Solving the Case
There were rumors circulating that Jonestown was abusing and forcing people to stay. These rumours found there way to the us government. Who sent a congressman to investigate the claim. While there a few residents of jonestown slipped the congressman notes saying they wanted to leave. The congressman took these men and headed to the airport. While on the way a few extremely loyal followers ambushed the congressman's convoy with guns killing 4 and wounding 11. The congressman was killed in the ambush. This ambush triggered the local government to send in their troops to secure the town. Fearing capture leader Jim Jones made people test their loyalty to the cult making them drink the fruit drink mixed with cyanide. The day after the local troops arrived to find over 900 dead from poisoning and a few cult leaders who had shot themselves in the head. Quickly after the US claimed the bodies and took most of the bodies and evidence back to the US for testing. After testing the bodies and left over fruit drink they were able to determine cyanide, sedatives and tranquilizers were used in the concoction that killed all the people.
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