Here are other indications that the Guyanese government participated with American authorities in a cover-up of the real story, despite their own findings:
1. Guyanese Police Chief Lloyd Barker, who interfered with investigations, helped "recover" 2.5 million for the Guyanese government, and was often the first to officially announce the cover stories relating to suicide, body counts and survivors.
2. Among the first to the scene were the wife of Guyanese Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, and his Deputy Prime Minister, Ptolemy Reid. They returned from the massacre site with nearly $1 million in cash, gold and jewelry taken from the buildings and from the dead. Inexplicably, one of Burnham's political party secretaries had visited the site of the massacre only hours before it occurred.
3. When Shirley Field Ridley, Guyanese Minister of Information, announced the change in the body count to the shocked Guyananese parliament, she refused to answer further questions. Other representatives began to point a finger of shame at Ridley and the Burnham government, and the local press dubbed the scandal "Templegate." All accused them of taking a ghoulish payoff.
1. Guyanese Police Chief Lloyd Barker, who interfered with investigations, helped "recover" 2.5 million for the Guyanese government, and was often the first to officially announce the cover stories relating to suicide, body counts and survivors.
2. Among the first to the scene were the wife of Guyanese Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, and his Deputy Prime Minister, Ptolemy Reid. They returned from the massacre site with nearly $1 million in cash, gold and jewelry taken from the buildings and from the dead. Inexplicably, one of Burnham's political party secretaries had visited the site of the massacre only hours before it occurred.
3. When Shirley Field Ridley, Guyanese Minister of Information, announced the change in the body count to the shocked Guyananese parliament, she refused to answer further questions. Other representatives began to point a finger of shame at Ridley and the Burnham government, and the local press dubbed the scandal "Templegate." All accused them of taking a ghoulish payoff.
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4. The gun that reportedly shot Jim Jones was lying nearly 200 feet from his body, not a likely suicide weapon.
5. At the scene, bodies were stripped of identification, including the medical wrist tags visible in many early photos.
6. Perhaps more significant…the Americans brought in 16 C-131 cargo planes, but claimed they could only carry caskets in each one. These aircraft can carry tanks, trucks, troops and ammunition all in one load. That didn’t make sense. Operations during Vietnam demonstrated that the military is capable of moving hundreds of bodies in a short period. Instead, they took nearly a week to bring back the Jonestown dead, bringing in the majority at the end of the period. The corpses, rotting in the heat, made autopsy impossible. At one point, the remains of 183 people arrived in 82 caskets.
7. Although the Guyanese had identified 174 bodies at the site, only 17 (later 46) were tentatively identified at the massive military mortuary in Dover, Delaware.
8. Dead bodies were isolated in Delaware, hundreds of miles from their families who might have visited the bodies at a similar mortuary in Oakland that was used in Vietnam. It doesn’t make sense considering Oakland is only 10 miles across the bay from San Francisco, where many family members lived, and was the previous location for The People’s Temple. Many of the bodies were cremated. Press was excluded, and even family members had difficulty getting access to the remains.
5. At the scene, bodies were stripped of identification, including the medical wrist tags visible in many early photos.
6. Perhaps more significant…the Americans brought in 16 C-131 cargo planes, but claimed they could only carry caskets in each one. These aircraft can carry tanks, trucks, troops and ammunition all in one load. That didn’t make sense. Operations during Vietnam demonstrated that the military is capable of moving hundreds of bodies in a short period. Instead, they took nearly a week to bring back the Jonestown dead, bringing in the majority at the end of the period. The corpses, rotting in the heat, made autopsy impossible. At one point, the remains of 183 people arrived in 82 caskets.
7. Although the Guyanese had identified 174 bodies at the site, only 17 (later 46) were tentatively identified at the massive military mortuary in Dover, Delaware.
8. Dead bodies were isolated in Delaware, hundreds of miles from their families who might have visited the bodies at a similar mortuary in Oakland that was used in Vietnam. It doesn’t make sense considering Oakland is only 10 miles across the bay from San Francisco, where many family members lived, and was the previous location for The People’s Temple. Many of the bodies were cremated. Press was excluded, and even family members had difficulty getting access to the remains.
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10. Officials in New Jersey began to complain that state coroners were excluded, and that the military coroners appointed to the cases, were illegally performing cremations.
11. One of the top forensic body identification experts was denied repeated requests to assist.
12. Mootoo's conclusions. Several civilian pathology experts said they "shuddered at the ineptness" of the military, and that their autopsy method was "doing it backwards." But in official statements, the U.S. attempted to discredit the Guyanese grand jury findings, saying they had uncovered "few facts."
