Branch Davidians
Events (168)
- April 19, 1993: Attorney General Admits Decision to Assault Davidian Compound Was ‘Obviously Wrong’ 1993-04-19
- April 19, 1993 and After: Future Oklahoma City Bombers Appalled, Inflamed by Waco Debacle 1993-04-19
- April 20, 1993: Expert: Gas Used in Davidian Assault Could Not Have Caused Fire 1993-04-20
- April 20, 1993: New York Times: ‘Koresh Affair… Mishandled from Beginning to End’ 1993-04-20
- May 3, 1993: Time Publishes ‘Special Report’ on Koresh, Branch Davidians, Characterizes Koresh as a ‘Cult Leader’ and ‘Psychopath’ 1993-05-03
- May 26, 1993: Authorities Find Enormous Cache of Weapons at Branch Davidian Compound 1993-05-26
- August 7, 1993: 12 Branch Davidians Indicted for Crimes Related to BATF Raid, FBI Siege 1993-08-07
- June 16-17, 1994: Judge Hands Down Harsh Sentences on Davidians 1994-06-16
- December 23, 1994: BATF Rehires Agents Fired for Mishandling Waco Raid 1994-12-23
- April 24, 1995: FBI Compiles Evidence that Oklahoma City Bombing Carried Out by Small Group of Conspirators, in Part Due to Anger over Branch Davidian Tragedy 1995-04-24
- May 1, 1995: Senate Majority Leader Calls for Senate Hearings on Branch Davidian Raid 1995-05-01
- May 15, 1995: Site of Branch Davidian Massacre Now a ‘Shrine’ to Right-Wing Extremists 1995-05-15
- July 2, 1995: Former BATF Head Defends Waco Raid 1995-07-02
- July 21, 1995: Girl Recounts being Sexually Abused by Davidian Leader from Age 10 1995-07-21
- August 4, 1995: House Hearings on Waco Conclude; Davidian Confirms that Fires Were Set by Sect Members 1995-08-04
- April 9, 1996: Expert: FBI’s Low-Key Approach with Freemen ‘Precisely What They Should Be Doing’ 1996-04-09
- August 2, 1996: House Committee Issues Report on Davidian Tragedy, Finds Federal Agencies ‘Derelict’ and ‘Grossly Incompetent’ 1996-08-02
- April 21, 1997: Supreme Court Denies Davidian Appeals 1997-04-21
- May 1-3, 1997: Three Militia Members Arrested, Charged with Weapons Violations; FBI Alerted by Pro-McVeigh Protests outside Denver Courthouse 1997-05-01
- July 29, 1999: Documentary Researcher Says Government Concealing Evidence about Incendiary Devices Used in FBI Assault on Davidian Compound 1999-07-29
- July 29, 1999: Attorney General Says She Knows of No Evidence to Show FBI Used Incendiary Devices during Waco Assault 1999-07-29
- August 10, 1999 and After: Davidian Evidence Reexamined 1999-08-10
- August 25, 1999 and After: FBI Admits to Using Pyrotechnic Grenades during Waco Assault 1999-08-25
- August 26, 1999: FBI Launches Internal Probe into Questions Surrounding Use of Incendiary Devices during Davidian Assault 1999-08-26
- August 28, 1999: Former CIA Officer Alleges Delta Force Involvement in Waco Siege Planning 1999-08-28
- August 30, 1999: Assistant US Attorney Informs Attorney General that Justice Department May Have Withheld Evidence from Her about FBI’s Use of Incendiary Tear-Gas Canisters during Davidian Siege 1999-08-30
- September 2, 1999: FBI Releases Videotape of Agent Giving Permission to Use Incendiary Gas Canister during Waco Assault 1999-09-02
- September 3, 1999: FBI Releases Videotape of Incendiary Gas Canister Being Used during Waco Assault 1999-09-03
- September 7, 1999: Illumination Flare Found in Davidian Evidence, FBI Denies Flare Used during Assault 1999-09-07
- September 7-8, 1999: Attorney General Names Special Counsel to Investigate Waco Tragedy 1999-09-07
- September 9, 1999: Investigators: Spent Shell Found in Davidian Evidence Is Illumination Flare, Not Incendiary Gas Canister 1999-09-09
- September 9, 1999: Former Davidian Disputes Official Version of Events at Waco Siege 1999-09-09
- September 10, 1999: Danforth: Inquiry to Answer ‘Dark Questions’ Remaining about Waco Debacle 1999-09-10
- September 13, 1999: Representative Shows Justice Department Has Documents Showing FBI Used Incendiary Devices at Waco Siege 1999-09-13
- September 17, 1999: Special Counsel Requests Delay in Davidians’ Civil Suit Proceedings 1999-09-17
- September 18, 1999 - April 19, 2000: Radio Talk Show Host Leads Push to Build Church on Davidian Site 1999-09-18
- October 7, 1999: Experts: FBI, Davidians Both Fired Guns during Final Assault 1999-10-07
- November 5, 1999: Special Counsel’s Office Requests Investigation of Possible Gunfire on Davidian Assault Videos 1999-11-05
- November 15, 1999: Judge Orders Field Testing to Determine if FBI Fired into Davidian Compound during Final Assault 1999-11-15
- January 12, 2000: FBI Photos Cast Doubt on Claims that FBI Agents Fired into Davidian Compound 2000-01-12
- January 29, 2000: Dealers Who Sold 223 Guns to Koresh Claim Seven Years of Threats, Harassment from BATF 2000-01-29
- February 28, 2000: Secret Memo Shows FBI Wanted to Assault Davidian Compound Weeks before Actual Assault Began 2000-02-28
- March 20, 2000: Simulations Attempt to Prove or Disprove Contentions that FBI Agents Fired Guns during Davidian Assault 2000-03-20
- May 10, 2000: Court Experts: FBI Fired No Weapons during Siege 2000-05-10
- June 5, 2000: Supreme Court Overturns Davidian Jail Sentences 2000-06-05
- June 6, 2000: Civil Suit for Davidians Opens with Testimony by Waco Survivors 2000-06-06
- June 12, 2000: Judge Defers Final Ruling in Civil Suit, Awaits Gunfire Testimony 2000-06-12
- June 23, 2000: Media Learns that Local Law Enforcement Official Responsible for Tipping Off Davidians to BATF Raid 2000-06-23
- July 21, 2000: Government Investigation Clears Justice Department, FBI, BATF of Wrongdoing in 1993 Waco Standoff 2000-07-21
- November 9, 2000: Former Federal Prosecutor Charged with Hiding Evidence in Davidian Investigation, Pleads Guilty 2000-11-09