In 1984, Vernon Howell revealed that God had been speaking to him since he was a child. And he announced he was “the Seventh and Final Angel,” who would lead Branch Davidians through the Apocalypse.

In TouchDavid Karabinas Many true crime fans have heard stories of cult leaders like Charles Manson, Jim Jones and David ...

You would think that if there were something newsworthy about “Waco,” a six-episode dramatization of the 1993 Branch Davidian shootout and siege, it would be how it depicts a key event in the ...

Thirty-two years ago, nearly 80 people died as a result of the Waco Siege. But where the responsibility of those deaths lies remains a point of contention between federal law enforcement and the last ...

In two series timed to the 30th anniversary of the events, the fallout from a standoff between federal agents and an apocalyptic religious sect gets a second look. By Chris Vognar Thirty years ago, a ...

So I’m late to this story, but I only found out recently that Giovanni Ribisi is portraying David Koresh in a movie about the 1993 Waco raid that is scheduled to come out later this year. (The movie ...

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The 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended April 19, 1993, in a deadly blaze that left dozens dead. The fire erupted as federal agents tried entering the compound. About ...

Texas native Bret Anthony Johnston says he stitched a lot of Shakespeare references into his new novel, "We Burn Daylight," about star-crossed teen lovers during a siege in Waco. Johnston is the ...

The mother of infamous Branch Davidian leader David Koresh was stabbed to death and her sister is in custody today charged with her slaying. Sixty-year-old Bonnie Clark Halderman was found yesterday ...

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