13. Guyanese troops, and police who had arrived with American Embassy official-Richard Dwyer- failed to defend Congressman Leo Ryan and the others who came to Guyana with him. As we discussed earlier, Leo Ryan was shot down in cold blood at the Port Kaituma airstrip (even though the troops were nearby with machine guns at the ready).
11. One of the top forensic body identification experts was denied repeated requests to assist.
12. Mootoo's conclusions. Several civilian pathology experts said they "shuddered at the ineptness" of the military, and that their autopsy method was "doing it backwards." But in official statements, the U.S. attempted to discredit the Guyanese grand jury findings, saying they had uncovered "few facts."
13. Guyanese troops, and police who had arrived with American Embassy official-Richard Dwyer- failed to defend Congressman Leo Ryan and the others who came to Guyana with him. As we discussed earlier, Leo Ryan was shot down in cold blood at the Port Kaituma airstrip (even though the troops were nearby with machine guns at the ready).
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14. Although Temple member Larry Layton was charged with the murders of Congressman Ryan…Temple defector Patricia Parks, and 3 reporters said he was not in a position to shoot them. Blocked from boarding Ryan's twin engine, Larry entered another plane nearby. Once inside, he pulled out a gun and wounded two Temple followers, before being disarmed. The others were killed by armed men who descended from a tractor trailer at the scene, after opening fire.
15. Witnesses described these “killers” as "zombies," walking mechanically, without emotion, and "looking through you, not at you" as they murdered.
16. Only certain people were killed. It was as if he was planned. Certain wounded people, like Ryan's aide Jackie Speiers, were not harmed further. but the killers made sure that Ryan and the newsmen were dead.
17. In some cases they shot people, already wounded, directly in the head. These gunmen were never identified, and may have been under Layton's command.
15. Witnesses described these “killers” as "zombies," walking mechanically, without emotion, and "looking through you, not at you" as they murdered.
16. Only certain people were killed. It was as if he was planned. Certain wounded people, like Ryan's aide Jackie Speiers, were not harmed further. but the killers made sure that Ryan and the newsmen were dead.
17. In some cases they shot people, already wounded, directly in the head. These gunmen were never identified, and may have been under Layton's command.
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18. At the Jonestown site, survivors described a special group of Jones' followers who were allowed to carry weapons and money, and to come and go from the camp. These people were all white, mostly males. They served as armed guards to enforce discipline and restrict movement. These special armed guards survived the massacre. Many were trained and programmed killers, like the "zombies" who attacked Ryan. Some were used as mercenaries in Africa, and elsewhere.
19. The dead were 90% women, and 80% Blacks. It is unlikely that men armed with guns and modern crossbows would give up control and willingly be injected with poisons. It is much more likely that they forced nearly 400 people to die by injection, and then assisted in the murder of 500 more who attempted to escape. One survivor clearly heard people cheering minutes after the massacre. Despite government claims, they were not accounted for.
20. Back in California, People's Temple members openly admitted that they feared they were targeted by a "hit squad," and the Temple was surrounded for some time by local police forces. During that period, two members of the elite guard from Jonestown returned and were allowed into the Temple by police.
19. The dead were 90% women, and 80% Blacks. It is unlikely that men armed with guns and modern crossbows would give up control and willingly be injected with poisons. It is much more likely that they forced nearly 400 people to die by injection, and then assisted in the murder of 500 more who attempted to escape. One survivor clearly heard people cheering minutes after the massacre. Despite government claims, they were not accounted for.
20. Back in California, People's Temple members openly admitted that they feared they were targeted by a "hit squad," and the Temple was surrounded for some time by local police forces. During that period, two members of the elite guard from Jonestown returned and were allowed into the Temple by police.
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22. Rumors persisted that a "death list" of U.S. officials existed...Some survivors verified that notion to the San Francisco grand jury.
A congressional aide was quoted as saying “There are 120 white, brainwashed assassins out at Jonestown awaiting the trigger word to pick up their hit.”
23. Mark Lane and Charles Garry, lawyers for the People's Temple, managed to escape the massacre. 🧐
24. Jeannie and Al Mills, who intended to write a book about Jones, were murdered at their home. They were bound and shot.
A congressional aide was quoted as saying “There are 120 white, brainwashed assassins out at Jonestown awaiting the trigger word to pick up their hit.”
23. Mark Lane and Charles Garry, lawyers for the People's Temple, managed to escape the massacre. 🧐
24. Jeannie and Al Mills, who intended to write a book about Jones, were murdered at their home. They were bound and shot.
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As you can see there were many twists and turns to the story. We were told that the members of the People’s Temple “drank the Kool-aid”. Clearly that didn’t happen. We were told it was “mass suicide.” Clearly that was not the case. Something far more sinister was going on.
