Phenomenon: The Lost Archives — Season 1, Episode 6: Keeping the Faith

Episode synopsis

How does the charismatic energy of any leader result in the voluntary death of hundreds, even a thousand people. Throughout the development civilization, incidents of mass suicide have shaken humanity to it's foundation. Yet history records very different social attitudes toward these extreme events. From the martyrdom staged at Masada against the Romans, to the debauchery and carnage perpetrated by Jim Jones in Guyana, are these the acts of the morally righteous or the morally depraved? In the end, what made them do it?

About Phenomenon: The Lost Archives

A recently unearthed repository of materials formerly classified by the secret government....The Phenomenon Archives. This series covers the taboo subjects which have had light shed on them by pouring over the materials in this repository.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Noah's Ark Found?
• E2Tunguska: The Russian Roswell
• E3Stolen Glory: The Cover-up of Cosmonaut Vladimir Ilyushin
• E4Up for Sale
• E5Lost Lighting: The Missing Secrets of Nicola Tesla
• E7Science Fraud: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?
• E8Genesis Revisited
• E9Irretrievably Lost: The Search for the Savannah Warhead
• E10Monopoly Men
• E11Unknown Encounter
• E12American Midnight
• E13H.A.A.R.P. Holes in Heaven