Flavor Aid - Jonestown Massacre

Jonestown Massacre

Flavor Aid is known to be the drink given to the members of Jonestown by Jim Jones on November 18, 1978. It was taken by the members of the community with the intent of committing mass suicide; the Flavor Aid was laced with sedatives and cyanide. A total of 908 people died from the cyanide poisoning.

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