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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.
George Roden was the presumed successor to his mother Lois Roden, who had become president of the Branch Davidians in 1978, when her husband and group leader Benjamin Roden had died. However, Vernon Howell (after 1990, known as David Koresh) arrived at Mount Carmel and began a sexual relationship with Lois Roden, who was then in her 60s. [3]
Steven Emil Schneider (October 16, 1949 – April 19, 1993 [1]) was an American Branch Davidian commonly called a "lieutenant" to David Koresh, the leader of the new religious movement. [2] [3] He was formally married to Judy Schneider, but in the community Koresh impregnated Judy and she bore a child with him. [4]
Showtime's "Waco: Aftermath" explores what happened after David Koresh and the Branch Davidians' 51-day siege against the US government.
Netflix's new docuseries 'Waco: American Apocalypse' tells the true story of David Koresh and the Branch Davidans. Here's what to know about the Waco siege.
Over the course of 51 days, from Feb. 28 to April 19, 1993, various U.S. federal government agencies were in a tragic and violent standoff with the religious group, Branch Davidians led by cult ...
He worked as an attorney in multiple fields, including contract, child custody, and real estate law, and provided the proceeds to the Branch Davidians. [3] He was nominally married to Sheila Judith Martin, [4] another Branch Davidian, but she was "carnally" married to David Koresh, the Branch Davidian leader. Wayne and Sheila had seven children ...
There is documented evidence (FBI negotiation transcripts, during the standoff, with Kathryn Shroeder and Steve Schneider with interjections from Koresh himself) that David Koresh and his followers did not call themselves Branch Davidians. [51] In addition, David Koresh, through forgery, stole the identity of the Branch Davidian Seventh-day ...