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The "Orphans of Jonestown," JIM JONES JR AND STEPHEN JONES

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Jim Jones orchestrated the mass suicide of over 900 people fifteen years ago.
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There were 85 survivors from Jonestown and 260 children died.
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2: The "Orphans of Jonestown," JIM JONES JR AND STEPHEN JONES. They are the surviving sons of Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple in Guyana. Fifteen years ago Jim Jones orchestrated the mass suicide of over 900 people after a California Representative visited the temple, charging Jones with holding people against their will. Now, after the Waco tradgedy, JIM JR AND STEPEN JONES remember their loss. Their were 85 survivors from Jonestown—260 children died.

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