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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to the Texas State Historical Association, Victor T. Houteff established the Davidians, a small Adventist reform movement. A Bulgarian immigrant, Houteff left the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ...

Anniversaries of big news events often bring about a flood of related media. This month’s 30th anniversary of the tragic end of the government raid on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco is no ...

Jeff Guinn begins his gripping new book “Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and a Legacy of Rage” with an epigraph from the historian Rick Perlstein: “A fog of crosscutting motives and ...