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On April 4, a tape recording of this broadcast was delivered to Koresh by Dick DeGuerin, Koresh's lawyer. According to David Thibodeau, an eyewitness inside the compound, Koresh responded favorably to the tape. [74] As the siege wore on, two factions developed within the FBI, [44] one believing negotiation to be the answer, the other, force.
David Koresh (/ k ə ˈ r ɛ ʃ / [citation needed]; born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993) was an American cult leader [2] who played a central role in the Waco siege of 1993. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As the head of the Branch Davidians , a religious sect , Koresh claimed to be its final prophet .
David Thibodeau (born February 13, 1969) [1] is an American Branch Davidian, a survivor of the Waco siege, and a musician. He was born in Bangor , Maine . [ 1 ] In early adulthood, Thibodeau sought to become a musician in Los Angeles , California , where he converted to Branch Davidianism after meeting David Koresh in a Guitar Center in 1990.
Who was the man behind the shocking 1993 siege?
Cook covers the history of the Branch Davidians, starting with a biography of David Koresh, the eventual leader of the Davidians. He then covers in-depth the Waco siege itself, especially life while under siege in the Mt. Carmel compound. Cook discusses at length the aftermath of the siege, including the litigation against Waco survivors ...
Thirty years ago, on April 19, 1993, after a 51-day siege by federal agents, the Branch Davidian complex in Waco erupted in flames, leading to the deaths of 76 people. Several projects timed ...
Waco: American Apocalypse is an American documentary television miniseries about the Waco siege in 1993 between the US federal government and the Branch Davidians, led by David Koresh. It was released on Netflix on March 22, 2023, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the siege.
The New Mount Carmel Center was a large group of buildings used by the Branch Davidian religious group located near Axtell, Texas, 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Waco.The Branch Davidians were established by Benjamin Roden in 1959 as a breakaway sect from Davidian Seventh-day Adventists, and was later led by David Koresh starting in the 1980s.