He distributed his campaign literature anywhere he could, including among one of the most influential political groups in the city: the Peoples Temple.
Peoples Temple was a religious organization founded in 1955 by Jim Jones.
The Peoples Temple made strong connections to the California state welfare system.
In October 1973, the directors of the Peoples Temple passed a resolution to establish an agricultural mission there.
Ryan was assassinated by members of Peoples Temple in Guyana.
In 1979, he represented victims against the estate of the Peoples Temple.
Peoples Temple features a much darker and heavier sound than the previous two albums.
Deborah Layton was a high-level member of the Peoples Temple for seven years.
The Houston story is what first interested Ryan about the Peoples Temple.
On November 18, 1978, over 900 members of the Peoples Temple voluntarily drank cyanide and died.