Nightmare in Jonestown: Cult of Death (Singles Classic) by Time Inc.


Nightmare in Jonestown: Cult of Death (Singles Classic)
Title : Nightmare in Jonestown: Cult of Death (Singles Classic)
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Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 19
Publication : Published June 23, 2016

Jonestown, Guyana. December 4, 1978.In an appalling demonstration of the way in which a charismatic leader can bend the minds of his followers with a devilish blend of professed altruism and psychological tyranny, some 900 members of the California-based Peoples Temple died in a self-imposed ritual of mass suicide and murder.The followers of the Rev. Jim Jones, 47, a once respected Indianaborn humanitarian who degenerated into egomania and paranoia, had first ambushed a party of visiting Americans, killing California Congressman Leo Ryan, 53, three newsmen and one defector from their heavily guarded colony at Jones-town. Then, exhorted by their leader, intimidated by armed guards and lulled with sedatives and painkillers, parents and nurses used syringes to squirt a concoction of potassium cyanide and potassium chloride onto the tongues of babies. The adults and older children picked up paper cups and sipped the same deadly poison sweetened by purple Kool-Aid.This story is part of the TIME Classic Coverage Collection from Time Inc. This is a reproduction of a story that appeared in the December 4, 1978 issue of TIME magazine. Time Inc. is one of the world’s most influential media companies – home to 90 iconic brands like People, Sports Illustrated, Time, InStyle, Real Simple, Food & Wine, and Fortune. The Spotlight Stories in this collection aim to provide you with a quick read on a single subject, highlighting our readers’ most popular stories and featuring great reporting from our Time Inc. journalists.

Nightmare in Jonestown: Cult of Death (Singles Classic) Reviews

  • iamGamz

    Devastatingly Horrific

    I was a child when this all took place but recall my parents, aunts and uncles talking about the horror of this massacre. Reading about it now brought back the memories of the fear I felt back then. Even now, this still has to power to make me uncomfortable.

  • Josetta

    Interesting article, published not long after this incident happened. I am fascinated by what makes people do what they do, but if you're looking for that, you won't find it here. It's basically just the "facts", from those who witnessed the incident.

  • Jess Vee

    Decent read, not particularly well written

    Not a bad piece. Didn’t give a whole lot of new information but I did glean some additional insight, albeit graphic, to the events and the experiences of those who tried to intervene.

  • Pagandeva2000

    Harrowing

    I am happy to electronically obtain historical articles such as this and I hope that more magazines take that stance. It’s good to be able to keep them available in our Kindle clouds because they are protected from elements.

  • Nick

    Tragic!

    Sad but informative. Somebody remind me never to join a cult nor drink Kool-aid nor fly to Guinea with a Congressman from California or else I am done for. Seriously.