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Dana Okimoto was first introduced to David Koresh – going by his birth name, Vernon Wayne Howell – after hearing him preach in a Kaimuki church in 1986. She moved to California in a Davidian-owned property in approximately 1988 and traveled to the Mount Carmel Center at least once. [2]
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.
Martin was in the compound on February 28, 1993, the day the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) attempted to conduct a raid of the Mount Carmel Center and serve search warrants and an arrest warrant on David Koresh. [4] Martin left the Mount Carmel Center on March 21, 1993, with her three youngest children.
Who was the man behind the shocking 1993 siege?
After the raid, ATF agents established contact with Koresh and others inside of the compound. The FBI took command after the deaths of federal agents, and managed to facilitate the release of nineteen children (without their parents) relatively early into the negotiations. The children were then interviewed by the FBI and the Texas Rangers. [29]
A chronological history of the Waco, Texas compound that burned to the ground with 76 Branch Davidian cult members still inside on April 19, 1993.
Also in 2011, British indie rock band the Indelicates released a concept album, David Koresh Superstar, about Koresh and the Waco siege. [ 178 ] [ 179 ] Japanese doom metal band Church of Misery released a song about Koresh and the Waco Siege on their 2023 album Born Under a Mad Sign entitled "Come and Get Me Sucker (David Koresh)."
David Koresh in 'Waco: American Apocalypse'. 2023’s docuseries Waco: American Apocalypse recounts the 1993 explosive standoff between the federal government and the Branch Davidians, a religious ...