title: Postmortem findings of the victims of the Jonestown tragedy.
abstract: The procedure for processing and identifying the victims of the Jonestown, Guyana tragedy is outlined. Autopsies were performed on seven of the victims, and the autopsy anatomic and toxicologic findings are presented. Problems encountered in the interpretation of the autopsy findings are noted.
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006172:Guyana; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008168:Lung / Q000032:analysis; D009132:Muscles / Q000032:analysis; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013154:Spleen / Q000032:analysis; D013270:Stomach / Q000032:analysis