What’s New?

This page lists articles, tapes, documents and resources which have been added to this website within the past 15 months. Previous pages with substantive revisions are noted in italics. (Note: This does not include entries from the jonestown report, an annual publication featuring articles, remembrances, personal reflections, and artistic interpretations of Peoples Temple.)


Jonestown Research


Articles

The Jonestown Tragedy: A Sociological Perspective on “Evil”, by Amelia Henderson-Lawson (March 2026)


Commentary & Opinion


Primary Sources


Audiotapes

Sandy Rozynko phone patch, December 2, 1977, RYMUR 89-4286-x-2-e-1 (December 2025)

Mickey Touchette phone patch, December 3, 1977, RYMUR 89-4286-x-2-e-2 (December 2025)

Notes and transcripts of conversations between former Temple member Carrie Tucker coordinating alliances with defectors (December 2025)
• unknown date, Summer 1978, RYMUR 89-4286-R-1-D-9 – D-9s, D-12 – D-12t (Text here).
• July 11, 1978, RYMUR 89-4286-x-2-f-1(1) – (f-1(12) (Text here).

Notes and transcriptions of telephone calls between Marceline Jones and her daughter Suzanne, fall 1978 (December 2025)
• September 5, 1978, RYMUR 89-4286-x-2-o-1(1) – 1(2) (Text here).
• September 20, 1978, RYMUR 89-4286-BB-20-A-1 – A-3 (Text here).
• October 17, 1978, FBI Audiotape 693 (Text here).


The Freedom of Information Act and Jonestown

Central Intelligence Agency (June 2025)

FBI Sections

Section 46 • A-4 • Financial (June 2025)

Section 48 • A-6 – A–12 • Financial (May 2025)

Section 63 • B-1 • Legal (January 2025)

Section 77 • C-12 • Administrative Functions (January 2025)

Section 78 • D-1 • Guyana Contacts (April 2025)

Section 79 • D-2 • Guyana Contacts (February 2026)

Section 80 • D-3 • Guyana Contacts (February 2026)

Section 91 • J-1 • Medical Records (July 2025)

Section 91 • J-2 • Medical Records (July 2025)

Section 91 • J-3 • Medical Records (July 2025)

Section 102 • X-2 • Miscellaneous (December 2025)

Section 104 • X-4 • Miscellaneous (May 2025)

Section 111 • BB-3 • Debbie Blakey (April 2025)

Section 112 • BB-5 • Jean Brown (July 2025)

Section 112 • BB-6 • Sandy Bradshaw (April 2025)

Section 114-115 • BB-8 – BB-16 • T Carter M Cartmell, E Chaikin, J Cobb, L Collier, H Fortson, N Ijames, Janaro, J W Jones Jr (June 2025)

Section 127 • EE-1 • Letters to Dad (G-J) (August 2025)

Section 128 • EE-1 • Letters to Dad (K-M) (July 2025)

Section 131 • EE-3 • Self-Evaluation (July 2025)

Sections 140-142 • HH-1–HH-5 • Public Relations-PT Journal, Media, Scientology-Delancey, Support Letters (April 2026)

Section 143 • HH-7, 8 • Telephone Contacts, History (May 2025)

Section 146 • KK-1 – KK-5 • Legal, Corporate, Insurance (July 2025)

Section 150 • OO-1 • Medical – Drug Inventory (September 2025)

Section 151 • OO-2 • Supplies Medicine (November 2025)

Section 152 • OO-3 • Medical – Misc Inventory (January 2026)


Notes

Apanjat (February 2026)

Juche (February 2026)