Joe and Jess dive into this story of California Representative Leo Ryan who had a knack for theatrical politics. Perhaps we also find out why politicians are big fans of staying out of the field. He was a man who believed in seeing it first hand and getting himself right in on the action. When Jim Jones “convinces” many of his followers to open up a compound in the jungles of Guyana, representative Ryan was first on the scene in investigating exactly what was going on. Things would go south when the cult’s “loving” exterior begins to crack and reveal the evil beneath.Sources – 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12