The first disturbing reports of the deaths of Congressmen Leo J. Ryan and four other members of his party, did not reveal the whole shocking story when news broke out about shootings taking place as the victims attempted to board a plane at Port Kaituma airstrip in Guyana.
Within hours, it was revealed that 408 American citizens had committed suicide at a communal village they had built in the jungle in Northwest Guyana. The community, known as The People’s Temple’ was led by an influential religious guru, the Reverend Jim Jones.