Leo Ryan

18th, 1978, Congressman Leo Ryan decided to visit Jonestown, concerned by the rumors of beatings, forced labor, and sexual assault. Ryan interviewed many followers, many of whom wanted to go back home with Ryan, and others left on foot. Ryan wanted to take with him all of those who wanted to leave, but that would require a second plane, which delayed the departure. When Ryan’s plane was ready, a dump truck from Jonestown ambushed them and started shooting the plane, killing Ryan and several…

Ms. Newby is a 30 year old female who presented to the ED via LEO under a custody order. Dr. Ryan Snyder requested an evaluation on Ms. Newby to determine disposition. Per documentation Ms. Newby threaten to stab her mother today with a knife. per documentation Ms. Newby has been seeing and hearing people around her home when no one is there. reported to ED staff she has a history of mental illness and has been treated for the same. At the time of the assessment Ms. Newby adamantly denies…

Created by the People’s Temple and lead by Jim Jones, “Jonestown” was a religious society located in northwestern Guyana. On the date of November 18, 1978, 918 died in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, in Port Kaituma, a close-by airstrip (Wikipedia). According to Adst, “Jonestown was the scene of one of the most harrowing tragedies in American history.” The People’s Temple was created in Indiana by Jim Jones who formed this so called church because he was aggravated by the persecution of…

one accident that finally made her think. The one where she got shot in the head with a nail gun. The only thing no one knew was that she wasn’t the one who shot herself with it, it was her shadow. She later discovers that her shadow turned out to be Leo gage a 13 year old boy whom was killed in the woods. After fighting Leo’s ghost he disappears and she returns to normal. Lexi- Lexi is Jane’s best friend she is known as the freaky girl in school. This is due…

The peoples Temple was a Christian cult which was founded and led by James Warren (Jim) Jones.The People’s Temple was introduced as an mission for the sick, homeless and jobless. He began to create a large following of over 900 members in Indianapolis during the 1950s.(Robinson) Jim Jones also earned degrees from Indiana University and Butler University. He was not considered a “Fundamentalist pastor” as many reports in the media and the anti-cult movement claim. Robinson states,” He belonged…

Historical Information (dates, people, laws, key facts) ALL November 18, 1978, 909 people died in a ‘mass-suicide’ in Jonestown, Guyana These 909 people, which included over 200 children, were members of the People’s Temple, a religious group led by Jim Jones Background info on People’s Temple Jim Jones founded the People’s Temple, a Christian cult, in the 1950s in Indianapolis, Indiana and later moved his church to San Francisco, California. He preached socialist, utopian ideals and spoke…

"What you need to believe in is what you can see. If you see me as your friend, I'll be your friend. If you see me as your father, I'll be your father. If you see me as your savior, I'll be your savior." These are the last words spoken by Jim Jones to his following before all 909 of them joined in on an act of revolutionary suicide. Jim Jones was born in 1931 rural Indiana. He was a megalomaniac that suffered from various mental disorders and drug addiction. In the 1950s he worked as a self…

Revolutionary Suicide Suicide is the intentional taking of one's own life; it is not one being forced to die. Prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 the horrendous event at Jonestown marked the single largest loss of U.S. civilian lives in a non-natural disaster. On November 18, 1978 a total of 909 Americans died under the direction of People’s Temple leader Jim Jones. Not every member of the People’s Temple willingly gave up their lives many were shot if they were not willingly…

Jim Jone’s Cult, a Subculture Subculture, a culture that differs from the dominant culture but is not necessarily in direct opposition to it. A subculture does not aim to be in opposition of the dominant culture as counterculture does. However, most subcultures have different ideals, values and norms than the dominant culture although some may be the same. There are many subcultures in the United States, they may exist integrated into society and just share values and ideals with their…

listen to, and it sounded somewhat oriental, maybe middleeastern. The second part of the program was the Kantorei, acapella. They sang four songs in this order: A tickle by Jonathan Miller, An die Heimat by Johannes Brahms, Wind by Ryan Scott, Ihr Music by Hans Leo Hassler. This part got me so bored. My ears were not fascinated with how wonderful their voices were. Some of the singers in Kantorei also participated in the last part of the program, which was the whole choir. Their first…