Episode 5 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 as we investigate the suicides, murders, and mysterious deaths that followed the survivors home. Long after the cries in the jungle faded to silence, a dark reckoning began stateside that echoed the final warnings of Jim Jones. On this episode 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? Join us as we examine the disturbing fate of Tyrone Mitchell, Chris O'Neal, Paula Adams, Elmer, Deanna, and Daphene Mertle (Jeannie and Al Mills), George Moscone, Harvey Milk, Mike Prokes, Joe Mazor, and the Chad Rhodes highway sniper incident.

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On November 18, 1978, in Jonestown, Guyana, over 900 people died in one of the largest mass murder-suicides in modern history. Locked deep within an FBI vault, the audio tapes documenting the rise and fall of Peoples Temple were sealed away until they were finally made public more than 20 years later. From Jim Jones’ shadowy beginnings as a faith healer to the final, tragic night when his devoted followers drank cyanide laced Flavor Aid, Transmissions from Jonestown pieces together the story of a movement that spiraled into catastrophe. Transmissions from Jonestown is a true crime podcast and investigative audio documentary that exposes the untold story of Peoples Temple and the Jonestown tragedy using rare archival recordings, interviews with survivors, and original research. More than the story of a cult, this is an important chapter of American history that challenges everything we thought we knew about power, belief, and the cost of blind devotion.