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This file concerns the FBI's RYMUR investigation into the November 1978 killings connected to Peoples Temple in Guyana, including the assassination of Representative Leo J. Ryan at the Port Kaituma airstrip. The records show the San Francisco FBI office preparing a prosecutive report under the Congressional Assassination Statute for the U.S. Attorney, with attention to Lawrence John Layton and other alleged members of the Port Kaituma assault group. The released pages include a narrative of Ryan's trip to Jonestown, the knife assault by Donald Edward Sly, the airstrip ambush, lists of named defendants and witnesses, and summaries of witness identifications. They also include laboratory and firearms material, Ryan autopsy references, ATF weapon trace material, FBI 302 interview references, and roster-style notes on Peoples Temple members, survivors, and deceased persons. The usable records shown span late 1978 into early 1979.

FBI file number: SF 89-250 | Documents span: 1978-1979 | Released in 3 parts
Names in this file: Leo J. Ryan, Jim Jones, Lawrence John Layton, Donald Edward Sly, Jackie Speier, Richard A. Dwyer, Mark Lane, Charles Garry, Don Harris, Bob Brown, Greg Robinson, Patricia Parks
Subjects: Jonestown, Peoples Temple, Leo Ryan assassination, Port Kaituma, Congressional Assassination Statute, FBI RYMUR