Thirty years ago today more than 900 people — many of them from the Bay Area — died in a mass suicide at Jonestown. We reflect on memories and lessons from Jonestown with several survivors of the tragedy.
Guests:
Marshall Kilduff, editorial writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, co-author of "Suicide Cult: The Inside Story of the Peoples Temple Sect and the Massacre in Guyana" and one of the first reporters to break the Jonestown story
Tim Reiterman, news editor for the Associated Press, author of "Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People," he was wounded at Jonestown while investigating the temple's activities for the San Francisco Examiner
Deborah Layton, author of "Seductive Poison," a memoir of her experience as a high ranking member of Peoples Temple
Stephan Jones, former member of the Peoples Temple and son of Jim Jones
Jackie Speier, member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing California's 12th District, she was wounded in the airfield ambush in Guyana
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