FRONTLINE investigates the April 1993 FBI siege of the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas. With access to secret government documents, audio and videotapes, correspondent Peter Boyer of The ...
Thirty years ago on Wednesday, a 51-day standoff between law enforcement and the Branch Davidians ended in a raging ... when feds decided to end it by firing tear gas into the compound. Only nine ...
a huge fire engulfed the Mount Carmel Center compound 13 miles outside of Waco, Texas, ending a 51-day stand-off between the government agents and a fringe-religious group, the Branch Davidians.
During the stand-off between federal agents and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas in 1993, people gathered on a hill roughly three miles away to see what was happening at the compound.
In 1993, 82 members of a religious sect, the Branch Davidians, died due to a fire and an infamous 51-day siege by the FBI. Of these, many were British. These are their stories.
Documentary charting the rise of David Koresh, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound and the tragic conclusion to that stand-off. Featuring testimony from five of the 'true believers'.