There had been discussions about a mass suicide. In some circles, there were practice drills,” one survivor recounted to The ...

Nearly 50 years after the Jonestown massacre shocked the world, the site of one of history's deadliest cult tragedies is now open to tourists, sparking debate over whether confronting the past is ...

Congressman Ryan arrived in Jonestown on Friday, Nov. 17, 1978, to investigate charges of abuse and false imprisonment. Five years later, he would receive a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal.

A journalist recalls her conversing with Rep. Leo Ryan on why he had to go to Guyana.

On Nov. 14, 1978, Jackie Speier, a 28-year-old legislative assistant to California Congressman Leo Ryan, flew with her boss to investigate the Jonestown commune in Guyana. Four days later, she lay … ...

The Jonestown Institute. At the hotel, Ryan held a press conference questioning the Temple's tax exempt status, ... Congressman Ryan would return to the States and put even more pressure on Jonestown.

The Guyanese site of the Jonestown massacre, where over 900 people either died by mass suicide or murder in connection with the Jim Jones-led cult in 1978, has opened for tourism. After decades of ...

Rebecca Gale talked about the murder of Representative Leo Ryan and the Jonestown massacre. This was part of a series of interviews to mark the 60th anniversary of the Capitol Hill newspaper [Roll ...

Ryan believed that his official capacity as a member of Congress would protect him from whatever dangers lurked in Jonestown. But his 28-year-old aide, Jackie Speier, was less confident.

A San Mateo post office will be renamed Monday in honor of Rep. Leo Ryan, who was killed 30 years ago in the Jonestown massacre in Guyana.

Speier has occupied Ryan’s former seat in Congress since 2008. In an interview with CQ Roll Call, she noted that while much has changed, some fundamental questions about Jonestown remain unanswered.