named it Jonestown.

So, in 1977, Jones again moved the Temple and about 1000 of his followers, this time to a settlement he had been building since 1974 in the South American nation of Guyana. He named it Jonestown.

Peoples Temple members started moving to Jonestown in 1977, after Jones became paranoid about the growing scrutiny his church was receiving in the U.S. Jones recruited around 1,000 members to come ...

The Jonestown massacre remains one of the largest mass murders in American history. In a single day, 901 Americans and 8 Guyanese died from Jim Jones’ actions. Met with criticism rather than ...

Offers a look at the Jonestown holocaust and explains why 13 years later, we should still be afraid. Background; The Peoples Temple; The cult's founder and religious leader, Reverend Jim Jones ...

In 1978, cult leader Jim Jones led one of the deadliest mass murders in American history. Here is everything to know about the true story of the horrific Jonestown Massacre.