Branch Davidians
Events (168)
- March 17, 1993: BATF Agent Sues Waco Newspaper Alleging It Informed Davidians of Impending Raid 1993-03-17
- (March 18, 1993): FBI Refuses to Give Davidian Leader Audiotaped Plea for Surrender from His Grandmother 1993-03-18
- March 19, 1993: Koresh Says He Will Surrender; Two More Davidians Come Out 1993-03-19
- (March 19, 1993): Davidian Children Warn of Possibility of Suicide, Violence 1993-03-19
- March 21, 1993: FBI Begins Blasting Music into Davidian Compound 1993-03-21
- March 21, 1993: Seven Davidians Exit Besieged Compound 1993-03-21
- March 22, 1993: FBI Considers ‘Stress Escalation Measures’ for Branch Davidians 1993-03-22
- March 22, 1993: Koresh Turns Down Offer to Appear on National Television 1993-03-22
- March 23-24, 1993: FBI Begins Sound, Light Bombardment of Branch Davidian Compound 1993-03-23
- March 23, 1993: FBI HRT Leader Urges Tear-Gas Assault on Davidian Compound 1993-03-23
- March 24, 1993: Sympathizer Sneaks into Davidian Compound 1993-03-24
- March 24, 1993: FBI Labels Koresh a Liar and Coward 1993-03-24
- March 25-26, 1993: FBI Issues Ultimatums to Besieged Davidians, Begins Clearing Outside of Compound 1993-03-25
- March 25, 1993: Times: ‘Carnival Atmosphere’ Surrounds Besieged Davidian Camp 1993-03-25
- March 25, 1993: Oprah Winfrey Interviews Former Davidians, Former Jonestown Lawyer 1993-03-25
- March 26, 1993: Second Man Sneaks into Davidian Compound 1993-03-26
- March 27, 1993: Davidians Say They Will Never Leave Compound 1993-03-27
- March 27, 1993: New York Times Reports Davidian Raid ‘Laden with Missteps, Miscalculations’ 1993-03-27
- March 28, 1993: Koresh Sends Videotape of Healthy Children to FBI 1993-03-28
- March 29-31, 1993: Koresh Meets with Attorney; No Surrender Agreement Reached 1993-03-29
- March 30, 1993: Grand Jury Indicts Three Davidians 1993-03-30
- March 30, 1993: BATF Director Defends Davidian Raid 1993-03-30
- March 30, 1993: Davidian Says BATF Fired on Compound from Helicopters during February Raid 1993-03-30
- March 31, 1993: BATF Chief Sends ‘Rumor Control’ Memo Denying Bureau Cover-Up of Botched Raid 1993-03-31
- March 31, 1993: Justice Official Reports to Attorney General about FBI Infighting at Waco 1993-03-31
- April 1-4, 1993: Koresh Promises Davidians Will Leave Compound after Passover 1993-04-01
- April 1, 1993: FBI: Koresh’s Wounds Not Life-Threatening 1993-04-01
- April 2, 1993: BATF Director Admits Raid Execution May Have Been Flawed 1993-04-02
- April 3, 1993: Right-Wing Extremists, Others Protest outside Davidian Compound 1993-04-03
- April 4-5, 1993: Lawyers Reiterate Claims that BATF Fired on Davidian Compound from Helicopters during February Raid 1993-04-04
- April 4, 1993: Sympathizer Leaves Davidian Compound 1993-04-04
- April 4, 1993: Davidian Lawyers Say BATF Account of Raid Inaccurate, Plans for Surrender Formulating 1993-04-04
- April 6, 1993: Davidian Lawyers Ask for Videotape of Raid 1993-04-06
- April 6, 1993: FBI Blasts Loud Music, Bright Lights into Davidian Compound during Passover 1993-04-06
- April 7, 1993: FBI Discusses Use of Tear Gas to Flush Davidians from Compound 1993-04-07
- April 8, 1993: Davidians Again Promise to Leave Compound after Passover 1993-04-08
- April 9, 1993: Koresh Sends ‘Psychotic’ Letter to FBI, Experts Conclude He Has No Intention of Surrendering 1993-04-09
- April 10-11, 1993: Koresh Sends Messages to FBI 1993-04-10
- April 10, 1993: FBI Begins Installing Concertina Wire around Branch Davidian Compound 1993-04-10
- April 12, 1993: Attorney General Considers Tear-Gas Plan for Waco Standoff; FBI Misleads Reno into Believing Assault Is Only Viable Option 1993-04-12
- April 13, 1993: Koresh Harangues FBI, Refuses to Leave as Promised 1993-04-13
- April 13, 1993: Clinton Advised to Let Justice Department Handle Davidian Standoff 1993-04-13
- April 14-15, 1993: Koresh Insists on Staying in Compound until Completion of a Biblical Manuscript; Attorney General Rejects Tear-Gas Plan 1993-04-14
- April 16, 1993: Koresh Says He Has Finished First Portion of ‘Seals’ Manuscript 1993-04-16
- April 17-19, 1993: Sympathizer Leaves Davidian Compound, Warns of Nursery on Second Floor 1993-04-17
- April 17-18, 1993: Attorney General Approves Plan to Tear-Gas Branch Davidian Compound 1993-04-17
- April 18, 1993: Davidian Leader Defies FBI’s Orders to Leave, Works on Biblical Treatise 1993-04-18
- April 18, 1993: Davidians: ‘Flames Await’ FBI Assault 1993-04-18
- April 19, 1993: Friends, Family Members of Davidians Dispute Government Claims of Mass Suicide 1993-04-19
- April 19, 1993: FBI Assaults Branch Davidian Compound; 78 Die in Fire 1993-04-19