Jim Jones wanted to help people. He used religion as a way to bring people in and turn them to a life of activism, but soon the power corrupted him and when presented with the thought of his followers leaving him. He decided they were better off dead.

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This Is Monsters is a podcast that tells the stories of some of the worst people who exist in our world. Each season we will pick a new theme and hand pick stories within that theme that will make your blood run cold. Child killers, torturers, and family annihilators are just a few of the themes that we have lined up. WARNING: This podcast contains graphic content, listener discretion is advised.