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<\/a>* <\/strong>Do You Really Want to Know? One Man’s Search for Family From Jonestown and Beyond<\/a> For years, Robert Spencer knew that his mother was Agnes Jones, the oldest adopted child of Jim and Marceline Jones. Spencer himself was adopted, and knew little about his birth family, other than Agnes died in Jonestown along with four of his half-siblings. This article tells the story of Robert\u2019s successful search for his biological father.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n * <\/strong>In 2018, California enacted legislation requiring disclosure of records involving officer-involved shootings or other use of force events. One of the sets of records released by the Lake County Sheriff\u2019s office involved the Officer-Involved Shooting of Chris O\u2019Neal in Lucerne, California on November 9, 2014. O\u2019Neal was a survivor of the Jonestown tragedy, and the incident \u2013 considered as \u201cSuicide by Cop\u201d \u2013 was consistent with O\u2019Neal\u2019s history of depression, especially around the anniversary of the Jonestown deaths. A story about the release of the records appears here<\/a>. Documents and recordings of the incident released by the Lake County Sheriff\u2019s office appear here<\/a>.<\/p>\n * <\/strong>It has become almost a clich\u00e9 for participants in political debates to attack a policy by raising the specter of Jonestown or to cast an opponent in the mold of Jim Jones. It happens less often when a disaffected aide uses the invective to go after a former ally, especially when the former ally is the president of the United States. But in August 2019, former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci blasted Donald Trump in a tweet, referring to his former boss as \u201cRev. Jim Jones.\u201d The story was covered by The Washington Times<\/a> and The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n 40th Anniversary Press Coverage<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Martin Luther King III Delivers Keynote Address on 40th Anniversary of Jonestown Tragedy<\/a> From Jonestown’s Ashes, Fillmore Finds New Hope<\/strong> Inglewood Pastor Spearheads Memorial to Young Victims of Jonestown Tragedy<\/a> 40 years later, Jonestown survivor wrestles with tragedy\u2019s legacy, and its lessons<\/a> Dark Days: Remembering Jonestown and the Moscone-Milk assassinations 40 years later<\/a> Jonestown massacre 40 years on: Why the phrase ‘drink the Kool-Aid’ hurts this cult survivor\u00a0<\/a> 40 years ago, this journalist survived the\u00a0Jonestown\u00a0massacre. He warns it could happen again.<\/a> The lessons of\u00a0Jonestown\u00a0could\u00a0help\u00a0us prevent terrorism and mass shootings today<\/a> Jonestown\u00a0teaches us that no one person can solve our problems<\/a> Jonestown Revisited: Jackie Speier, a 40-Year-Old Audio, Heroism and Difficult Memories<\/a> Jonestown at 40: Religious and Political Lessons<\/a> An apocalyptic cult, 900 dead: remembering the Jonestown massacre, 40 years on<\/a> SF finally remembering Jonestown victims where it all began<\/a> Remembering Detroiters who survived, died in Jonestown, 40 years ago<\/a> Exploring Houston\u2019s Connection To The Jonestown Massacre<\/a> The expression ‘drinking the Kool-Aid’ was coined from a horrifying tragedy that happened 40 years ago this weekend<\/a> Jonestown Massacre: Conspiracy Theories Arose Because ‘Reality Was Too Horrible’<\/a> US congressman Leo Ryan\u2019s murder at Jonestown, Guyana, sparked mass suicide<\/a> Jonestown Massacre at 40: Deciphering Jim Jones\u2019 Apocalyptic Visions<\/a> Jonestown and the Future Vice President from Indiana<\/a> Jonestown Tragedy Remains A Cautionary Tale 40 Years Later<\/a> Articles by Tim Reiterman, AP, 16 November 2018<\/p>\n Young Jonestown survivors built new lives amid grief<\/a> Jim Jones’ deadly, leftist strategy still alive and well<\/a> No more ‘drinking the Kool-aid’<\/a> My guilt that I let twisted Jonestown cult leader dad murder 900 and force parents to kill 300 children with \u2018Kool Aid\u2019<\/a> PURE EVIL:\u00a0Who was Jim Jones?<\/a> MASS MURDER: What was the Jonestown massacre, who was Jim Jones and how many people died?