Jim Jones
Biography
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American preacher, political activist and mass murderer. He led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement, between 1955 and 1978. In what he called "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle orchestrated a mass murder–suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Jones and the events which occurred at Jonestown have had a defining influence on society's perception of cults.
Known For(28 works)
American Experience
1988American Experience
1988
Explained
2018Explained
2018
The UnXplained
2019The UnXplained
2019
The Seventies
2015The Seventies
2015
America's Book of Secrets
2012America's Book of Secrets
2012
Seconds from Disaster
2005Seconds from Disaster
2005
History's Mysteries
1998History's Mysteries
1998
Very Scary People
2019Very Scary People
2019
Forensic Justice
2016Forensic Justice
2016
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
2018Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
2018
The Radical Story of Patty Hearst
2018The Radical Story of Patty Hearst
2018
Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown
2024Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown
2024
QAnon: The Search for Q
2021QAnon: The Search for Q
2021
Inside the Criminal Mind
2018Inside the Criminal Mind
2018
The Killing of America
1981The Killing of America
1981
People Magazine Investigates: Cults
2018People Magazine Investigates: Cults
2018
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
2006Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
2006
True Gore
1987True Gore
1987
Mother Undercover
2023Mother Undercover
2023
Psychic TV: First Transmission
1982Psychic TV: First Transmission
1982
Witness to Jonestown
2008Witness to Jonestown
2008
Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost
2018Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost
2018
Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre
2018Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre
2018
The Miracle Healers
1976The Miracle Healers
1976
Deceived: The Jonestown Tragedy
1979Deceived: The Jonestown Tragedy
1979
605 Adults 304 Children
2019605 Adults 304 Children
2019
Motorgasm: a cinematic act of terrorism
2026Motorgasm: a cinematic act of terrorism
2026
People's Temple
1973People's Temple
1973