Jonestown was the ultimate location for isolation and control, and when things went south, Jim Jones’ deathgrip on his Temple members took a darker turn, killing all 918 people at Jonestown in an act of “revolutionary suicide”.
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Peoples Temple Part One: Jim Jones
On November 18th, 1978, Jim Jones conducted a mass suicide ritual for his Peoples Temple cult in Jonestown, Guyana, killing over 900 people. Shortly before that, his members massacred a congressman and TV crew trying to leave.
But how did a supposedly well-intentioned individual utilize the backbone of religion and socialism to result in such a tragedy?
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Ahh! Real Cryptid: The Dover Demon
In 1977, three teens on separate occasions claimed to witness a haunting figure that seemed to be not human nor animal.
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The Dancing Plague of 1518
A mysterious affliction infected the residents of the town of Strasbourg, Alsace, causing residents to take to the streets dancing, sometimes until they dropped dead.
What was the cause of this strange phenomenon? And where else has it happened in history and does it still happen today?
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Camarillo State Mental Hospital: Welcome to the Hotel California
You can check in, but you’ll never check out. Since 2001, it has been California State University Channel Islands, but before it housed students, it housed patients of the Camarillo State Mental Hospital as the longest running mental hospital in the state of California.
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Pedro Alonso Lopez: The Monster of the Andes
Pedro Alonso Lopez is a monster to the highest degree: a serial killer operating almost unnoticed for years in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. Who was he? And how did he go undetected for so long?
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The Circleville Letters
Circleville, Ohio. 1976. It started with strange gossip letters, targeting Mary Gillespie, accusing her of an affair. The letters continued, targeting others in this small, rural town, threatening lives and reputations. But when someone ended up dead, who was to blame?
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Elizabeth Short: The Black Dahlia Murder Part Two
In part one we look at the murder, but what about the suspects? And is Elizabeth Short still around?
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Elizabeth Short: The Black Dahlia Murder Part One
It’s one of the most notorious unsolved murders in United States History: the brutal killing of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, whose body was dumped in a lot, dismembered into two pieces.
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Ouija – I Want To Believe
Most people have heard of, seen or used a Ouija Board, but does it actually work? Could it really summon negative or positive spirits that communicate with the living? Or is there more to it?
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