In assembling this work, the following were consulted. "Source" indicates a link to the original site, which may in time become non-functional. "Archive" indicates some independent third party site, such as Newspapers.com, Google.com, or Archive.org. "Image" indicates a image scan or photograph of the publication. "Cache" indicates a copy cached by the Waco Holocaust Electronic Museum.

Books and Major Publications

Baden, Michael M.; Hennessee, Judith Adler
Unnatural Death—Confessions of a Medical Examiner, Random House, 1989
Black, Henry Campbell
Black's Law Dictionary 5th ed., West Publishing Co., St. Paul, Minnesota, 1979
Blum, William
Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II, Common Courage Press, Monroe, Maine, 1995; revised and expanded version of The CIA, A Forgotten History, Zed Books, London, 1986
Bowart, W. H.
Operation Mind Control, Dell Publishing Co., New York, New York, 1978
Congress, U.S.
Communications Act of 1934, Federal Communications Commission, May 1, 2012: Source
Congress, U.S.
Activities of the Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Toward the Branch Davidians, Joint Hearings before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee 1995 July 19-August 1
Congress, U.S.
Investigation Into the Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Toward the Branch Davidians, 1996 August 2: Source; Cache
Congress, U.S.
The Tragedy at Waco: New Evidence Examined, U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 December 28: Source; Cache
Cornwell, Patricia D.
All that Remains, Scribner, New York, New York, 1992
Danforth, John C.
Final Report to the Deputy Attorney General Concerning the 1993 Confrontation at the Mt. Carmel Complex, Waco, Texas, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 2000 November 8: Archive; Cache
Appendices:
  1. Branch Davidian History: Archive; Cache
  2. Summary of Expert Findings: Archive; Cache
  3. Chronology of Events: Archive; Cache
  4. Report of Walter Wetherington (Fire): Archive; Cache
  5. Report of Dr. Ulf Wickström (Fire): Archive; Cache
  6. Report of Dr. Jerry Havens (CS and Fire): Archive; Cache
  7. Report of Chris Mills (Audio): Archive; Cache
  8. Report of Lena Klasén and Sten Madsen (FLIR Systems and Video): Archive; Cache
  9. Report of Special Counsel Experts, Vector Data Systems (U.K.) Ltd. (Imagery Analysis): Archive; Cache
  10. Report of Dr. Michael Graham (Pathology): Archive; Cache
  11. Report of Dr. George Lucier (Toxicology): Archive; Cache
  12. Report of Dr. Uwe Heinrich (Toxicology): Archive; Cache
  13. Report of William George and Mr. John Kaltenbronn (Ballistics): Archive; Cache
  14. Report of Dr. Gerry Murray and David Green (Explosives): Archive; Cache
Defense, U.S. Dept. of
Report to the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of the Treasury—Military Assistance Provided at Branch Davidian Incident, U.S. Government Accounting Office, 1999 August
DeVault, Jack
The Waco Whitewash, Rescue Press (8048 Midcrown, #11, San Antonio, Texas 78218), 1994
Dennis, Edward S. G., Jr.
Evaluation of the Handling of the Branch Davidian Stand-off in Waco, Texas—Redacted Version, U.S. Department of Justice, 1993 October 8 with appendices A through J, October 8, 1993: Source; Cache, "Dennis Report"
Doyle, Clive; Wessinger, Catherine; Wittmer, Matthew D.
"A Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch Davidian", Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012
Fawcett, Ken
Blind Justice, A Chronology of the Historic Trial of Eleven Branch Davidians in January, Electropress (124 Linda Lane, Royse City, Texas 75189), 2nd Edition, 1994
Fulbright, J. William
The Price of Empire, Pantheon Books, New York, 1989
Havens, Jerry
Analysis of Flammability Hazards Associated with the Use of Tear Gas at the Branch Davidian Complex, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 2000 September 12: Source; Cache
Joyce, Christopher; Stover, Eric
Witnesses from the Grave, Little, Brown & Co., 1991.
