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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1978
Page
2
In San Francisco the grand jury probing Rep. Leo Ryan's 1978 death dropped murder and conspiracy charges against eight Peoples Temple members who died in Jonestown. Witnesses asked for lawyers and declined to testify as the panel reconvened to determine any US-based conspiracy links.
Tapes seized by Guyanese authorities show Rev. Jim Jones declaring he would rather die in Jonestown than return to the United States. In Guyana and San Francisco, investigations of Jones cultists proceed as Larry Layton is indicted for the slaying of Rep. Leo J. Ryan and four others. Layton faces trial and possible hanging if convicted. In San Francisco, witnesses testify before a federal grand jury about possible plotting in Ryan's death. FBI disclaims warrants against eight alleged participants.
A mother in Jonestown grapples with the fate of her 12 year old son Tommy Rice while her former husband Tom Rice, now deceased, is named among eight men suspected in the assassination of Representative Leo Ryan and four others. The AP report notes the linked deaths and ongoing investigation.
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