Episode
Dateline: Jonestown: An American tragedy
Overview
An in-depth look at the journalists who exposed the dangers of cult leader Reverend Jim Jones; interviews with witnesses to murders carried out by Jones' followers.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 26
- Episode
- Episode 44
- Air date
- 2018-07-13
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Jonestown: An American tragedy is Episode 44 in Season 26 of Dateline. It aired on 2018-07-13. The runtime is 43 min.
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