Episode 05: The Consequences of Apathy

What happened to the survivors of Jonestown? In the wake of the mass suicide, the killing did not stop. This episode investigates the devastating aftermath of the Peoples Temple tragedy: suicides, murders, and mysterious deaths that followed the survivors home. Long after the cries in the jungle had faded, a darker reckoning began stateside that echoed the final warnings of Jim Jones.

We trace the fate of those who escaped the Temple only to be haunted by what they left behind: a family gunned down in their home, suicide by cop, a sniper on a freeway, and the public execution of two high-ranking government officials in broad daylight. How far does the shadow of Jonestown fall?