Jonestown Figure. A registered nurse, Annie Moore was introduced to Rev. Jim Jones and People's Temple by her older sister Carolyn. Joining in 1972, she quickly rose up to become part of Jones' inner circle and also served as his personal nurse. In 1977 she followed Jones to Guyana and the People's Temple settlement of Jonestown. Soon rumors developed about conditions in the settlement and that people were being held there against their will. In response, US Congressman Leo Ryan announced that he would lead a fact finding mission to investigate Jonestown. Arriving in Guyana on November 14, 1978 with members of the media and concerned relatives, the group entered the settlement on November 17 and did find members wanting to leave. The next day, Ryan's party and several of the defectors were preparing to leave at the Port Kaituma airstrip when they were attacked by temple gunmen. Congressman Ryan and four others would be killed in the attack and later that same day, Rev. Jim Jones and over 900 of his followers committed suicide. While everyone else in the settlement died from drinking a poisoned solution, both Jones and Moore were found to have died from gunshots. It is believed that Moore shot and killed Jones before taking her own life. Found next to her was a final letter in which she tried to defend Jim Jones. She concluded it by stating "We died because you would not let us live in peace." Her sister Carolyn and nephew, Jim Jon, also died in the mass suicides.
Jonestown Figure. A registered nurse, Annie Moore was introduced to Rev. Jim Jones and People's Temple by her older sister Carolyn. Joining in 1972, she quickly rose up to become part of Jones' inner circle and also served as his personal nurse. In 1977 she followed Jones to Guyana and the People's Temple settlement of Jonestown. Soon rumors developed about conditions in the settlement and that people were being held there against their will. In response, US Congressman Leo Ryan announced that he would lead a fact finding mission to investigate Jonestown. Arriving in Guyana on November 14, 1978 with members of the media and concerned relatives, the group entered the settlement on November 17 and did find members wanting to leave. The next day, Ryan's party and several of the defectors were preparing to leave at the Port Kaituma airstrip when they were attacked by temple gunmen. Congressman Ryan and four others would be killed in the attack and later that same day, Rev. Jim Jones and over 900 of his followers committed suicide. While everyone else in the settlement died from drinking a poisoned solution, both Jones and Moore were found to have died from gunshots. It is believed that Moore shot and killed Jones before taking her own life. Found next to her was a final letter in which she tried to defend Jim Jones. She concluded it by stating "We died because you would not let us live in peace." Her sister Carolyn and nephew, Jim Jon, also died in the mass suicides.
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