<\/a> On 40th anniversary of Jonestown Massacre, Kool-Aid still getting bad rap<\/a> Jonestown 40 years later: The story of a cameraman who lost his life<\/a> JONESTOWN 40 YEARS LATER: Mass suicide shocked world<\/a> Three tell their tales of how they survived the Jonestown massacre<\/a> 918 dead in jungle: \u2018How I survived the Jonestown massacre\u2019<\/a> \u2018I believe they were murders\u2019<\/a> Hours before the Jonestown Massacre, Leslie Wagner-Wilson grabbed her baby and ran<\/a> Commentary<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\nby Tara Siller, KQED, November 16, 2018<\/p>\n<\/a>* <\/strong>In a painting by actor Jim Carrey, President Trump was also portrayed as Jim Jones on his Jonestown throne presiding over the deaths as his Senate allies Lindsay Graham and Mitch McConnell pour Kool-Aid down the throats of his willing supporters. The story was covered in late April 2019 by Breitbart News<\/a>, Fox News<\/a>, and The Wrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nby Wanda Ravenell, Oakland Post<\/em>, 14 December 2018<\/p>\n
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\nby Mike Ege, The Bay City Beacon<\/em>, December 2, 2018<\/p>\n
\nby\u00a0Cora Jackson-Fossett, Los Angeles Sentinel<\/em>, November 28, 2018<\/p>\n
\nby John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune<\/em>, 25 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nStaff Writers, San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>, 20 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Emma Reynolds, New Zealand Herald<\/em>, 18 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post<\/em>, 18 November<\/p>\n
\nby David Chappell, Washington Post<\/em>, 18 November<\/p>\n
\nby Alexander Poster, Washington Post<\/em>, 18 November<\/p>\n
\nby Mark Stricherz, Roll Call<\/em>, 18 November 18, 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Tom Swiss, Patheos.com<\/em>, 18 November 18, 2018<\/p>\n
\nby J. Oliver Conroy, The Guardian<\/em>, 17 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Caille Millner, San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>, 16 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Meira Gebel, Detroit Free Press<\/em>, 16 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Michael Hagerty, Houston Public Media, 16 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nSimon Thomsen, Business Insider Australia<\/em>, 16 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Chris Summers, Sputnik News<\/em>, 16 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Troy Lennon, The Daily Telegraph<\/em>, 16 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Ellis Cashmore, FairObserver<\/em>, 16 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Chris Davis, WIBC, 15 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Mohamed Hamaludin, South Florida Times<\/em>, 15 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nJonestown survivors lost only lives they knew, built new ones<\/a>
\nJonestown survivors lost only life they knew, built new ones<\/a>
\nJonestown: 40 years later, survivors who lost only life they knew have built new ones<\/a>
\nJonestown survivors reflect 40 years later on the mass suicide and murders that killed the only the life they ever knew<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nby Jack Cashill, WND, 16 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Francis Moriarty,\u00a0Berkshire Eagle<\/em>, 13 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Natasha Wynarczyk, The Sun<\/em>, 14 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Mark Hodge, The Sun<\/em>, 13 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Mark Hodge, The Sun<\/em>, 12 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nJoe Phalon, NorthJersey.com<\/em>, 12 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>, 12 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Brad Hunter,\u00a0Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser<\/em>, 10 November 2018<\/p>\n
\nby\u00a0Candace Sutton, New Zealand Herald<\/em>, 28 October 2018<\/p>\n
\nby\u00a0Candace Sutton, Daily Telegraph<\/em>, 29 October 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Melissa Doyle, Sunday Night<\/em>, 28 October 2018<\/p>\n
\nby Ali Moore, MamaMia<\/em>, 27 October 2018<\/p>\n