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The Triple Murder of Jonestown Defectors Remains Unsolved More Than 40 Years Later
The Triple Murder of Jonestown Defectors Remains Unsolved More Than 40 Years Later

Two years after the Jonestown Massacre, ex-members of the cult, Al, Jeannie, and Daphene Mills, were murdered. The killer was never caught.
How Did Jim Jones Really Die? Over 40 Years After Jonestown Massacre, Unanswered Questions Linger
How Did Jim Jones Really Die? Over 40 Years After Jonestown Massacre, Unanswered Questions Linger

The circumstances around the cult leader's death is still a mystery decades later. Was his gunshot self-inflicted? Or did someone kill him?
How Jim Jones Used Drugs to Run Jonestown and Control Members of the Peoples Temple
How Jim Jones Used Drugs to Run Jonestown and Control Members of the Peoples Temple

One element of the 1978 mass death at Jonestown that hasn't been explored much is leader Jim Jones' rampant drug abuse—and how he used substances as a tool of control in his church. A&E True Crime investigate the roles drugs played at Jonestown.
What Was It Like to Die of Cyanide Poisoning at Jonestown?
What Was It Like to Die of Cyanide Poisoning at Jonestown?

A&E True Crime spoke with Marcus Parks—whose podcast "The Last Podcast on the Left" ran a special on Jonestown—to learn more about the last fateful hours of the men, women and children who died that tragic day.
Was Jonestown a Mass Suicide or a Mass Murder?
Was Jonestown a Mass Suicide or a Mass Murder?

Experts weigh in on whether the 918 people, including almost 300 children, who died during the Jonestown massacre were victims of suicide or murder.

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