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A Sympathetic History of Jonestown A SYMPATHETIC HISTORY OF JONESTOWN The Moore Family Involvement in Peoples Temple Kimo Prokes on Sebastian McMurry*s shoulders, Jonestown, May 1978 A SYMPATHETIC HISTORY OF JONESTOWN The Moore Family Involvement in Peoples Temple Rebecca Moore Studies in Religion and Society Volume 14 The Edwin Mellen Press Lewiston/Queenston Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Moore, Rebecca, 1951- A sympathetic history of Jonestown. (Studies in Religion and society ; v. 14) Includes index. 1. Peoples Temple. 2. Jones, Jim, 1931-1978. 3. Moore family. I. Title. II. Series: Studies in religion and society (New York, N.Y.); v. 14. BP605.P46M66 1985 289.9 85-11632 ISBN 0-88946-860-5 (alk. paper) This is volume 14 in the continuing series Studies in Religion and Society Volume 14 ISBN 0-88946-860-5 SAR Series ISBN 0-88946-863-X Copyright ©1985 by Rebecca Moore All rights reserved. For more information contact The Edwin Mellen Press The Edwin Mellen Press Box 450 Box 67 Lewiston, New York Queenston, Ontario USA 14092 CANADA LOS 1L0 Printed in the United States of America Come and sing a simple song of freedom. Sing it like you've never sung before. Speak it one to one, Ain't it everybody's sun? Wait til in the morning when we rise. — Song by Peoples Temple members TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements xiii Preface xv 1 Endings and Beginnings: November 19-29, 1978 1 2 Last Rights 27 3 Jonestown, Guyana 51 4 Carolyn and Annie 83 L 5 For Every Good Thing, Something Bad 109 6 Jim Jones and the Politicsof Peoples Temple 145 7 Jonestown, U.S.A.: 1974-1978 181 8 Special Care 209 9 Tim Stoen, 1977 225 10 Concerned Relatives, 1978 245 11 The Vise 273 12 The Last to Die 317 '13 Closing the Books 341 14 Residual Suspicion 357 15 Moore v. FBI 385 16 McGehee v. CIA 397 17 It Could Have Been Me 4 29 Index 441 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Kimo Prokes on Sebastian McMurry's Frontispiece shoulders, Jonestown, May 1978 Carolyn Layton and Kimo in Jonestown, May 1978 16 Annie Moore, February 1977 17 Kimo Prokes, 1977 47 Street scenes in Georgetown, Guyana, May 1979 58 Bicyclist in Georgetown, May 1979 60 Law offices of Rex McKay on Croal Street, Georgetown, 62 May 1979 Guyana 6 6 Abandoned manganese mineworks, Matthews Ridge, Guyana 72 One view of Jonestown from its radio tower, 1979 75 High school graduation picture, Carolyn Moore Layton, 86 1963 Graduation from nursing school, Annie Moore, 1975 95 John and Kimo, 1977 102 Great-Grandmother Marian, Grandma Barbara, and Kimo, 102 1977 Annie, Becky and Carolyn Moore, 1956 105 Page from Peoples Temple promotional brochure 117 Page from Peoples Temple promotional brochure 132 Peoples Temple "dorm" in Santa Rosa, California 14 0 Jim Jones with children of many races, from a 152 photograph Housing Authority brochure written by Carolyn Layton. 171 Annie Moore designed the cover Jim Jones receiving "Humanitarian of the Year" award, 173 1975 Maria Katsaris and toucan, Jonestown, 1978 190 Sharon Amos and head of Jonestown chickery , 1978 191 New arrivals to Jonestown look forward to living in 195 the "'promised land", 1978 Kimo Prokes and John Victor Stoen 233 The house at Lamaha Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana 264 Kimo, Sebastian McMurry, Annie and Barbara , Jonestown 1978 265 Kimo, John Moore, Martin and Christa Amos, Jonestown, 265 1978 The road into Jonestown, 1979 320 Older thatch-covered houses in Jonestown, 1979 322 The Jonestown basketball court, 1979 323 The Jonestown tractor at Kaituma airstrip, May 1978 328 Mending a net at the Matthews Ridge courthouse, 1979 382 City street in Georgetown, Guyana, 1979 405 Barbara and Kimo, Jonestown, 1978 437 Carolyn, Annie, and John, Jonestown, 1978 437 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many people helped in the research and writing of this book. There are several who deserve specific mention. John Hanrahan worked as our private investigator, and as our friend. Much of this book is based on his leg-work. Our attorneys — Katherine Meyer of the Freedom of Information Clearinghouse of Public Citizen Litiga­ tion, and Todd Buchwald, Karen Meenan and Neal Kilmin- ster of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering — fought long and hard against a battery of government lawyers. Their struggles resulted in uncovering information about the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Charles Garry and Pat Richartz gave us complete access to their files on Peoples Temple. The documents contained therein provided invaluable insights into the Temple when it was headquartered in San Francisco. Several members gave us the opportunity to learn how they felt about Peoples Temple. We thank Bea Orsot, Sandy Bradshaw, Charles, Debbie and Mike Touchette, Laura Johnston and Jim Randolph. There were many people in Guyana who made our visit