The Jonestown Report, November 2002, Volume 4
 
 

 

Speakers (in alphabetical order)

The following individuals have agreed to speak with researchers, scholars, and members of the media about their experiences in Peoples Temple.

Please note that some of the email addresses from 2002 may have changed and are no longer operational.

Tim Carter lived in Jonestown and escaped on the final day: starray999@yahoo.com

Laurie Efrein Kahalas, a long-time Temple member and author of Snake Dance, maintains the website jonestown.com: ddkahalas@hotmail.com

Laura (Johnston) Kohl lived in Jonestown but was in Georgetown on 18 November: lkohl1920@hotmail.com

Bryan and Kristine (Johnson Tarver) Kravitz, long-time Temple members, were living in San Francisco in 1978: kbbsherdt@yahoo.com; phone 650-345-2056

Jim Jones, Jr., adopted African American son of the Rev. Jim Jones, grew up in Peoples Temple and lived in Jonestown, but was in Georgetown on 18 November: JONES_JAMES_W@Lilly.com

Deborah Layton, former member who left Jonestown and encouraged Rep. Leo Ryan to investigate the community, is the author of Seductive Poison: seductivepoison.com; peoplestemple.com; or deborahlayton.com

Vera (Ingram) Washington was a member of Peoples Temple for several years but left in 1973 because of conflicts she had with the leadership of the group: verabw@yahoo.com


The following scholars have agreed to talk with researchers, scholars, and members of the media concerning their research into Peoples Temple and Jonestown.

John R. Hall, Department of Sociology, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA 95616; e-mail jrhall@ucdavis.edu

Massimo Introvigne, CESNUR - Center for Studies on New Religions, Via Juvarra 20, Torino, Italy 10122; telephone 39-011-541905; e-mail cesnur@tin.it

Rebecca Moore, Department of Religious Studies, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-8143; telephone 619/594-6252; e-mail remoore@mail.sdsu.edu

Catherine Wessinger, Department of Religious Studies, Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118; telephone 504/865-3182; e-mail wessing@loyno.edu

 




 
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