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Dead bodies lie near the compound of the People's Temple cult in Jonestown, Guyana after over 900 members of the cult, led by Reverend Jim Jones, died from drinking cyanide-laced Kool Aid David Hume…

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Protector of the People: The Dalai Lama in Washington, D.C., on July 8th, 2011. Photograph by Mark Seliger for RollingStone.com The sun is shining on Tsuglakhang temple, in the foothills of the…

(Part One of Two) He kept thinking that there had been a mistake, that he'd be out in no time. That the system, set into motion by some misunderstanding or act of malice, would soon correct itself. That was before the detective informed him of the charges, and before the article in the Ventura County Star. "Man held after woman found raped and tortured," read the headline, and there was his name, along with a quote from a police officer: "In 19 years of police work, this has to go down as one of the most brutal attacks I have ever seen."