Very Scary People — Season 1, Episode 12: Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 2

Episode synopsis

More than 900 Americans died in an isolated jungle in northern Guyana in November 1978; Jim Jones has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide, but the truth is more complicated and tragic than that.

About Very Scary People

A chronicle of the twisted lives of some of the most frightening, diabolical characters in recent history. Each two-hour episode traces the heinous, criminal acts of these elusive miscreants and the eventual road to justice.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 1
• E2John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 2
• E3Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 1
• E4Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 2
• E5NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator, Part 1
• E6NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator, Part 2
• E7Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 1
• E8Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 2
• E9Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 1
• E10Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 2
• E11Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 1