Congressman Leo Ryan
The standard account describes Jim Jones leading his Peoples Temple followers to a remote Guyana settlement where, on November 18, 1978, after members murdered Congressman Leo Ryan and journalists investigating the commune, Jones orchestrated a mass suicide by cyanide-laced Flavor Aid. Defectors contact Congressman Leo Ryan alleging abuse and imprisonment.
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Congressman Leo Ryan is documented in the evidence record of this published dossier.
Co-documented with Congressman Leo Ryan in 1 published dossier, including “The Jonestown Massacre”.
Co-documented with Congressman Leo Ryan in 1 published dossier, including “The Jonestown Massacre”.