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Waco: Madman or Messiah

Few had ever heard of the Branch Davidians and their leader David Koresh until the events of February 28, 1993 when a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on their center close to Waco, Texas, left four agents and six of the religious sect dead. It led to a 51-day stand-off with the FBI, the longest in US law-enforcement history, ending in a tragic fire which killed an additional 76 members of the Branch Davidian community including 22 children. Who was David Koresh and why were many Branch Davidians prepared to die for him? Was he a con man or an anointed messenger of God sent to warn his followers of the imminent end of the world? With Koresh's own voice taken from many previously never-before-seen FBI negotiation tapes, nine Branch Davidians will now tell their emotional story from the inside.

Show Info

Network: United States A&E (2018 - 2018)
Schedule: Mondays, Sundays at 21:00 (90 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Documentary
Episodes ordered: 2 episodes

Official site: www.aetv.com

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Previous Episode

Part 2

Episode 1x02; Jan 29, 2018

The raid of Mount Carmel develops into a 51-day stand-off between the Branch Davidians and the FBI. A direct line of communication is established between FBI negotiators and David Koresh on the inside.

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x02: Part 2Jan 29, 2018
1x01: Part 1Jan 28, 2018
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