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

Jonestown is seared into the American psyche as one the darkest tragedies of the modern era, where 918 people “drank the Kool Aid” and ended their lives under the command of cult leader Jim Jones.

The Jonestown massacre in 1978 left more than 900 dead in Guyana, a country in South America. ... Peoples Temple follower Larry Layton (C) stands with police following his arrest November 18, ...