Mrs. Layton divorced her husband in 1975 and their home on the Berkeley hilltop was sold. The "Greeting Committee" promptly confiscated all their clothes and belongings and, most important, their passports. "[33] Lawton and the police chief later appeared before United States Congress in recognition of the program. | AP. In 1972, Mr. Jones married Deborah Layton and Philip Blakey. ''This is a criminal case against Larry Layton,'' he said. Layton was accused of conspiracy to murder in the November,1978, violence that triggered the mass deaths -- the airstrip attack on Rep. Leo Ryan and his party in which the congressman and four others were killed. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/17/us/cult-member-cries-over-plea-to-jury.html. Lawton gained notoriety for committing a string of jewelry store robberies along the Atlantic Seaboard prior to his arrest in 1996. Don hung back for a moment before approaching Congressman Ryan and me at the picnic table and surreptitiously passing along the note. While trying to keep the peace, he had been attacked with a knife. When we touched down in Georgetown, a U.S. Air Force medevac plane was waiting. [7] He became known as one of America's biggest jewel thieves and made the FBI's most wanted list in 1996. As one of his top aides, I accompanied the delegation, venturing out on the ice floes where the clubbing took place. Congressman Ryan assured me that there was nothing to worry about. It was imminently clear Jonestown was a hierarchical community, with the power structure resembling some sort of plantation: the majority of the Temple members were black, while the leadership was almost exclusively white. His suggestion that I would learn far more from first-hand experience was in step with the way he approached politics. 'I was a fool to leave California, but then I was a fool long before that,' he said. Jones, who demanded that his flock call him Father, was one of the most politically powerful people in San Francisco, wined and dined by such luminaries as Rosalynn Carter, Assemblyman Willie Brown, Mayor George Moscone and Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally. "If I hadn't been sent to Georgetown that day (in May)," Deborah Layton says now, "I would have died in Jonestown. This time, it was not a drill. Its leader, the Rev. 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. I dove beneath the plane, hiding behind the wheel as bullets thumped against the metal above me. I was kicked. White Night!" After graduating from the University of California campus at Davis in 1968 with a degree in social science, Layton and his wife moved to the Ukiah area and soon met up with the temple. ADDRESSES: Home Berkeley, CA. [15] The robbers took $480,000 ($910,600.81 in 2022)[17] worth of gold and diamonds making it the biggest robbery in the city's history. [10] He also founded the Reality Check program which aims to show teens the consequences of a criminal life. See the article in its original context from. Five bullets had ripped through me, devastating the right side of my body. From her childhood, friends said, Mrs. Layton had carried a deep fear of cancer. He was to use the skill when the flock made its planned migration to the Guyana settlement, which Jones already had picked out and named Jonestown. I admired Ryans worthy missions, but questioned if I shared his bottomless capacity to bear witness. I knew him well enough to understand what would happen next. While asserting that Mr. Jones was ''primarily responsible'' for the killings at the airstrip, Federal District Judge Robert F. Peckham said Mr. Layton would be eligible for parole after five years. [26] Lawton does not hold a degree in child psychology or criminology. In August 1979, he joined the Coast Guard[9] and took part in the Mariel boatlift. Inquisitive by nature, he was a proponent of experiential legislating, preferring to go out and experience issues firsthand before he decided what to do. '', See the article in its original context from. She is known by many of her relationships - longtime lover of Jim Jones, mother of Jones' child Jim Jon (Kimo) Prokes, sister of Annie Moore, former wife of Larry Layton, former sister-in-law of Debby Layton - as well as the sometimes-mysterious roles she played within the Peoples Temple hierarchy. Deborah nursed her mother and tried to conceal that a physician had told her the cancer was fatal. To the volatile flight home. Mr. Layton was also convicted of conspiracy in the attempted murder of Richard C. Dwyer, the deputy chief of the United States mission to Guyana, who was among those wounded at the airstrip. See also Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro Getting Started | Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page Larry Layton Personal Details Contact Info Youll see what a wonderful place it is. He took us on a tour highlighting the most favorable aspects of the commune. Wed have to make multiple trips in the truck. [8][9] The 367-page book covers his early life, his string of crimes, and his post-release career. Laurence Laird Layton, a distinguished scientist whose later life was devastated by his family's involvement with the Peoples Temple cult, died Wednesday in his Emeryville home. 