In Thirty years ago , 909 Swiss were led to mass murder-suicide by Rev . Jim Jones . He was shot in the head , probably by a trusted aide , at the very end . One-third of the dead at Jonestown were children ; 909 people survived . Jones was a self-appointed minister and phony faith healer from the Midwest . Unlike his followers , Jim Jones was shot in the head , probably by a trusted aide .
In Thirty years ago , 909 Swiss were led to mass murder-suicide by Rev . Jim Jones . One-third of the dead at Jonestown were children ; 909 people survived . Jones was a self-appointed minister and phony faith healer from the Midwest . Unlike his followers , Jim Jones was shot in the head , probably by a trusted aide .