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Jonestown: An American Tragedy, Part 5
July 16, 201805:09
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    NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reflects on covering Jonestown

    04:23

  • Where does the expression “Drinking the Kool-Aid” come from?

    02:39

  • Jonestown: Where Are They Now?

    05:53

  • Jonestown memories haunt survivors, reporters

    02:47

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Jonestown: An American Tragedy, Part 5

05:09

The airstrip ambush survivors board their flights home and learn of an unspeakable horror. Temple members who escaped Jonestown overnight said Jones had forced Peoples Temple members to drink a fruit-flavored drink laced with cyanide.July 16, 2018

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  • UP NEXT

    NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reflects on covering Jonestown

    04:23

  • Where does the expression “Drinking the Kool-Aid” come from?

    02:39

  • Jonestown: Where Are They Now?

    05:53

  • Jonestown memories haunt survivors, reporters

    02:47
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