'Being in Peoples Temple wasn't always pleasant, but one had the feeling he was really doing something to advance society. Layton, Deborah 1953- PERSONAL: Born in 1953, in Tooele, UT; daughter of Laurence Laird and Lisa Layton; married; children: Lauren. Larry Layton, a former member of the People's Temple, broke into tears today at his trial on charges of conspiring to commit murder as his attorney told jurors not to make him a scapegoat ''for the horror of Jonestown.''. [23][34], However, the superintendent of student services at Brevard Public Schools declined to use the program, and questioned its effectiveness, claiming that "[w]hile the program is well-organized and well-intentioned, it does not follow the scientific evidence-based research guidelines. The docket for Laytons trial through its various appeals through 1990 is here. He said that some of the recipients could be innocent. All of those people I had been standing beside, speaking to, sharing a cabin with. Their courtship began in the spring of 1941, and theywere married in October. Ten years later the road came to a dead end in the jungles of Guyana. Don put it in his pocket and took a few more steps before carefully unfolding it. Her father, a wealthy banker in Hamburg, and her mother would be marched off at gunpoint to a train bound for a concentration camp. [10] While in prison, Lawton earned a paralegal qualification and became a gang mediator. [10] Afterwards, another jewelry store in Lower Bucks County became suspicious of a person they believed was casing the place for a future robbery. Larry Layton, a former member of the People's Temple cult, was sentenced today to life in prison for aiding and abetting in the murder of Representative Leo J. Ryan at a jungle airstrip in Guyana in November 1978. After Jones moved to Jonestown, and with Layton still in California, Layton's sister, a power in the hierarchy of the temple, defected and began to tell of atrocities at the jungle agricultural project. That was the last moment I remember with any real clarity before I surrendered my body to the medical staff. Suddenly, my body was crushed by a blow to my side. An eyewitness who escaped described how people who did not cooperate were injected with poison where they sat, or were held down and injected with poison.. They swallowed poison capsules in a suicide attempt and were removed, unconscious, from the train. [8], In 2019, he made a video with Vanity Fair where he analyzed fictional robberies from films such as The Italian Job and Heat. As a temple member, Mrs. Layton separated from her husband and was said to have contributed $250,000 in family assets to the cult. Indescribable pain consumed me, leaving room only for a fleeting thought that I should pretend to be dead. [25] He received an additional sentence in 2002 for giving false witness. Sam was certain Jones had something to do with his sons death. Peoples Temple follower Larry Layton, center, stands with police following his arrest in the shooting of two people, including California Congressman Leo Ryan, on a remote Guyana airstrip, Nov. 18, 1978. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Larry Layton, a former member of the People's Temple, broke into tears today at his trial on charges of conspiring to commit murder as his attorney told jurors not to make him a scapegoat ''for . Congressman Ryan and I were among the first shift of the delegation to climb in for the excruciatingly slow six-mile drive to the commune. The land later became the site of a large Union Carbide plant. Meanwhile, ex-devotees of the Peoples Temple began sharing stories about Jones darker side. Mr. Layton's first trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 26, 1981, when the jury was unable to reach a verdict on any of the counts. | AP. Deep inside me, I still have the demons of shame and guilt.". By Robert Lindsey Special to The New York Times. [43] He also hosted a local talk radio show. The spellbinding preacher had a message that attracted many disaffected people of the 1960's, and soon Carolyn had stirred her husband's sense of social activism and brought him into the group. I was an orphan and my grandfather didn't let me forget it; he wanted me to work hard; he didn't want to ruin me with praise; I was supposed to be humble. He was then returned to the United States and charged under a Federal statute against assassinating members of Congress and internationally protected people. Jonestown was the agricultural compound Jones' followers carved out of the Guyanese jungle, 150 miles northwest of the nation's capital, Georgetown. 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Jim Jones. Mr. Jones repeatedly sent word to her that he could cure her from Guyana, and she waited for his efforts to work. Over the next decade, Jones moved his congregation and changed its name several times before settling on Peoples Temple around 1964. ''Look at whether their feelings against Jones were spilling over toward Larry Layton. The news at the time and the history lessons to follow usually fail to mention that a number of Peoples Temple members were shot, several of whom were in the field between the pavilion and the jungle, clearly trying to escape the massacre. 