Leo J. Ryan
Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassination during the Jonestown massacre in 1978. Before that, he served in the California State Assembly, representing the state's 27th district.
Known for
- American Experience (1988)
- Explained (2018)
- The UnXplained (2019)
- America's Book of Secrets (2012)
- The Seventies (2015)
- How to Become a Cult Leader (2023)
- History's Mysteries (1998)
- Very Scary People (2019)
- Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (2018)
- The Killing of America (1981)
- The Radical Story of Patty Hearst (2018)
- Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
- Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost (2018)
- Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre (2018)
- Witness to Jonestown (2008)