People's Temple follower Larry Layton stands with police following his arrest November 18, 1978 in the shooting of two people on a remote Guyana airstrip. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images) ...

People's Temple follower Larry Layton stands with police following his arrest November 18, 1978 in the shooting of two people on a remote Guyana airstrip. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images) ...

Former cult member Larry Layton was convicted of conspiracy Monday in the killing of California Rep. Leo Ryan and the wounding of a U.S. diplomat in a 1978 jungle ambush that preceded the mass murd… ...

Deborah Layton, once a highly trusted member of Peoples Temple, still feels ashamed for being involved in the cult led by Jim Jones. “I always want to deny I had anything to do with it,” she ...

Peoples Temple follower Larry Layton (C) stands with police following his arrest on Nov. 18, 1978, for the shooting of two people on the Port Kaituma airstrip.

Layton Councilwoman Joy Petro said many people have asked her to confirm the site for the new temple. "I got to tell you, my phone's been blowing up. Everybody wants to know where," she said.

Temple member Larry Layton was given a life term for being involved in the airstrip shooting. He was released in 2002. Jonestown massacre survivors recount hell of murderous death cult’s mass ...

It is being republished here this week because Deborah Layton, a survivor of Jonestown who is mentioned in this post, will appear at Lincoln Land Community College's Trutter Center from 1-3 p.m ...

Larry Layton, one of those who had asked to leave, revealed himself as an undercover Jones loyalist by pulling out a handgun and opening fire. At the same time, a posse of Temple security men ...

People's Temple follower Larry Layton stands with police following his arrest November 18, 1978 in the shooting of two people on a remote Guyana airstrip. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images) ...

People's Temple follower Larry Layton stands with police following his arrest November 18, 1978 in the shooting of two people on a remote Guyana airstrip. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images) ...