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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IT CAUSED TO FIRST RESPONDERS” #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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IN THIS EPISODE: We’ll look not only at the horrible events of the Jonestown massacre itself, but what life was like for those in The Peoples Temple cult before the mass suicide took place. Plus, we’ll look through the eyes of first responders who came upon the grizzly scene immediately after, and how they dealt with the horrors they stepped into. *** (Originally aired September 14, 2020)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Jonestown: Modern History’s Largest Mass Suicide” by Kellen Perry for AllThat’sInteresting.com:https://tinyurl.com/y3ccb3q5 (Includes links to videos with audio files used in this episode.)
“Life in the People’s Temple” by Beth Elias for Ranker.com: https://tinyurl.com/yygj5gey
“The Shock Felt By Jonestown First Responders” by Andy Kopsa for Time.com: https://tinyurl.com/y55coj9u
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PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/jonestown-massacre-psychological-issues-caused-first-responders/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. We're doing. This episode is dedicated to the men and women of our armed forces and first responders.

0:52.0

Whether you are currently serving or have served in the past, you are appreciated.

0:57.0

It is because of your courage and sacrifice that we enjoy the freedoms and liberties we

1:01.2

hold dear.

1:02.7

And I for one appreciate every single one of you for protecting what many of us take for

1:08.1

granted.

1:09.3

So thank you. Stories and

1:14.0

content in weird darkness can be disturbing for some listeners

1:17.0

and is intended for mature audiences only.

1:19.0

Prenal discretion is strongly advised.

1:27.0

Today, the Jones Town Massacre that resulted in the death of more than 900 people in Guyana in November of 1978, is remembered

1:37.2

in the popular imagination as the time that gullible expats from the People's Temple

1:42.4

cult literally drank the Koolaid and died

1:47.0

simultaneously from cyanide poisoning.

1:51.3

It's a tale so bizarre that for many the strangeness of it almost eclipses the tragedy.

1:58.7

It baffles the imagination.

2:01.2

Nearly a thousand people were so enthralled by a cult leader's conspiracy theories that

2:06.3

they moved to Guyana, isolated themselves on a compound, then synchronized their watches, and in unison, threw their heads back and downed a poisoned

2:17.6

kids drink. How could so many people have lost their grip on reality?

2:24.6

And why were they so easily duped?

2:28.2

The true story answers those questions, but in stripping away the mystery, it also brings the sadness of the Jones Town Massacre

2:36.6

to center stage.

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