Annie Dawid

And so some of those people at that time, people who had been really high up in the administration, like this one couple, Their daughter gets really beaten in one of those episodes and they decide, can't do this anymore. And they are really some high level people. So they leave as well.

And so some of those people at that time, people who had been really high up in the administration, like this one couple, Their daughter gets really beaten in one of those episodes and they decide, can't do this anymore. And they are really some high level people. So they leave as well.

At this time, there's been some newspaper coverage, you know, by newspaper reporters who are skeptical of all this, the great works of the great Jim Jones and the mayor praising him and his presence on the housing board. Like he'd bring crowds of people, his worshipers to the housing board meetings. And that's kind of unusual for a housing board. So that attracts attention.

At this time, there's been some newspaper coverage, you know, by newspaper reporters who are skeptical of all this, the great works of the great Jim Jones and the mayor praising him and his presence on the housing board. Like he'd bring crowds of people, his worshipers to the housing board meetings. And that's kind of unusual for a housing board. So that attracts attention.

At this time, there's been some newspaper coverage, you know, by newspaper reporters who are skeptical of all this, the great works of the great Jim Jones and the mayor praising him and his presence on the housing board. Like he'd bring crowds of people, his worshipers to the housing board meetings. And that's kind of unusual for a housing board. So that attracts attention.

I should also add this interesting thing

I should also add this interesting thing

I should also add this interesting thing

aside which is that for a certain time they are supportive of reporters and first amendment issues and so they kind of go picket in various for you know they're also supportive of the black panthers and angela davis is a supporter of the people's temple and they'll go and demonstrate for progressive causes which at one time included reporters but that love of reporters

aside which is that for a certain time they are supportive of reporters and first amendment issues and so they kind of go picket in various for you know they're also supportive of the black panthers and angela davis is a supporter of the people's temple and they'll go and demonstrate for progressive causes which at one time included reporters but that love of reporters

aside which is that for a certain time they are supportive of reporters and first amendment issues and so they kind of go picket in various for you know they're also supportive of the black panthers and angela davis is a supporter of the people's temple and they'll go and demonstrate for progressive causes which at one time included reporters but that love of reporters

ends up dying pretty quickly. So what happens in 77, after this one reporter, or it's a team of reporters, they've been trying to get people to go on the record criticizing Jones. And up until then, people won't go on the record because they're afraid that Jones and his henchmen will come after them because he's threatened that.

ends up dying pretty quickly. So what happens in 77, after this one reporter, or it's a team of reporters, they've been trying to get people to go on the record criticizing Jones. And up until then, people won't go on the record because they're afraid that Jones and his henchmen will come after them because he's threatened that.

ends up dying pretty quickly. So what happens in 77, after this one reporter, or it's a team of reporters, they've been trying to get people to go on the record criticizing Jones. And up until then, people won't go on the record because they're afraid that Jones and his henchmen will come after them because he's threatened that.

You can't speak against the temple or something bad will happen to you. And so... In 77, so now that's four years after the Gang of Eight, the first big defectors. And so some of those people, and then some of these new people, like this couple whose child was badly beaten, they say, all right, we're going to go on the record now.

You can't speak against the temple or something bad will happen to you. And so... In 77, so now that's four years after the Gang of Eight, the first big defectors. And so some of those people, and then some of these new people, like this couple whose child was badly beaten, they say, all right, we're going to go on the record now.

You can't speak against the temple or something bad will happen to you. And so... In 77, so now that's four years after the Gang of Eight, the first big defectors. And so some of those people, and then some of these new people, like this couple whose child was badly beaten, they say, all right, we're going to go on the record now.

Jim Jones is, you know, he has his hands in everything, politically and otherwise, and he knows about this article. And so we're talking now, we're getting into the summer of 1977. And so... If you just look back in time a little bit, summer 77, the end of the People's Temple is November 78. Jones is very paranoid.

Jim Jones is, you know, he has his hands in everything, politically and otherwise, and he knows about this article. And so we're talking now, we're getting into the summer of 1977. And so... If you just look back in time a little bit, summer 77, the end of the People's Temple is November 78. Jones is very paranoid.

Jim Jones is, you know, he has his hands in everything, politically and otherwise, and he knows about this article. And so we're talking now, we're getting into the summer of 1977. And so... If you just look back in time a little bit, summer 77, the end of the People's Temple is November 78. Jones is very paranoid.