In 1978 over 900 people led by Rev. Jim Jones died in the largest mass murder-suicide in history, at Jonestown, Guyana. The story is told by survivors, Temple defectors, relatives, and journalists.

This 2006 documentary looks at the people and events leading up to the tragedy in Guyana in November 1978. It airs as part of PBS’ “American Experience” series. 10 tonight, KCTS ...

I learned he was having an adulterous relationship with my sister, she recalls in a PBS documentary airing this week. It gets stranger and stranger as Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples ...

"American Experience" (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings) recalls one of the saddest, strangest chapters in recent history with the mesmerizing documentary "Jonestown: The Life and Death of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – When Stanley Nelson set out to make a documentary on cult leader Jim Jones and the mass murder-suicide of his followers, his biggest challenge was unearthing enough new ...

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The next day, 15 congregants asked to leave Jonestown, according to the documentary. About 30, including Ryan, Speier, members' kin, and reporters waited anxiously on a tarmac to return to the ...

Topic: Chronicle of the rise and fall of Peoples Temple and its charismatic leader, Jim Jones, who in November, 1978 convinced his hundreds of followers in Jonestown, Guyana, to commit mass ...

Documentary short list: ... 1978 convinced his hundreds of followers in Jonestown, Guyana, to commit mass suicide. Financing: Produced by PBS docu division American Experience, ...