It began on February 28, 1993 with the biggest gunfight on American soil since the Civil War, and ended 51 days later with the deaths of more than 80 people. The siege at a religious compound near ...

Branch Davidian leader David Koresh is seen in an archival photo featured in the Netflix series Waco: American Apocalypse. (Photo: Courtesy of Netflix) Thirty years ago, America's collective gaze was ...

Chris Whitcomb can vividly recall the moment he had a clear shot of doomsday cult leader David Koresh. It was 1993 and Whitcomb was a sniper with the FBI Hostage Rescue Team. A gun battle had been ...

For those interested in learning more about David Koresh, Mount Carmel, and the siege at Waco, the BBC created an entire podcast around the subject. End of Days unpacks the multi-faceted Branch ...

Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, [email protected] or @townsquaretalk. In ...

“Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco,” by Stephan Talty. “Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco” by Stephan Talty; Mariner Books (464 pages, $30) In ...

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 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 ...

"David Koresh was very complex. There were times where we had good positive conversations. And there were other times where he was extremely angry, extremely paranoid, always narcissistic," says a ...

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 ...