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Case 60: Jonestown (Part 1)

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Jim Jones' Miracles

Jones paraded meaty, foul-smelling cancerous lumps he claimed to have removed from sick bodies. Backstage, two of his aides guarded the bag of cancers where the lumps were stored. The lumps were actually chicken gizzards, but people fell for it. During one public show, Jones ordered a kneadily woman confined to a wheelchair to stand and move forward. Throughout his life, Jones performed this miraculous healing on the same woman multiple times. People arrived at Jones' church at 2pm just to get a seat for his 730 mass. Others climbed through the windows of the overcrowded buildings to witness his gospel. His performances became so popular, Jones moved

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