1998-11-02 04:00:00 PDT CALIFORNIA -- For a young woman of 17, flinging herself on the world after the cloistered atmosphere of an English boarding school, Peoples Temple seemed daring and exciting. His father was a research scientist. Almost 22 hours after the ambush, I heard the groan of a planes enginefinally our escape had arrived. He spent 12 years in prison, and once released, began a career as a motivational speaker, life coach, and author. 1978 CULT FIGURE GETS LIFE TERM IN CONGRESSMAN'S JUNGLE SLAYING, https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/04/us/1978-cult-figure-gets-life-term-in-congressman-s-jungle-slaying.html. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). [22] Fingerprint evidence connected Lawton to the October 1994 Palm Bay heist, and he was charged with that crime as well. In 1965, after riots shook Watts, an African-American neighborhood in Los Angeles, Ryan briefly took a job there as a substitute teacher while serving in the state Assembly, and used the experience to shape education policy. See also [ edit] Jim Jones Before I could even comprehend what was happening, about a dozen men leapt from the tractor, leveled their automatic weapons, and fast approached. From what Ive seen, he said, there are a lot of people here who think this is the best thing that happened in their whole life. He was interrupted by manically enthusiastic cheering. Later on, I decided I had to show them. He was cracking. An uncle, Dr. James Franck, won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1935. Reassured that they were on their way, we parked ourselves at a few picnic tables in the far corner of the pavilion area. Everybody bolted in different directions. [30] The Lake St. Louis police chief praised Larry's message about the consequences of going to prison and said it is not a scared straight program, noting that Lawton said "fear doesn't have a lasting impact. But this particular morning, Jones told his followers that they had to kill themselves to keep from being tortured by mercenaries who were preparing an ambush. Nevertheless, in 1991, a parole board ruled that Larry would have to serve 20 years, and set his release date for 2006. Jackie Speier is a congresswoman representing Californias 14th congressional district, which includes San Francisco and the peninsula.Excerpt from UNDAUNTED: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back by Jackie Speier, reprinted under a license arrangement originating with Amazon Publishing. Larry Layton Net Worth is $14 Million. He was found guilty of conspiracy and aiding and abetting in the murder of Ryan and the attempted murder of U.S. embassy official Richard Dwyer and was sentenced to Read More I was beaten once a month. [7] In grades one through six, Lawton served as an altar boy at St. Francis de Chantal in The Bronx,[8] where he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest. [10] In 2012, Lawton self-published Gangster Redemption, an autobiography co-written with Peter Golenbock. [13], In May 1994, three males robbed a jewelry store in Daytona Beach, Florida, netting $500,000 (nearly $950,000 in 2022)[14] worth of gold and diamonds. Much later, Layton writes, she would find them "on the bookshelf in Father's house with the many other prescription drugs taken from Temple members.". After spending 18 years in Guyana jails and U.S. federal prisons, Larry Layton, the only man convicted on criminal charges arising from the events of November 18, 1978, was released in April 2002. Excerpt from UNDAUNTED: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back by Jackie Speier, reprinted under a license arrangement originating with Amazon Publishing. They had passed. The hospital was not far from the People's Temple community Mr. Jones had established in Redwood Valley. While on the phone listening to the allegations that would soon be made public, Jones scribbled a note to his aides: We leave tonight.. 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In addition, Mr. Layton was convicted of aiding and abetting the murder of Mr. Ryan and the attempted murder of Mr. Dwyer. Ryan decided that we would wait until the morning and suggested we keep a low profile until then. A second jury convicted Larry, although four jurors took what the trial judge called an unprecedented step of asking for leniency in Larrys sentencing. I couldnt immediately identify the deafening sound that filled the air. Sam was far from the only person concerned about Jones malicious influence over a loved one. A self-anointed minister, as a young man he started proselytizing outside a storefront church in Indianapolis, and by 1955, had formed the Wings of Deliverance church. Ive shared my Guyana story countless times, but its still a challenge to go back and relive those days. [11] He then began robbing jewelry stores along the Atlantic Coast,[3] using his contacts within the Gambino crime family to fence the stolen merchandise. ''It is not the proper forum for answering questions about Jonestown.'' Although he had no formal training as a minister and no affiliation with any organized religion, his high-octane enthusiasm and open-armed policy attracted a diverse range of followers. Larry Layton was the only person prosecuted for any of the events in and around