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March 4, 2025 46 mins

The time has come to dive into the wild story of the waco siege. In part one we are covering the history of the Branch Davidians and how they came to be, and David Koresh’s shocking rise to power. 


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Sources: 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/waco/transcript/

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/104th-congress/house-report/749/1?outputFormat=pdf

https://vault.fbi.gov/waco-branch-davidian-compound

https://youtu.be/ziRQJY4wRFk?si=aaVRe37IurQAr7Kk

https://www.cesnur.org/testi/DanforthRpt.pdf

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/19/17246732/waco-tragedy-explained-david-koresh-mount-carmel-branch-davidian-cult-30-year-anniversary

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/timeline5.html

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