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Eight Branch Davidians were convicted on firearms charges. The convicted Branch Davidians, who received sentences of up to 40 years, [102] were: Kevin A. Whitecliff – convicted of voluntary manslaughter and using a firearm during a crime. Jaime Castillo – convicted of voluntary manslaughter and using a firearm during a crime.
The Branch Davidians (or the General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventists) are a Christian cult founded in 1955 by Benjamin Roden. They regard themselves as a continuation of the General Association of Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists , established by Victor Houteff in 1935.
Also while in jail, Brad Branch told CNN that the April 19 fire that destroyed the Mount Carmel compound was a "systematic assassination by the FBI to eliminate all of the crime scene". [25] Branch soon after the siege also believed that Koresh was not responsible for the fire.
After being exiled to the Palestine camp, Koresh and his followers eked out a primitive existence. When Lois died in 1986, the exiled Branch Davidians wondered if they would ever be able to return to the Mount Carmel Center, but despite the displacement "Koresh now enjoyed the loyalty of the majority of the [Branch Davidian] community". [29]
Waco: American Apocalypse is an American documentary television miniseries about the Waco siege in 1993 between the US federal government and the Branch Davidians, led by David Koresh. It was released on Netflix on March 22, 2023, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the siege.
[9] [26] In a 1994 trial with other Branch Davidians in San Antonio, he was acquitted of all charges against him. [9] [23] [27] [28] [29] In 1998, Doyle and other Branch Davidian survivors attempted to erect a museum on the siege's site but encountered trouble with Amo Bishop Roden and the Christ the World of Truth. [30]
A New York man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly hiring someone to kill his estranged husband, a wealthy art dealer, who was found brutally stabbed in Brazil last year.
In 1994, Shelia Martin sent a notice to the ATF that she intended to sue for US$140 million. [3] In 2000, she, among others, was represented in a wrongful death lawsuit of US$675 million by Michael Caddell along with former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark, but the jury ruled against the Branch Davidians on July 14, 2000.