Rebecca Moore was visiting relatives in Potter Valley in the late 1970s when she first met Jim Jones, then based in nearby Redwood Valley. "He was a strange man. Everyone around him had red eyes. I ...

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 ...

The stories of apocalyptic cult leaders don't often end well, especially for their most devoted followers. The story of an Indianapolis preacher named Jim Jones ended with the deaths of more than 900 ...

Many of us will never forget Reverend Jim Jones’ cult committing mass suicide in Guyana in 1978. He told over 900 followers that the government was planning to raid them and that they should therefore ...

918 Americans lost their lives at Jonestown on Nov. 18, 1978. At the time of his death, Jim Jones held such power over his followers that he was able to direct more than 900 of them to participate in ...