Annie Dawid
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And so there are still people from their family who are in the temple. And What happens when they're in Guyana is there's very little unmonitored communication. So letters can go back and forth, but they are checked by the leaders. And so people, you can tell when the letter you get from your son isn't really his voice. You know, it's been doctored.
And so there's the communication that's come, you know, and all they're saying is, oh, everything is fantastic here. Everything is wonderful. And so that's part of the suspicion. There's no phone calls. You can't call. Of course, it's pre-internet. They only have a ham radio out there. And that is very, very limited. It's not like you can go get on the ham radio to talk to your family.
And so there's the communication that's come, you know, and all they're saying is, oh, everything is fantastic here. Everything is wonderful. And so that's part of the suspicion. There's no phone calls. You can't call. Of course, it's pre-internet. They only have a ham radio out there. And that is very, very limited. It's not like you can go get on the ham radio to talk to your family.
And so there's the communication that's come, you know, and all they're saying is, oh, everything is fantastic here. Everything is wonderful. And so that's part of the suspicion. There's no phone calls. You can't call. Of course, it's pre-internet. They only have a ham radio out there. And that is very, very limited. It's not like you can go get on the ham radio to talk to your family.
It's only for official business.
It's only for official business.
It's only for official business.
No, because finally, the abuses are in the headlines. So then, the newspapers, the Chronicle and the Examiner, the two daily papers in San Francisco, you know, they start running articles and then the government gets involved and they start investigating. And like that couple, they had had all this real estate. That was what they did for a living.
No, because finally, the abuses are in the headlines. So then, the newspapers, the Chronicle and the Examiner, the two daily papers in San Francisco, you know, they start running articles and then the government gets involved and they start investigating. And like that couple, they had had all this real estate. That was what they did for a living.
No, because finally, the abuses are in the headlines. So then, the newspapers, the Chronicle and the Examiner, the two daily papers in San Francisco, you know, they start running articles and then the government gets involved and they start investigating. And like that couple, they had had all this real estate. That was what they did for a living.
They managed properties and they had signed over, I don't know, 20 properties to the people's temple and they want to get them back. And another, Really key issue is that Jones has a child with another woman, and that child is also in Jonestown. And the parents, the mother, and then her husband, who had been like a really big, big wig. He's that lawyer who had been with the temple for a long time.
They managed properties and they had signed over, I don't know, 20 properties to the people's temple and they want to get them back. And another, Really key issue is that Jones has a child with another woman, and that child is also in Jonestown. And the parents, the mother, and then her husband, who had been like a really big, big wig. He's that lawyer who had been with the temple for a long time.
They managed properties and they had signed over, I don't know, 20 properties to the people's temple and they want to get them back. And another, Really key issue is that Jones has a child with another woman, and that child is also in Jonestown. And the parents, the mother, and then her husband, who had been like a really big, big wig. He's that lawyer who had been with the temple for a long time.
Is supposedly the father like it's not they never did blood tests, so it's not clear. But anyway, they want their kid back. And so they're going to the courts and they want to make a custody case.
Is supposedly the father like it's not they never did blood tests, so it's not clear. But anyway, they want their kid back. And so they're going to the courts and they want to make a custody case.
Is supposedly the father like it's not they never did blood tests, so it's not clear. But anyway, they want their kid back. And so they're going to the courts and they want to make a custody case.
Okay. So he ends up there with an entourage, including media, including government, which is the American embassy people. who have been theoretically keeping an eye on Jonestown for a couple of years now, where they'll go out from time to time to make sure things are okay. And of course, they let Jonestown know ahead of time. So, you know, the visits are announced, which is an important factor.
Okay. So he ends up there with an entourage, including media, including government, which is the American embassy people. who have been theoretically keeping an eye on Jonestown for a couple of years now, where they'll go out from time to time to make sure things are okay. And of course, they let Jonestown know ahead of time. So, you know, the visits are announced, which is an important factor.
Okay. So he ends up there with an entourage, including media, including government, which is the American embassy people. who have been theoretically keeping an eye on Jonestown for a couple of years now, where they'll go out from time to time to make sure things are okay. And of course, they let Jonestown know ahead of time. So, you know, the visits are announced, which is an important factor.
So there's some of them that are there. And then there's the two lawyers who are sort of competing lawyers, both working for Jim Jones. They're on the plane too. And then they end up with four of the concerned relatives. And because of the size of the plane, those numbers are limited. And many more people have come down to Guyana, but they can't get on the plane.