Layton was brought to trial in Guyana on charges of attempted murder and was acquitted. Instead of acting up or thinking only of himself, Larry had spent his time trying to better himself with study and meditation and helping others at the institutions at which he had been incarcerated. After a long delay, Jones appeared. If you choose to leave, at least you feel like you have some control over your life, that you are mastering the situation, says Marc Galanter, a professor of psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine and author of the bookCults: Faith, Healing and Coercion. Larry Layton was convicted in 1986 by a federal jury in San Francisco of conspiring in the 1978 murder of California congressman Leo Ryan and aiding and abetting in the attempted murder of Richard Dwyer, a U.S. diplomat wounded in the attack. As terrified and broken as he was, escaping Jonestown of his own volition gave Vernon Gosney an important advantage. Outside, the gunmen walked around the plane, shooting people as they dived for cover. There weren't enough seats to fly all 30 people out; some reporters would have to wait until the following day. The gunmen walked among the wounded, shooting them at point-blank range, killing Bob Brown, San Francisco Chronicle photographer Greg Robinson, Don Harris, and Leo Ryan, the only U.S. congressman to be assassinated in the line of duty. Leyton Reviews: What Is It Like to Work At Leyton? | Glassdoor Larry had been a perfect inmate. Jonestown made me realize that the people up there in the pulpit are just human beings, and we should not have so much adoration for them, and worship and follow pastors. He did not conspire to kill, or attempt to kill, Congressman Ryan or Richard Dwyer, the Chief of Mission, as the charges claimed. He pointed the barrel at Parkss face and squeezed the trigger, but the gun jammed. He sat on a bench, alone, his shoulders slumped. (AP Photo), Stack of U.S. passports that belonged to members of the Peoples Temple cult, who participated in a mass suicide, Jonestown, Guyana on Nov. 18, 1978. "I feel that as long as there's life, there's hope," Miller said in a clear, strong voice. Feeling harassed and more than a little intimidated, Sadie left Southern California altogether and resettled in Oakland. Other articles where Larry Layton is discussed: Jonestown: Only one man, Temple member Larry Layton, was tried in the United States for his involvement in the November 18 events. Carolyn Moore Layton - Wikipedia At 2:30 p.m., the newsmen and fourteen defectors stood in the truck bed, anxious to go. Great co-workers. But his troubles were just beginning. The myth was that Jim Jones had taken a trunk of money and was hiding somewhere in Russia, says Howard. Sadie was put on medication to manage her symptoms, but soon stopped taking it. (AP Photo/Frank Johns), The bodies of the Jonestoen, Guyana mass-suicide victims lie face down atop one another, Nov. 18, 1978. I mean, I was hated. (AP Photo/Charles Harrity), Syringes surround one of the vats used to mix up the position drink used in a mass suicide for 918 people at the religious cult town of Jonestown, Nov. 18, 1978, Guyana.