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Jim Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Cult Leader Who Led 918 People to Their Deaths

Created on: 2025-07-06 15:16:47
Last updated: 2025-07-06 15:17:31

James Warren Jones Timeline

A comprehensive timeline documenting the life and crimes of James Warren Jones (1931-1978), the charismatic preacher who founded the Peoples Temple, initially promoted racial integration and social justice, but gradually transformed into a paranoid cult leader who manipulated followers through psychological control, financial exploitation, and ultimately orchestrated the mass murder-suicide at Jonestown, Guyana, that killed 918 people including 304 children in one of the most tragic cult disasters in history.

Key Themes

  • Indiana Origins and Early Religious Development
  • Peoples Temple Formation and Growth
  • California Expansion and Political Influence
  • Jonestown Settlement and Isolation
  • Psychological Control and Manipulation
  • Congressional Investigation and Crisis
  • Mass Murder-Suicide and Tragic End

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