Congressman Ryan three journalists and one of the defectors from the Peoples Temple were shot and killed when attempting to leave Guyana. Anthony Katsaris of the.
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The painful truth is that Ryan was shot more than 40 times.
Jonestown ryan shooting. The most seriously wounded were Ryans Legislative Counsel Jackie Speier Temple defectors Vernon Gosney and Monica Bagby. Jonestown November 18 1978 was the location of the mass murder-suicide of members of the California-based Peoples Temple cult at the behest of. Speier was hit by five bullets.
The same day. Both shootings both were carried out by 18-year-old gunmen. When the shooting started she followed Ryan to hide underneath one of the wheels.
While trying to leave on an airplane with defectors from the group as well as journalists and concerned relatives who joined the congressional fact-finding mission Ryan and four others were shot. Leo Ryans aide Jackie Speier reportedly waited 22 hours for help after being shot five times on the Guyana airstrip according to Roll Call. He died trying to save people from Jim Jones.
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And Temple defector Patricia Parks. Survivors waited an entire day for transport. More than 400 Peoples Temple members are in a mass grave at Oaklands evergreen cemetery.
About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Ryan was one of five people killed when cult members opened fire on the fact-finding team as they were boarding a plane to leave Jonestown in Guyana. Photographer Greg Robinson of The San Francisco Examiner.
Speier is a survivor of the 1978 Jonestown massacre in which cult leader Jim Jones oversaw a mass murder-suicide of more than 900 of.
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