The concoction was prepared with the help of Jonestown’s in-house doctor, Larry Schacht, a Texan native & former methamphetamine addict who got sober with the help of Jones, who subsequently paid for his college education to become a doctor. Schacht had been researching the best ways for a person to die in advance of the foreseen mass suicide.
The poison caused death within five minutes for children, less for babies, & an estimated 20–30 minutes for adults.
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i am at my limit.
skimming the wikipedia article.
i. am. at. my. limit.
~already~ tears on my face.
especially especially especially, what did those minors ~ever~ do to deserve. what did those babies ~ever~ do. even the adults were absolute hostages.