Tomorrow I will lay out some other “behind-the-scenes” facts that weren’t discussed today nor were ever discussed in the media.
In my opinion, there may be two motives behind the mass killings. These two sets of motives may be intertwined. We will discuss both tomorrow. You can decide which set resonates with you most.
Tomorrow I will lay out some other “behind-the-scenes” facts that weren’t discussed today nor were ever discussed in the media.
In my opinion, there may be two motives behind the mass killings. These two sets of motives may be intertwined. We will discuss both tomorrow. You can decide which set resonates with you most.
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Yesterday I laid out the details of the Jonestown Massacre that occurred at Jonestown, Guyana. As we discussed, we were led to believe that the Massacre was caused by “Mass Suicide” as directed by the Temple’s leader: Jim Jones.
After the massacre, which occurred on November 18, 1978, Chief Pathologist for Guyana, Dr. Leslie Mootoo immediately came on scene hours after the incident. Dr. Mootoo kept his findings close to the vest, knowing he might have to show up later in court to testify. Remember…we were told that the victims all drank kool-aid that was laced with cyanide.
Dr. Mootoo did not see any of the typical symptoms of cyanide poisoning in any of the victims. Typically, the facial muscles of cyanide victims should draw back into a deadly grin, called “cyanide rictus.” It was absent in the Jonestown victims. Instead, 83 of the 100 adult bodies Dr. Mootoo examined had needle puncture marks between their shoulders. Because the victims would not have been able to administer the drug themselves in this way, Mootoo concluded they had been held down and forcibly injected.
After the massacre, which occurred on November 18, 1978, Chief Pathologist for Guyana, Dr. Leslie Mootoo immediately came on scene hours after the incident. Dr. Mootoo kept his findings close to the vest, knowing he might have to show up later in court to testify. Remember…we were told that the victims all drank kool-aid that was laced with cyanide.
Dr. Mootoo did not see any of the typical symptoms of cyanide poisoning in any of the victims. Typically, the facial muscles of cyanide victims should draw back into a deadly grin, called “cyanide rictus.” It was absent in the Jonestown victims. Instead, 83 of the 100 adult bodies Dr. Mootoo examined had needle puncture marks between their shoulders. Because the victims would not have been able to administer the drug themselves in this way, Mootoo concluded they had been held down and forcibly injected.
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There were many other data points that disputed the media’s version of what happened at the compound in the days following the massacre.
One discrepancy was the body count. The Guyanese Army counted the number of victims as 408. Days later when the US Army arrived, this number was progressively revised upwards to 775…then 800…then 869…then 910…then, 912, and then settling in at the total of 913. Even the 913 figure seemed odd.
Estimates of the population of Jonestown were in the 1100–1200 range, not including those known to be elsewhere. This meant that at least a 100 of its members had seemingly vanished without a trace. There were other data points (see presentation from yesterday)...too many to re-present.
One discrepancy was the body count. The Guyanese Army counted the number of victims as 408. Days later when the US Army arrived, this number was progressively revised upwards to 775…then 800…then 869…then 910…then, 912, and then settling in at the total of 913. Even the 913 figure seemed odd.
Estimates of the population of Jonestown were in the 1100–1200 range, not including those known to be elsewhere. This meant that at least a 100 of its members had seemingly vanished without a trace. There were other data points (see presentation from yesterday)...too many to re-present.
The bottom line was…if this wasn’t a mass suicide as the media led us to believe, but rather a mass massacre…WHY? There was clearly some kind of cover-up going on. In my research I found two explanations. The first explanation, that I will present to you today, was easier to find. The possible second explanation-which is far more sinister-took a lot of digging. Even still, I have yet to find an article that gives absolute proof to the motive. All we can do is connect dots, and use discernment.
Yesterday you may have picked up on several references to people who had behaved strangely during the aftermath of the massacre. Church members described these killers using words and phrases like “zombie” or “looking through you, not at you” or “hit squad.” Here are some screen-shots of those references from yesterday’s presentation.👇👇
Were the bizarre stories of brainwashing and suicide rehearsals actually part of some sinister medical experiment? The family of Congressman Leo Ryan-who was killed as he was boarding a plane to leave the compound after he came there to investigate rumors of nefarious activity- certainly believed so. They filed a lawsuit 2 years after his murder, alleging that Jonestown was an extension of a clandestine C*I*A mind control operation called MK ULTRA.
It was 3 years prior to massacre, during Senate hearings into MK Ultra, that the world found out that the existence of MK Ultra even existed.
It was 3 years prior to massacre, during Senate hearings into MK Ultra, that the world found out that the existence of MK Ultra even existed.