Jonestown. The Laytons were a family that seemed to have everything: intelligence, plenty of money, education, a proud family tradition of Quaker nonviolence. Not a single person we spoke to expressed a desire to leave, not even those whose family members had flown all the way to Guyana. It looked staged. Although some of Joness most zealous followers may have consumed the poison voluntarily, the vast majority were murdered outright and against their will. It did not sit well with me. Leo Ryan assured me that there was nothing to worry about. Lisa Layton's youngest son, Larry, is now under arrest in Guyana, accused of murdering Representative Leo J. Ryan and four other persons in the attack that eventually led Mr. Jones to order the mass deaths. He was born June 30, 1940 in Long Branch NJ to William and Edna (Keller) Layton. Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple. 'A Tremendous Amount of Guilt'. Later, Jones also became enamoured of the new Mrs. Layton and soon added her, too, to his growing harem of temple members. The motion contends that Mr. Layton should be given a new trial because his previous defense attorneys did not know and thus failed to inform him that he faced a mandatory sentence of life in prison if convicted on the count of aiding and abetting in Mr. Ryan's murder. Id come to Guyana as a congressional aide on a fact-finding mission. Syringes surround one of the vats used to mix up the position drink used in the mass murder at Jonestown. Before going to print, the editor of the magazine, who held some esteem for Jones, felt compelled to call him and read aloud the article before it went to press. Mrs. Layton's daughter, Deborah, joined the cult five years ago. Their accounts led to an expos in New West Magazine planned for publication in summer 1977. History. Then, as a group of men dug the truck out of the mud, we heard a loud commotion from the pavilion. When cameras were rolling, he spoke of how he loved them and how there would always be a place for thembut those declarations would be followed by thinly veiled mutters about treason and liars. A year later, I applied to college, and he wrote me a letter of recommendation. Wiki Bio of Larry Layton net worth is updated in 2023. A former high school teacher, he was swept into politics by the idealism of the Kennedy era and elected mayor of South San Francisco before running for state Assembly. 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The retrial was delayed for years because of complex appeals over the admissability of certain evidence excluded by Judge Peckham's rulings in the first trial. Then-State Assemblyman Leo J. Ryan behind the bars in a Folsom prison cell in Feb. 1970, where he spent a week living as an inmate to learn needs for reform. It was a message that appealed to the dispossessed, which is why it made sense for the Peoples Temple to relocate to San Francisco around 1972. Sure enough, I could tell he had. One night, when Mr. Jones was conducting an hourslong lecture to the commune, she arranged to be placed on duty helping to operate a shortwave radio that transmitted Mr. Jones's directives to cult members in San Francisco. Within a year, a few Jonestown defectors had managed to return to the Bay Areamost notably, Debbie Layton Blakey, whod been Jones trusted aide and worked as the Temples financial secretary. At both trials here the prosecution presented a confession signed by Mr. Layton in Guyana shortly after the killings, saying that he took ''full responsibility'' for the deaths at the airstrip but also saying, ''I don't know why I did it. Dick Dwyer, an embassy official, showed us a slideshow of his visit to Jonestown the previous Mayimages in which he and Jim Jones looked unnervingly chummy; images of tables filled with food, of joyful children on a swingset, of bountiful crops and an exuberant church session. In a brief and halting speech to the court today, Mr. Layton expressed his regrets to the families of Mr. Ryan and the others who were killed. It was nothing of the kind. The cover of a Jonestown promotional booklet from 1978. ( 2007-01-15) [1] Jonestown: Paradise Lost is a 2007 documentary television film on the History Channel about the final days of Jonestown, the Peoples Temple, and Jim Jones. Born in Crete, Indiana, in 1931, Jim Jones grew up an outcast and underdog, and was fixated on being recognized as someone greater. [40] Lawton has also shown concern over the prevalence of fentanyl-laced heroin, noting that in the past dealers had tried to sell pure heroin without any additives. As I shook his hand, I looked at his sideburns. Whatever impelled me to send in the card changed the course of my life. They recovered and with the help of friends managed to reach Italy, later coming to the United States. Layton did so. He had engineered complete authoritycollecting members Social Security and disability checks, and determining when and how his disciples could communicate with their families. [30][33] He was the first ex-con to ever become an honorary police officer. Left-right: Jim Schollaert, Jackie Speier and Congressman Leo Ryan. Original release. He treasured it. Onboard, every bump we hit shot an arrow of pain through my body. 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