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EPISODE · Oct 29, 2018 · 24 MIN

Ep 20 - Jonestown and Burial Customs

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On November 18, 1978, more than 900 devotees of cult leader Jim Jones died at The Peoples Temple compound in Guyana. On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the horror, we look back at what happened, and the extraordinarily gruesome task that faced those tasked with repatriating the dead. And we share some feedback on unusual burial customs.

On November 18, 1978, more than 900 devotees of cult leader Jim Jones died at The Peoples Temple compound in Guyana. On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the horror, we look back at what happened, and the extraordinarily gruesome task that faced those tasked with repatriating the dead. And we share some feedback on unusual burial customs.

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