Justice, U.S. Dept. of
Report of the Ruby Ridge Task Force to the Office of Professional Responsibility of Investigation of Allegations of Improper Governmental Conduct in the Investigation, Apprehension and Prosecution of Randall C. Weaver and Kevin L. Harris, 1994 June 10: Web version source; Archive; Cache
Justice, U.S. Dept. of
"Dept. of Justice Report"
Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, Texas February 28 to April 19, 1993, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1993 October 8: 2014 Web version source, Second source; Archive; Cache of original print version
Appendices:
  1. Photographs of the Compound: Source
  2. List of Military Personnel and Equipment: Source
  3. Demands by Davidians During Standoff and FBI Responses: Source
  4. Arson Report: Source
  5. Koresh Letters: Source
  6. Copy of Indictment: Source
  7. List of Children Released During Standoff: Source
  8. Intelligence on Sanitary Conditions Inside Compound: Source
  9. Intelligence on Davidians, water supply: Source
  10. Riot Control Agent, CS: Source
Kessler, Ronald
The FBI, Pocket Star Books, New York, NY, 1993.
Lane, Mark
Plausible Denial, Thunder Mouth Press, 1991.
Lofland, John
The World Savers: A Field Study of Cult Processes, Prentice-Hall, 1966
MacArthur, John R.
Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War, Hill and Wang, 1992
Maples, William R.; Browning, Michael
Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Doubleday, New York, New York, 1994.
Murray, Gerry
Micro-Chemical Explosive Residue and Blast Damage Analysis Concerning the Events at the Branch Davidian Complex in Waco Texas, Forensic Science Agency of Northern Ireland, November 8, 2000 (included as Appendix N of the John C. Danforth report)
Ostrovsky, Victor
Other Side of Deception: A Rogue Agent Exposes the Mossad's Secret Agenda, Harper Paperbacks, New York, New York, 1994
Powell, Colin (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Joint Pub 3-05: Doctrine for Joint Special Operations, Joint Publications, 1992 October 28: Cache
Sheehan, Neil; Smith, Hedrick; Kenworthy, E.W.; Butterfield, Fox
Pentagon Papers, Quadrangle Books, 1971
Tesar, Jenny
Scientific Crime Investigation, Venture New York, 1992.
Thibodeau, David; Whiteson, Leon
A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story, PublicAffairs, 1999
Treasury, U.S. Dept. of the
"Treasury Report"
Report of the Department of the Treasury on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell also known as David Koresh, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993 September: Archive; Archive; Archive; Cache
Ubelaker, Douglas; Scammell, Henry
Bones, A Forensic Detective's Casebook, Edward Burlingame Books, 1992
United States District Court
United States v. Schroeder, etc. (selected testimoney)
Wecht, Cyril; Curriden, Mark; Wecht, Benjamin
Cause of Death, Dutton, New York, New York, 1993
West Publishing Company
2005, West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2nd Ed., "Branch Davidian Raid": Archive; Cache

Documents, Periodicals, and News Media

(Dates of publication for WWW pages are not always available. When not resolvable at the source, the date cited is the earliest version or snapshot on the Wayback Machine.)

ABC News
2018 January 4, "Branch Davidian children's drawings foretold deadly Waco fire, psychiatrist says": Source; Cache
Aerospace Daily
1996 June 19,
Army Times
1995 July 10, "Night Stalkers": Cache
Army Times
1996 January 2 Vol. 56, No. 24, Wilson, George C., "Special Ops: Bosnia's Best Hope."
Army Times
1996 January 8
Associated Press
1993 April 19, republished 2018 April 19, Laura Tolley, "25 years ago: The fiery end of the standoff in Waco, Texas": Source; Cache
Austin American-Statesman
~1993 March 19, (cited in House Beautiful): Source; Cache
Austin American-Statesman
2018 February 26, News Staff, "FROM THE ARCHIVES: 4 agents killed in raid at Branch Davidian compound": Source; Cache
Austin Chronicle, The
2000 August 18, Robert Bryce, "Prying Open the Case of the Missing Door": Source; Cache
Britannica, Encyclopædia
2015 June 25, John Philip Jenkins, "Oklahoma City Bombing": Source; Cache
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. (ATF)
2018 May 14, ATF, "Remembering Waco": Source; Cache
Chicago Tribune
1993 April 21, pg. 20, Michael Tackett and Christopher Drew, "Waco: Sifting for blame": Cache
Chicago Tribune
1993 April 21, Cox News Service, "Search for bodies is delayed": Cache
Chicago Tribune
1993 April 21, New York Times News Service, "The 9 survivors: They also lost much in the flames": Cache
Chicago Tribune
1993 April 23, Knight-Ridder/Tribune, "Waco Man Foretold How and When it Would End": Source; Cache
Christian Science Monitor
1993 March 15, Scott Pendleton, "Media Plays Controversial Role In FBI-Cult Standoff in Waco": Source; Cache
Constitution Society
1993 February 25, Davy Aguilera, “Application and Affidavit for Search Warrant W93–15M": Archive; Cache
Cornell Law School
Legal Information Institute, "Admission Against Interest": Source
Court Transcript
United States v. Branch, et al., W.D. Tex., Case No. W-93-CR-046, distributed by Copy Pro (1015 W. Davis, Dallas, Texas 75208; ph: 214-448-9500). Original copy of transcript supplied to Copy Pro by Dick Reavis.
