Who Was Leslie Before Peoples Temple

Before there was People's Temple… before Jonestown… there was a little girl with dreams, a family, and a life that shaped the woman she would become.In this deeply personal episode of Black Jonestown, special guest interviewer Janet Shular sits down with survivor Leslie Wagner-Wilson for an intimate conversation about the years before Jim Jones entered her life. Leslie shares never-before-told stories of her childhood, her family, and the experiences that molded her long before the tragedy that would forever change history.Most documentaries begin with People's Temple. This one begins with Leslie.Join us as we explore the foundation of a remarkable woman whose strength, resilience, and voice would one day help tell one of history's most important stories—from the perspective of someone who lived it.If you've ever wondered who Leslie Wagner-Wilson was before People's Temple, this is where her story truly begins.This episode concludes with a special memorial honoring the infants and young children whose lives were tragically lost in Jonestown on November 18, 1978. They had no voice in the decisions that led them there, yet their lives mattered, their names mattered, and their stories deserve to be remembered.May this tribute serve as a moment of reflection, remembrance, and respect for the youngest victims of one of history's greatest tragedies. They will never be forgotten.

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Virginia Taylor, A Life Remembered & Honoring the 1 year old children

Every person who died in Jonestown had a name, a story, and a life that mattered.In this special memorial episode of Black Jonestown, we step away from the interview format to honor Virginia Taylor, o...

11 Aug 19min

Episode 7: Why They Came: Hope and the Black Community

In this episode, host and Jonestown survivor Leslie Wagner Wilson sits down with Sikivu Hutchinson to explore what drew so many Black families to the San Francisco area during the 1970s — and the deep...

19 Juni 39min

Episode 6: The Man with the File- Inside the Peoples Temple Investigation

Before Jonestown became a tragedy the world could no longer ignore, someone was already watching. In this episode, host and Jonestown survivor Leslie Wagner Wilson sits down with David Reuben, Special...

8 Juni 1h 1min

Episode 5: The Grift: Jack Colbert - Life Inside Peoples Temple

In this powerful episode, survivor and Host Leslie Wagner Wilson sits down with Jack Colbert, a former member of People's Temple, for an intimate and unflinching conversation about what it meant to gr...

8 Juni 1h 59min

Episode 4: The Grift; Power, Money and the Promise

In this episode of Black Jonestown, we trace the ideological blueprint that shaped Jim Jones long before Jonestown existed. Episode 4 examines Jones’s formative influences—specifically his ties to Wil...

7 Juni 1h 8min

Episode 3: Janet Shular Interview

Episode 3 of Black Jonestown centers the voice of Janet Shular, the oldest known surviving former member of People’s Temple, as she reflects on her life, her time within the movement, and the experien...

18 Dec 20251h 55min

EPISODE 3 : PREVIEW

In Episode 3 of Black Jonestown, we sit down with Janet Shular, the longest living former Peoples Temple, member as she shares her journey in her own words.An educated, accomplished professional in ea...

14 Dec 20251min