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Jonestown Massacre

Conspiracy Theories

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The Manipulation of Leo Ryan

The post-mortem autopsy revealed Jones to have an inhumane level of penta-barbitol in his system, a drug commonly used for animal euthanasia and to execute prisoners on death row. Some point to Jones incessantly wearing his trademark sunglasses throughout all hours of the day as signs of the drugs affecting his sensitivity to light. In many of the uncovered audio tapes, Jones's speech is so slurred and lazy from the concoction of drugs, you cannot understand what he's even saying. Our story will continue in a moment after a brief message.

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