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Shortly thereafter, the Mount Carmel Center became engulfed in flames. The fire and the reaction to the final attack within the group resulted in the deaths of 76 Branch Davidians, including 20–28 children and David Koresh. [15] [16] The events of the siege and attack, particularly the origin of the fire, are disputed by various sources.
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. They have often been described as a doomsday cult.
George Buchanan Roden (January 17, 1938 – December 8, 1998) was an American leader of the Branch Davidian sect, a Seventh-day Adventist splinter group. In 1987, he was evicted from the Mount Carmel Center near Waco, Texas, by his rival David Koresh. [2] He was later confined in a Texas mental hospital for a 1989 murder until his own death in ...
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.
Branch Davidian leader David Koresh is seen in an archival photo featured in the ... starting with the deaths of four ATF agents and six members of the religious sect in an exchange of gunfire on ...
Netflix's new docuseries 'Waco: American Apocalypse' tells the true story of David Koresh and the Branch Davidans. Here's what to know about the Waco siege.
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]
Steven Emil Schneider (October 16, 1949 – April 19, 1993 [1]) was an American Branch Davidian commonly called a "lieutenant" to David Koresh, the leader of the new religious movement. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was formally married to Judy Schneider, but in the community Koresh impregnated Judy and she bore a child with him. [ 4 ]