- Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple
- Offers personal and scholarly perspectives on the Peoples Temple and the events in Jonestown on November 18, 1978. Includes special articles written for the 25th anniversary. - Crime Library: The Jonestown Massacre
- Explores the people, events, and lingering suspicions surrounding the deaths of 913 people at Jonestown in 1978. - FBI Files: Jonestown
- Contains documents relating to the FBI's investigation of the murder of Congressman Leo Ryan in 1978 and the 1986 conviction of Lawrence John Layton on charges including Ryan's death. - Jim Jones and The People's Temple
- Offers a profile of Reverend Jim Jones and his theology, the history of The People's Temple, and the influence of the group's suicide on the rest of the world. - Jonestown
- Frank E. Smitha describes Jim Jones' youth, the establishment of his People's Temple, and the end at Jonestown. - Jonestown: Examining the Peoples Temple
- Considers the relationship between the Jonestown cult and the culture out of which it grew. - Made in San Francisco
- Argues that Bay Area politicians defended Jim Jones in exchange for money and votes. - Making Sense of the Nonsensical: An Analysis of Jonestown
- Describes the elements of conformity, persuasion, and self-justification that enforced Jim Jones' control over the members of the People's Temple. - NPR: Father Cares: The Last of Jonestown
- Includes the 1981 radio documentary by Noah Adams and James Reston, Jr., plus Adams' 1999 interview with Deborah Layton. - People's Temple (Jim Jones)
- Profile of the cult and summary of the theories surrounding the murder/suicide of over 900 people of its members. From Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. - San Francisco Chronicle: Jonestown
- Series of articles describing Jim Jones' influence in mid-1970s San Francisco, survivors' memories, and more.
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