25 Unpleasant Facts About the Jonestown Massacre

25 Unpleasant Facts About the Jonestown Massacre

Trista - October 1, 2019

25 Unpleasant Facts About the Jonestown Massacre
Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones pictured with his wife and their children. ABC News.

12. They Murdered Hundreds of Children During The Jonestown Massacre

When people became members of the Peoples Temple, the whole family became members. Adults and children all had to take part in the Peoples Temple activities. They all had to listen to what Jim Jones said in order to maintain their membership.

Nearly 300 children were forced to drink the Kool-Aid during the Jonestown Massacre. Jim Jones and his wife took care of most of these children. In fact, they were wards of the State of California. This also means the children weren’t supposed to leave California. Jones and his wife snuck them into Guyana.

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