SAN MATEO, Calif. - It's a dark chapter in history. The Jonestown massacre in 1978 left more than 900 dead in Guyana, a country in South America. Now, that country is considering turning that site ...

A tour operator is planning to turn Jonestown, a remote area in Guyana surrounded by jungle where more than 900 people died under the direction of cult leader Jim Jones, into a tourist destination.

LOS ANGELES - Forty-five years ago this week, 918 people died in a mass murder-suicide orchestrated by the Rev. Jim Jones at a jungle settlement in Guyana, South America – a horror that remains nearly ...

Deep in Guyana’s northwestern region, the former Peoples Temple Agricultural Project site has remained largely untouched since Nov. 18, 1978. On that fateful day, more than 900 people — predominantly ...

A South American tour group is turning Jonestown, Guyana, into a travel destination over four decades after it was the scene of the most notorious mass suicide and murder in modern history. The first ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 18, 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and four others were killed on an airstrip in Jonestown, Guyana, by ...

San Clemente resident Ed Norwood said that looking at old photos of his cousins and family members is still “deeply painful.” Norwood lost 27 of his family members in the Jonestown massacre, the ...

Disclaimer: The article contains mentions of death and suicide. Reader discretion is advised. Hulu’s new documentary Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown explores the terrifying murders that took place ...