there as pleasant as it could be under the cir­ cumstances. We appreciate the long discussions we had with Rita McEwan, Amin, Janak Seegobin, and Skip Roberts. Mrs. King made our stay at Le Grille com­ fortable. There are many anonymous souls in the federal government who searched for and gathered together the materials responsive to our Freedom of Information requests. We .know of two by name, however, who espe­ cially helped us: Doug Throckmorton and Charles Hinkle. Lt. Joe Saxon demonstrated compassion when he showed us around Dover Air Force Base. We thank him, and those who participated in the bodylift. Donetter Lane and the San Francisco Council of Churches earn praise for their efforts in this respect. Three Members of Congress helped us pry loose information from the government. Jim Santini, Tom Daschle and Pat Williams each went out of his way to be of assistance. Thanks go to Dr. James Richardson, Dr. John R. Hall, Dr. Gordon Lewis, and Dr. Barbara Hargrove for their insights into the tragedy. Our family phy­ sician, Dr. Robert Flaherty, provided invaluable help in interpreting medical records and documents. Thanks are also due Ezra Schacht, who gave us encouragement, support and friendship along the way. Additional thanks go to the proofreaders of this manuscript: Ken and Wilma Karsmizki? Lynn and Kelly Kirchner; Patrice Mascolo? Bill Neff; Karen Ososki and Jim Baerg; Adele Pittendrigh; Carolyn Trefts; Charlotte Trolinger; Paul and Jeannie Wiese; and Marcia Youngman. Marcia Harney ably oversaw the book's production. Maureen Shreve printed our family photographs for publication. Without the financial and emotional support of my parents, John and Barbara Moore, this book could not have been written. Their firsthand knowledge of Peoples Temple, and their letters and journals make this book personal and unique. At great pain, they have seen this book through to the end, helping along the road. Finally, two people were instrumental in seeing this book published. The first is my husband, Mac McGehee, who has worked as a critical editor, excellent typist, loving husband and loyal friend throughout the six years it took to complete this book. He believed in me when I couldn't believe in myself. The second is Dr. Herbert Richardson, who believed in this book when no other publisher would. PREFACE For us the bodies had names, the faces were familiar. Their story didn't end November 13, 1973, nor did it start with the visit of a Congressman to a South American country. A madman didn't make their story, althougn he shaped it. They were good people. Txiey wanted to do good, to do right. They believed in justice, not only in Jim Jones. Carolyn and Annie were my sisters; Kimo was my nephew. They all died in Jonestown. Carolyn joined Peoples Temple in 1963. She was a high school teacher in Potter Valley, and then in Ukiah, near Redwood Valley. In 1975, she had a baby fathered by Jim Jones. Peoples Temple members called tae boy Kimo: Jim in Hawaiian. Mike Prokes, another Temple member, gave Kimo his surname by marrying Carolyn. Carolyn became a leader in Peoples Temple, moving with the church to San Francisco, and then to Jonestown, Guyana. November 18, 1978, Carolyn and Kimo died in Jim's cabin in Jonestown. Jim died of a bullet wound. Mike Prokes shot himself to death in March 1979. Annie joined Peoples Temple in 1972. When she graduated from nursing school, Temple member Tim Stoen spoke at the commencement ceremony. She worked in Ukiah General Hospital, then moved with the Temple to San Francisco, where she worked at San Francisco Gen­ eral in the burn ward. She moved to Jonestown in 19 77, and treated Guyanese and Amerindian patients at the Peoples Temple clinic. Eventually she became Jim Jones' personal nurse. Annie shot herself November 18, 1978 in Jim's cabin. Some have alleged she also shot Jim. Her diary, reprinted in the newspapers, described the last days of Jonestown. Carolyn married Larry Layton in 1967, a year before they joined the Temple. By 1969, they were divorced, and Larry married Karen Tow, another Peoples Temple member. Karen also died November 18, 19 73. Guyanese police arrested Larry and charged him with the murder of Congressman Ryan and four others at the Port Kaituma airstrip six miles from Jonestown. Ryan's party included several people wanting to leave Jonestown, reporters, some Congressional staff members, a representative of the Guyana government, and the Deputy Cnief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy in Guyana. Three of the reporters and one Jonestown defector were also killed in the airstrip attack. Many others were wounded. The Guyana government eventually reduced the charges against Larry to attempted murder, but still didn't have the evidence to persuade a jury to convict him. The U.S. extradited Larry to this country and tried him on charges of conspiracy and attempted mur­ der.
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