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March 2-3, 1993: Two Adults, Four Children Leave Davidian Compound

1993-03-02

Two elderly women, Catherine Mattison and Margaret Lawson, leave the besieged Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas (see 5:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. February 28, 1993 and March 1, 1993). Four children accompany the women. The next day, Mattison and Lawson are charged with murder, angering the Davidians; the FBI drops the charges (see March 3-4, 1993). [Moore, 1995]