The identity of that enemy changed over time from the Ku Klux Klan, to Nazis, to redneck vigilantes, and finally the American government. Her sexual relationship with Jones led to the birth of their son Jim-Jon Prokes (1975-1978), known as Kimo in the community. Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple there in the 1950s. [82] The mayor and other commissioners asked him to curtail his public actions, but he refused. [109], Jones taught his followers that the ends justify the means and authorized them to achieve his vision by any means necessary. [17], Along with members of Jonestown's medical staff, Carolyn was aware of Jones' abuse of pharmaceuticals. YouTube. The IAoG had few requirements for ordaining ministers and they were also accepting of divine healing practices. In March 1977, Marshall Kilduff published a story in New West magazine exposing abuses at the Peoples Temple. There is a problem with your email/password. Together, they informed the Moores that they were in love. [18] His mother claimed that she was disturbed when she caught him imitating the pastor of the local Apostolic Pentecostal Church and she unsuccessfully attempted to prevent him from attending the church's services. I found what you wanted me to find. When members wept and showed signs of dissent, Jones counselled, "Stop these hysterics. Another Elmer Gantry. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. formed by People's Templeled by their cult When she regained consciousness, she was told she had fallen and broken her arm and taken to the hospital. [226] The gunmen killed Ryan and four others near a Guyana Airways Twin Otter aircraft. Christa and Martin, and then Liane helped her mother kill The child's mouth was filled with poison using a syringe without a needle, and Paul then injected more poison into her own mouth. Among several incidents, a swastika was placed on the Temple, a stick of dynamite was left in a Temple coal pile, and a dead cat was thrown at Jones's house after a threatening phone call. Family members linked to this person will appear here. "[124] Drawing on a prophecy in the Book of Revelation, he taught that American capitalist culture was irredeemable "Babylon". Carolyn Louise Moore Layton was a leadership figure within Peoples Temple and a long-term partner of Temple leader Jim Jones. The group decided on Guyana as a favorable location, citing its recent revolution, socialist government, and the favorable reaction Jones received when he traveled there in 1963. She is survived by two children. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab.