I came across this interview from one of the many podcasts that I sub to. It’s the story of Leslie Wagner-Wilson and her time and escape from The Peoples Temple, Jim Jones and Guyana. This lady touched me so deeply with her story I had to post this here so that more could hear this incredible life changing and life affirming slice of inhumanity. I won’t say much more, but please find time to listen to this interview and I bet MY life you won’t be sorry.
YOU CAN FIND THE INTERVIEW HERE.
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She is definitely one of the fortunate few to have escaped that cult. Her strength and courage cannot be denied.
Thank you!
LOL!!! For what?
Thank for this post HLJ. I’ve never heard this story before. I will have to get that book. And thanks for the podcast link as well.
Thanks for sharing, I had a client in the 1990s who was duped into joining Jim Jones’s temple but managed to escape before he took them to Jonestown.
Really? They were very fortunate!
I remember when this story broke though I was very young. The photos of all the dead women, men and children have haunted me since then. I knew the story had to be wrong – people lining up to drink poison didn’t sound human to me. And I do believe this is where the term “drinking the kool-aid” came from. Those people had to forced in some kinds of way and it was also said that Jones has a double and that a lot of those people were found to have gunshots in the back. Which is what they would have had to do me.
I have always been impressed by John Judge’s research into links between the CIA and Jonestown: http://www.ratical.org/ratville/JFK/JohnJudge/Jonestown.html
Judge believed it was some kind of experimental slave colony where they also sent children of the Wall Street political elite who refused to get with the program.
Thank you I’ll be checking this out. Thank you though it does make my skin crawl.
@hunglikejesus:Hello didn’t know you were still blogging.
HEY MS. MARY!!!! How are you sweetie?
I’m not blogging on this site much anymore though I still write but mostly just as a therapy.
Thank you for your beautiful words and your support. I just happened upon this as I am attempting to become more organized next year… Bless you. Much love, Leslie Wagner Wilson