October 19, 2007
Baylor U. Press to Publish Memoirs of Branch Davidians
On February 28, 1993, a religious group known as the Branch Davidians repelled an attack against its compound, near Waco, Tex., by agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. By the end of the day, five group members and four ATF agents had been killed in the ensuing gunfire.
An agonizing 51-day standoff ensued, only to end in a massive fire when FBI agents moved on the Davidians' compound. The sect's leader, 33-year-old Vernon Howell, better known as David Koresh,
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