David Koresh
Events (106)
- 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: Oprah Winfrey Interviews Former Davidians, Former Jonestown Lawyer 1993-03-25
- 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: BATF Director Defends Davidian Raid 1993-03-30
- 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 4-5, 1993: Lawyers Reiterate Claims that BATF Fired on Davidian Compound from Helicopters during February Raid 1993-04-04
- April 4, 1993: Davidian Lawyers Say BATF Account of Raid Inaccurate, Plans for Surrender Formulating 1993-04-04
- 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 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 13, 1993: Koresh Harangues FBI, Refuses to Leave as Promised 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
- April 19, 1993: Attorney General Admits Decision to Assault Davidian Compound Was ‘Obviously Wrong’ 1993-04-19
- 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
- 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
- August 2, 1996: House Committee Issues Report on Davidian Tragedy, Finds Federal Agencies ‘Derelict’ and ‘Grossly Incompetent’ 1996-08-02
- 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
- September 9, 1999: Former Davidian Disputes Official Version of Events at Waco Siege 1999-09-09
- September 18, 1999 - April 19, 2000: Radio Talk Show Host Leads Push to Build Church on Davidian Site 1999-09-18
- January 29, 2000: Dealers Who Sold 223 Guns to Koresh Claim Seven Years of Threats, Harassment from BATF 2000-01-29
- June 6, 2000: Civil Suit for Davidians Opens with Testimony by Waco Survivors 2000-06-06
- June 23, 2000: Media Learns that Local Law Enforcement Official Responsible for Tipping Off Davidians to BATF Raid 2000-06-23
- November 17, 2006: Netanyahu Calls for Military Strikes Against Iran 2006-11-17
- January-February 1994: Survivors of Davidian Conflagration Tried for Conspiracy to Kill Federal Agents, Firearms Charges
- April 1992: Texas Child Protective Services Finds No Evidence of Child Abuse at Branch Davidian Compound
- June 2003 and After: House Subcommittee Releases Edited Audiotape of 911 Calls from BATF Raid on Branch Davidians
- June-July 1992: Federal Agency Opens Investigation into Branch Davidians
- June 1994: Son of Former Davidian Couple Recounts Their Experience in Waco, Difficulty in Persuading Them to Leave Sect