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Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. There are some people who spend their lives in search of a captive audience.

They're driven by a need for admiration, and they feed off the attention. But sometimes it's not enough. Jim Jones craved

hero worship more than anything else. From the mid-1950s until a destructive downfall in

1978, Jim used manipulation and fear tactics to build

a devoted following, leading to one of the most infamous and deadly cults in history. The human mind is powerful. It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate. But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. This is Killer Minds, a Crime House original.

I'm Vanessa Richardson.

And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels.

Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history,

analyzing what makes a killer.

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Before we get started, you should know this episode contains discussions of child abuse, domestic abuse, suicide, and violence.

Listener discretion is advised.

Today we begin our deep dive on Jim Jones, the infamous leader of the People's

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