( CNN ) -- On November 18 , 1978 , 909 Americans were led to their death by the Rev . Jim Jones in a mass murder-suicide pact in a South American jungle . Only 33 people survived . CNN special correspondent Soledad O'Brien reported on their untold stories in `` CNN Presents : Escape from Jonestown . '' Correspondent Soledad O'Brien Sr. Executive Producer/VP Mark Nelson Executive Producer James Polk Executive Director Jody Gottlieb Producer David Matthews Senior Editor and Producer/Lead Editor April Hock Senior Editors/Producers Jack Austin Lee Hughey Blake Luce Karen Nolan Wendy Tennery Production Assistant Jack Lyons Photojournalists Jonathan Schaer Greg Kilday David Jenkins Henry Young Mike Calloway David Rust Ken Day Mark Biello Sound Technicians Kevin Kvicala Doug Thomas Jerry Appleman David Ruff Post Production Producers John Cooke Matt Scheibner Audio Mixer Rick Sierra On Line Editor Gary Wilkinson Manager of Production Amy Jordan Thelma Paschal Production Manager Jamie Hutton Production Coordinator Abigail Daniels .
CNN Presents : `` Escape from Jonestown '' premiered on Nov. 13 , 2008 at 9 p.m . ET . In 1978 , 909 Americans were led to mass murder-suicide by Rev . Jim Jones . One-third of the dead at Jonestown were children ; only 33 people survived . CNN special correspondent Soledad O'Brien reports on untold stories of survivors .