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Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple is a first-hand account of the incidents surrounding Peoples Temple (whose base in Guyana was the scene of the 1978 Jonestown massacre), written by survivor Deborah Layton (born February 7, 1953), a high-level member of the Peoples Temple until her escape from the encampment.
Temple defector Deborah Layton described the event in an affidavit: Everyone, including the children, was told to line up. As we passed through the line, we were given a small glass of red liquid to drink. We were told that the liquid contained poison and that we would die within 45 minutes. We all did as we were told.
Larry Layton (born January 11, 1946), brother of Deborah Layton, a former Peoples Temple member and author of Seductive Poison, was convicted in 1986 of conspiracy in Ryan's murder. [40] Temple defectors boarding the truck to Port Kaituma had said of Layton that "there's no way he's a defector. He's too close to Jones."
Watch firsthand, in 360 video, as Susan Sarandon listens and learns about refugees' hopes, dreams and journeys ‘The Crossing’ by Huffington Post The Crossing
But this article is on the book Seductive Poison. And it's not a recounting of every detail in that book. It's just an encyclopedic article on its existence. Phil and LL don't even make the top 5 friends/relatives mentioned in the book itself. (mother Lisa, brother Larry, Shanda James, Annie Moore, Carolyn Layton, etc. all way more).
The Russian Chess Federation issued a statement Wednesday on what it said was “an attempt to poison a participant in the championship of the Republic of Dagestan in Makhachkala,” referring to ...
Jim Jones was a cult leader who on November 18, 1978, orchestrated the mass murder suicide of 909 members of his commune in Jonestown, Guyana.Since the events of the Jonestown Massacre, a massive amount of literature and study has been produced on the subject. [1]
According to Damian, his mother's appearance in the film results from a promise she made him years ago, and to the delight of both her son and her fans, Elizabeth kept "true to her word," Damian ...