Case 339: Waco (Part 2/3)

Case 339 Waco

*** Content Warning: Gun violence, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, child abuse ***

[Part 2 of 3]

In 1992, a chance discovery by a UPS delivery driver would lead to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – commonly known as the ATF – launching an investigation into David Koresh’s activities at Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas. Upon discovering that Koresh’s Branch Davidians were stockpiling illegal weapons, the agency began planning a raid that was also intended to boost their image with the public… but the consequences would be disastrous.

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Report of the Department of Treasury on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell, also known as David Koresh

Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, Texas

Waco – Jeff Guinn

Waco: A Survivor’s Story – David Thibodeau

Why Waco? – James D. Tabor & Eugene V. Gallagher

Stalling for Time – Gary Noesner

Inside the Cult – Marc Breault & Martin King

Memories of the Branch Davidians: The autobiography of David Koresh’s mother – Bonnie Haldeman

What are the 7 Seals in Revelation? – Bibleinfo.com

Cultists believe their leader can open mysterious Seven Seals – UPI.com

David Koresh’s Seven Seals teaching – watchman.org

The Sinful Messiah – Waco Tribune-Herald

Tragedy at Waco: hungry for truth – Adventist Record

What really happened at Waco – Texas Monthly

Sacred and profane – The New Yorker

Planet Koresh: Inside the Mount Carmel compound in Waco, Texas – Literary Hub

I will give thee Madonna – London Review of Books

Former Waco cult member opens up about escaping David Koresh in new documentary – Fox News

Who was Rachel Koresh, the doomed wife of Branch Davidian leader David Koresh – All That’s Interesting

For Rachel Koresh and kin, a deadly devotion – The Washington Post

Who was David Koresh: ex-followers describe life inside apocalyptic religious sect – ABC News

Lessons from Waco: what happens to kids? – ABC News

20 Years after Waco: the standoff, the negotiations, and ill-fated plan – Police1.com

No more Wacos – Cato Institute

Mother allowed to leave cult compound – Los Angeles Times

Waco cult: How David Koresh persuaded 30 Britons to join – BBC

Officers investigate Rodenville shooting – Waco Tribune-Herald

Judge rules casket out as evidence on Roden – Waco Tribune-Herald

Mistrial declared for 1 Davidian – Waco Tribune-Herald

Waco: The Inside Story

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

Waco: American Apocalypse

The Branch Davidians and the politics of power and intimidation – Lawrence J. Rifkind & Loretta F. Harper

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