In fact, Koresh had passed out weapons at the compound, so most members of the group were stocked with guns and ammunition. What's more, the Branch Davidians knew the ATF was coming.

AS one of cult leader David Koresh’s trusted lieutenants, Kathy Schroeder handed out guns and ammunition to kids during the Waco siege, which ended in 86 deaths – 28 of them children. Now, 30 ...

Texas Waco doc: Cult leader David Koresh ‘needed to fulfill his destiny,' resulting in horrific tragedy Netflix's 'Waco: American Apocalypse' explores 51-day standoff between U.S. government and ...

David Koresh in an image from Netflix's "Waco: American Apocalypse." Koresh and his followers were killed during an FBI standoff at the Branch Davidians compound in Waco, Texas in April 1993.

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 ...

The toll of the 51-day standoff between federal agents and David Koresh’s Branch Davidians still shocks in Netflix doc.

Howell - who would later change his name to David Koresh - became involved romantically with Lois, then in her 60s, and after her death clashed with her son, George, over who was her rightful heir.

Nobody came out of the 1993 Waco tragedy looking good. Not David Koresh, the messianic religious/cult leader who stockpiled illegal weapons and married underage girls in order to spread his seed ...

Rep. Jared Moskowitz said Trump's choice Waco rally "brings back visions" of cult leader David Koresh. A current Branch Davidian pastor seems to agree.

Thus, the decision was made that the ATF would serve a warrant to Koresh and search Mount Carmel Center for guns. What happened next is still debated by people on both sides of the story.