Leo Ryan Larry Layton that "there's no way he's a defector. He's too close to Jones." Layton was the only former Peoples Temple member to be tried in the United States for criminal acts relating to the murders at Jonestown. He was convicted on four different murder-related counts. On March 3, 1987, Layton was sentenced to concurrent sentences of life in prison for "aiding and abetting the murder of Congressman Leo Ryan", "conspiracy to murder an internationally protected person, Richard Dwyer, Deputy Chief of Mission for the United States in the Republic of Guyana", as well as 15 years in prison on
The Word Among Us In 1979 Joseph Difato began to lay the groundwork for The Word Among Us after he felt the Lord say, "You give them something to eat." Twenty months later the first edition was published in December 1981. The issue was written by Mr. Difato and Fr. Francis Martin, who was instrumental in the magazine for many years. Under publisher Joe Difato, its subscription base increased each year. The magazine is translated into several languages and distributed worldwide. The offices are located in Frederick, Maryland. Joseph Difato and Leo Zanchettin are responsible for its content. There are numerous people contributing to