For the 76 Branch Davidians \u002D\u002D including 28 children \u002D\u002D who died on April 19, 1993 at Mount Carmel near Waco, Texas, it was an apocalypse.
In my week on the ground in Waco, the common thought among those who lived near the Branch Davidian, Mount Carmel compound was that it would have been easy to arrest Koresh on any day without ever needing guns, let alone a SWAT-style team of dozens of federal agents.
Instead, a team of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, with local media in tow, showed up with a no-knock warrant looking for illegal guns.A war broke out as a nasty firefight lit up the rural Texas flatlands 20 minutes from Waco. And as the bullets flew, people died. Four federal agents. Six Branch Davidian members. Many others on both sides of the battle were wounded.Article contentWaco: American Apocalypse. Cr.
Born Vernon Wayne Howell, the 33-year-old had become Koresh, reportedly believing he was a prophet and the second coming of the Messiah.Photo by NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIAA Place Called Waco: A Survivor’s Story In Thibodeau’s case, he was there more as a friend of Koresh’s and bandmate. As a drummer, he was recruited after meeting Koresh and his lieutenant Steve Schneider in a music shop in Hollywood in 1990.
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