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The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging to the religious cult known as the Branch Davidians between February 28 and April 19, 1993.
Dec 19, 2017 · The Waco Siege was a 51-day standoff between federal agents and members of a millennial Christian sect called the Branch Davidians at a Texas compound in 1993.
Apr 23, 2024 · Waco siege, a 51-day standoff between Branch Davidians and federal agents that ended on April 19, 1993, when the religious group’s compound near Waco, Texas, was destroyed in a fire. Nearly 80 people were killed.
David Koresh (/ k ə ˈ r ɛ ʃ /; born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993) was an American cult leader who played a central role in the Waco siege of 1993. As the head of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect and offshoot of the Seventh-day Adventists, Koresh claimed to be its final prophet.
Jan 3, 2018 · The siege began on Feb. 28, 1993, when 76 agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrived at the Mount Carmel Center compound with a search warrant to look for illegal weapons.
Apr 13, 2018 · What really happened during the 1993 Waco siege between the government and mysterious cult leader David Koresh may never be known. But intriguing clues remain.
Jan 24, 2018 · The siege left 75 people – including children – dead and changed the way some Americans felt about the federal government.
Apr 19, 2018 · The 1993 media coverage of the Waco massacre — which depicted Koresh as a single-minded genius exerting power over his fellow Branch Davidians via mind control — has by now become the defining ...
Mar 22, 2023 · Following a 51-day siege that became the biggest news story in the world, a massive fire engulfed the compound, after which 76 more cult members were dead, including Koresh.
Apr 19, 2023 · Flames engulf the Branch Davidian compound April 19, 1993 in Waco, Tex. Eighty-one Davidians, including leader David Koresh, perished as federal agents tried to drive them out of the compound.
