november american teacher politician served representative member democratic_party represented california 11th congressional district shot death members shortly mass suicide november days ryan election fourth term sitting member assassinated office ryan took job substitute school teacher investigate document conditions area investigated conditions california prisons held pseudonym presiding chairman assembly committee oversaw prison reform time congress ryan traveled newfoundland investigate practice seal hunting ryan famous vocal criticism lack congressional oversight cia authored hughes passed awarded congressional gold medal posthumously early life education ryan born lincoln nebraska early life family moved frequently illinois florida new_york wisconsin massachusetts graduated prairie wisconsin received officer training served united_states_navy ryan graduated nebraska served teacher school administrator city taught english marching band washington participate president inaugural parade ryan inspired kennedy service inaugural address decided run higher office career state california ryan elected mayor served year mayor taking seat 27th district winning assembly race margin votes previously run lost republican ryan served delegate held assembly seat elected united_states house_of_representatives elected times united_states congress california state senator ryan aide described ryan style investigation ryan went area took job substitute school teacher investigate document conditions area pseudonym ryan arrested detained strip searched investigate conditions california prison system stayed days presiding chairman assembly committee oversaw prison reform ryan served chairman legislative hearings presided hearings involving later successor congressman ryan pushed important educational policies california authored came known established independent regulatory commission monitor educational state united_states congress time congress ryan went newfoundland investigate killing seals famous vocal criticism lack congressional oversight cia hughes required extensive cia congress planned covert operations congressman ryan told leaking state secret appropriate way member congress block ill conceived operation ryan supported senator delivered application presidential pardon attorney reports widespread abuse human rights violations peoples temple led cult leader began filter organization ryan friends father temple member mutilated body found near train tracks october days taped telephone conversation houston wife leaving temple discussed ryan interest aroused custody battle leader concerned relatives group jones following congressional white paper written detailing events ryan write prime minister behalf later reading article ryan declared intention agricultural roughly temple members resided ryan choice influenced group consisted primarily temple members characteristic social injustice according san_francisco_chronicle investigating events repeatedly ryan attempts find going told fine characterized possible action united_states government creating potential legal controversy ryan partially rejected viewpoint later article chronicle ryan described having local democratic establishment administration order prepare investigation travels november ryan announced visit government investigation received permission government funds journey role chairman congressional jurisdiction citizens living foreign countries asked members congressional delegation join investigation declined invitation ryan asked friend indiana congressman future vice president accompany served ryan unable trip party initially planned consist members congressman staff press congressional delegation media learned trip entourage include concerned relatives temple members congressman ryan traveled relatives members newspaper reporters nbc team legal counsel jones attempted impose restrictive conditions visit ryan responded traveling jones permitted ryan stated position settlement deep bush reasonably run authoritarian lines residents settlement allowed come pleased asserted situation free captives jungle ambush assassination november according report ryan left washington arrived georgetown capital located miles away congressional delegation government officials media representatives members night delegation stayed local hotel despite confirmed reservations rooms canceled reassigned leaving delegation sleeping lobby days ryan continued negotiation jones legal counsel held meetings embassy personnel officials georgetown ryan visited temple georgetown headquarters suburb gardens ryan asked speak jones radio highest ranking temple member present told ryan present visit november ryan aide april united_states embassy deputy chief mission officer journalists representatives delegation boarded small plane flight airfield port miles outside temple legal counsel allowed plane eventually entire entourage including reporting nbc allowed initially welcome warm temple member handed note nbc correspondent stated help listing temple member night media delegation returned airfield accommodations following jones refusal allow stay night rest group remained morning ryan continued interviews morning met woman secretly expressed wish leave family family local time media delegation returned took interviewing members temple posing boarded truck taken ryan wishing stay night assist wished leave shortly failed knife attack congressman ryan occurred family dispute leaving ryan protests deputy chief mission ordered ryan leave promised return later address dispute entire group left arrived local time exit transport planes twin engine arrive smaller seat end runway occupants opened fire inside wounding concurrently members escorted group began open fire transport plane killing congressman ryan journalists temple member wounding including gunmen congressman ryan body bullets shooting face passengers subdued surviving people planes fled nearby fields attack afternoon news public wife ryan aide received threatening phone calls allegedly stated tell husband meal ticket brains blown better careful fled lake later ranch houston returned san_francisco following takeoff report attack ambassador went residence prime minister morning army cut jungle reach settlement discovered inhabitants dead individuals died united_states house_of_representatives described mass suicide murder ritual conviction brother author member convicted conspiracy murder temple boarding truck warned way close jones member tried united_states criminal acts relating murders convicted different murder related counts march sentenced concurrent sentences life prison aiding murder congressman conspiracy murder internationally protected person deputy chief mission united_states years prison related counts time eligible parole years june motion set aside conviction ground denied effective assistance counsel second trial denied california spending eighteen years prison released custody april memorial honor veterans peace chapter named burial body returned united_states interred golden gate national cemetery california official ryan compiled book held remarks ryan younger sister shannon said surprised number supporters attended funeral real honest sorrow legacy honors ryan posthumously awarded congressional gold medal united_states congress member congress killed line duty bill signed president ronald_reagan president reagan remarks medal said typical concern constituents investigate personally rumors reportedly affected district ryan daughters erin helped garner support time fifth anniversary ryan death california named honor congressional bill passed unanimously signed president reagan ryan aide elected won special election congress california 12th congressional district ryan constituency designated state 14th congressional district daughters shannon eldest daughter joined movement moved oregon joined known december married member lived received washington later served retirement executive director california 1980s got involved volunteer eventually served president went afterward working intelligence analyst worked new_york chef years joined california senator politics working aide 25th anniversary death special memorial tribute held honor california ryan family friends including daughters attended san_francisco_chronicle reported today people described great man continually exceeded constituents expectations near end memorial service parents died stood honor thank congressman ryan giving life trying save children service ended mounted police escorted family friends laid commemorative rock honors ryan year daughter aide attended memorial died held cemetery oakland anniversary congressman ryan death daughter friend visit grave golden gate national cemetery 30th anniversary sponsored bill designate facility south avenue california president signed law october november spoke dedication ceremony post office said thirty years passing question motives wisdom actions criticism fine leo thought popular interested knew right popular culture ryan portrayed films mass murder suicide including actor film crime century miniseries story jim jones assassination discussed documentaries life death peoples temple history channel documentaries dangerous devotion paradise lost production witness aired 30th anniversary ryan assassination mass electoral history source published works books usa stand readings paperback book understanding california government politics pages congressional reports nato pressures southern tier report study mission europe august pages published vietnam korea human rights assistance study mission report pages published united_states oil shortage arab israeli conflict report study mission middle_east october november pages published
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