The history and aftermath of the Jonestown commune is still difficult to comprehend, whether you’re talking about it or trying to show the kind of devotion that would drive so many followers to lose ...

900 Americans died in murder and suicide ritual at Peoples Temple agricultural mission. This Nov. 1978 photo shows Jim Jones, founder of the Peoples Temple sect in Jonestown, Guyana. AP file photos ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jonestown was the highlight of Mike Touchette's life - for a time. The 21-year-old Indiana native felt pride pioneering in the distant jungle of Guyana, South America. As a self ...

LOS ANGELES -- National Geographic has released the chilling trailer of "Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown." The three-part series will tell the story of the religious organization led by Jim Jones ...

TIM REITERMAN Associated Press Writer Dark clouds tumbled overhead on that afternoon 30 years ago, in the last hours of the congressman’s mission deep in the jungle of Guyana. This Nov. 1978 ...