‘I survived Jonestown mass suicide thanks to one unexpected event’
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Laura Kohl’s life was spiraling into chaos. Her marriage had crumbled, she fiercely opposed the Vietnam war and struggled to find an outlet for her activism.
She felt lost and isolated, making her the perfect target when charismatic Christian cult leader Jim Jones came calling – the same man who would later orchestrate the deaths of 900 people in a massacre that shocked the globe.
This week marks 47 years since Jonestown witnessed the haunting slaughter of hundreds, with what appeared to be the peaceful bodies of women and children scattered across the compound. Laura revealed how she narrowly avoided this terrifying destiny.
“My life was in turmoil, I had a failed marriage and I was looking for a place to be political in a safer environment after a series of bad decisions,” she told the BBC.
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