Topic: Leo Ryan

Amazon reclaims site of U.S. cult tragedy

Reuters Life! Online Report - 80 days ago
JONESTOWN, Guyana (Reuters) - Wilfred Jupiter clears foliage from an oversized gravestone on a site deep in the Guyanese rainforest where more than 900 Americans died.The 80-year-old is one of few locals in the remote Amazonian nation who recalls the commune set ...

The assassination of Congressman Leo J. Ryan

Helium - 459 days ago
Congressman Leo J. Ryan was a dedicated politician who fought hard for what he believed was right. The People's Temple was a cult run by "Reverend" Jim Jones and Leo Ryan was on a mission to find out exactly what was ...

Jonestown and the People's Temple

hubPage - 486 days ago
When one thinks of cults and the negative effects of them,the People?s Templeand the Jonestown mass suicide usually comes to mind first. The People?sTemple was founded originally in the mid-1950sin Indianapolis, Indiana by Jim Jones. During thistime, Jim Jones ...

30 years after, the legacy of Jonestown

AP News - 1182 days ago
On the 30th anniversary, Jonestown survivors reflect on the tragedy and their new livesDark clouds tumbled overhead on that afternoon 30 years ago, in the last hours of the congressman's mission deep in the jungle of Guyana.With a small entourage ...