Interview with Neva Sly
About This Item
KPIX-TV news footage from November 22, 1978, with reporter Ben Williams in Berkeley, featuring an interview with Neva Sly, in the aftermath of reports that followers of Jim Jones have just committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. Neva Sly talks about her husband Don Sly and speculates on his role in what happened. It should be noted that on November 18, 1978, over 900 members of the Peoples Temple died at Jonestown, including Don Sly. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks. This 16mm color reversal film print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in March 2026.
- Date
- 11/22/78
- Format
- 16mm color reversal print, with co-magnetic soundtrack
- Digital Format
- Moving Image
- Genre
- Television news programs
- Copyright Holder
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Duration
- 2:37
- Identifier
- KPIX 142328
- Views
- 124
Related Items
Defectors on life in the Peoples Temple
Retrieving bodies from Jonestown
Interview with Sophia and Richard Smith
Aftermath of the Jonestown Mass Suicide
Temple of Jaguars. Chichen Itza.
James Schevill's The Bloody Tenet: January 12, 1958
Temple of Victory. Sleeping Buddha.
Savages of the Pacific.
Temple of Jaguars. Priests cutting out heart-Chicken Itza.
Budda. Phra Pathom. People worshipping Buddha.
The African Times (May 23, 1868)
The African Times (Jan 23, 1872)
Bayview Community Center Eviction
The Waterfall. Detail.
Assignment Two: Officer Packy Bell
American Nazi Party in San Francisco, III
Press Conference at Oakland Induction Center