Court Transcript
United States v. Rahman, Case No. 93-CR-0181, testimony of Frederic Whitehurst: Cache
Daily Mail
24 October 2016, "EXCLUSIVE: Pastor who took over Branch Davidian Church after cult leader David Koresh blames HILLARY for manipulating Waco slaughter as she feared the stand-off would 'stain Bill's first term'": Source; Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 1 pg. A13, "… sect leader … is Lamb of God": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 1, Victoria Loe, "Howell's revelation: Wounded sect leader, in rambling interview, says that he is Christ": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 1, Lee Hancock, "4 agents die in raid on cult; Standoff continues near Waco": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 2, Nancy St. Pierre, "Experts say raid doomed from start": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 2, Lee Hancock, "Law officers close in on cult": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 2, Thompson, "Law officers' convoy closes in on cult headquarters": Image
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 2, Daniel Cattau, "Cult veers from mainstream in leader's claim of divinity": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 3, Lee Hancock and George Kuempel, "Negotiations with cult drag on: 14 may be dead in compound": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 3, Todd J. Gillman, "Theologians doubt Koresh's address won many converts": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 4, George Kuempel and Lee Hancock, "FBI: Cult leader said God told him to wait; U.S. agents seem ready for long wait": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 4, Laura Beil, "Koresh's injury hard to assess; Doctor says sect leader in danger of infection": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 5, Al Brumley and Lee Hancock, "Agents say `positive' ties forged; But FBI doesn't hint standoff is almost over": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 5, Steve McGonigle, "FBI says its probe of sect inconclusive; Lawmakers' allegations spurred inquiry": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 6, Jennifer Nagorka, "Koresh tells negotiators he won't kill self, denies he's Christ": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 6, Lee Hancock, "Getting the word out: Koresh characterized as `street-smart' in bid for worldwide publicity on religious message": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 7, Lee Hancock, "Agency says tips on sect point to holy war; Public likely to be `stunned' by what may be in compound, official says": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 8, Lee Hancock, "Cult talks stalled; Agents say Koresh won't compromise": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 9, Lee Hancock, "Koresh trying to provoke `war,' federal officials say; Agencies think sect has light anti-tank weapons": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 10, pg. A25, David McLemore, "State retains custody of most cult kids": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 11, David McLemore, "Officials flooded with tips, insights on Koresh, his message": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 12, Terrence Stutz, "Koresh preached violence, officials, ex-follower say; Names of sect members in compound released": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 14, Daniel Cattau, "Davidians in Missouri disavow Waco-area cult; Texas standoff disrupts group's pastoral life": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 15, pg. A9, Lee Hancock, "Agents use light against sect as psychological maneuver": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 16, pg. 12, Lee Hancock, "FBI officials are starting to boost pressure on cult": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 18, pg. A16, Todd Copilevitz, "Up to 30 in cult want to leave, FBI agent says; They seek agency's assurances": Image; Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 19, Christy Hoppe, "FBI challenges Koresh to let followers leave; Leader apparently rejected release of 30 members": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 20, Victoria Loe and Lee Hancock, "2 leave sect compound; Koresh talks to agents": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 22, pg. A6, David McLemore, "Release of 7 buoys hopes for end to cult standoff": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 27, Lee Hancock, "ATF official defends raid planning": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 28, Victoria Loe, "Agents warn of tighter security after infiltrations of cult compound": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 4, Victoria Loe, "Cult negotiations turn to milk, other mundane items; Agents hope Passover brings a break in Branch Davidian impasse": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 10, Victoria Loe, "Cult releases names of 6 killed in raid; FBI doubts death toll.": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 15, Lee Hancock, "No easy answers: Law authorities puzzle over methods to end Branch Davidian siege": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 18, Lee Hancock, "Man who had sneaked into compound leaves; FBI says Koresh lying to drag out standoff": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 20, Rachel Boehm and Lee Hancock, "Vow of kids' safety Koresh's `final lie'; Agent says children died despite pledge": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 20, Ed Timms, "Sect members often frustrated agents; Criticism of standoff methods resurfaces": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 20, Daniel Cattau, "Cult's actions no surprise to religious experts": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 20, Jennifer Files, "Witnesses stunned, horrified by fire's speed and intensity ": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 20, George Kuempel and Lee Hancock, "Authorities say sect members are solely at fault for fatal fire": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 21, pg. 27A
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 21, FBI, "The Status of the Branch Davidians": Image
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 21, Lee Hancock, "FBI agent tried to prod Koresh toward surrender": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
2019 April 21, Lee Hancock, "Koresh vowed not to give in; FBI bugged compound, heard plans": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 22, pg. A26, George Kuempel and Lee Hancock, "About 40 cultists' bodies found in rubble; 3 apparently shot, officials say": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 22, Factsource International, "A Prediction of the End": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 22, Victoria Loe, "Report given to FBI predicted 'fiery ending' to cult standoff.": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 22, Selwyn Crawford, "Cultist's lawyer criticizes Tarrant medical examiner": Image
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 23, Lee Hancock, "Branch Davidian tragedy haunts McLennan sheriff": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 23, Victoria Loe, "Author of report on cult has long criminal record; Man had predicted fiery end to standoff": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 27, Selwyn Crawford, "Cult member's lawyer seeks new pathologist for autopsies": Image
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 May 1, pg. 24A, Lee Hancock and Enrique Rangel, "Remains may be those of Koresh, sheriff says": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 May 5, Lee Hancock and Bruce Nichols, "4 bodies found in tunnels; Officials think they were killed in raid": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 May 26, Lee Hancock, "Files detail evidence of huge cult arsenal": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 August 29, Lee Hancock, "Branch Davidian site draws tourists, controversy six months after raid": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 October 4, Lee Hancock, "Behavior experts blast FBI over cult": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 October 9, Lee Hancock, "FBI failed to weigh cult's beliefs, outside report says": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 October 9, Steve McGonigle, "Report blames Koresh; FBI cleared in raid that led to deaths": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 October 9, Lee Hancock, "Siege chronology reveals frustrations, disagreements": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
993, October 11, Lee Hancock, "Writings of Koresh analyzed; FBI, sect defenders clash over meaning": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1997 June 26, "The Siege in Waco": Source; Archive; Cache (The News hosted that archive from June 26, 1997 until February 25, 1999, after which it was apparently removed.)
Dallas Morning News, The
2018 February 27, Lee Hancock and Claire Cardona, "51 days under siege: A timeline of the Branch Davidian standoff": Source; Archive; Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
2018 April 19, Lee Hancock, "Branch Davidian tragedy sparked government suspicion that still haunts us 25 years later": Source; Cache
Dept. of Justice
1994 April 21, Dept. of Justice atty. John H. Kaul, Letter to U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich: Source
Dictionary.com
n.d., "incendiary": Source
Encyclopedia.com
2022 April 5, West's Encyclopedia of American Law, "Branch Davidian Raid": Source; Cache
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
2016 September 17, FBI History, "Oklahoma City Bombing": Source; Cache
Federation of American Scientists (FAS.org)
2001 June 20, "Testimony of John C. Danforth Before the Senate Judiciary Committee": Archive
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1999 September 11, Jack Douglas Jr. and Karen Brooks, "Lawyers in Waco suit say morgue cooler failed": Cache
Fox News
2006 April 19, Associated Press, "Six Branch Davidians Due for Release 13 Years After Waco Inferno": Source; Archive; Cache
Free Dictionary, The
"Branch Davidian Raid", July 25, 2008: Source
Goalcast
2022 September 6, Stephen John, "The Waco Siege: 5 Deadly Facts You Never Knew": