How Jim Jones Changed the Temple

The gang of eight were bombarded with untraceable threatening phone calls. Notes made out of chopped newspaper lettering were sent to them. Obituaries were written in newspapers under their names. Rented hearsers were left idle in front of their homes. These actions were enough to keep the defectors silent. After the gang of eight left, life changed in people's temple. Jones said, my love isn't working. I guess I'll have to start getting hard on people. They seemed to respond to it better. Up until this point, correcting negative behavior within the church involved private meetings with troublesome members. But that all changed once people started defecting. The victims stood silent before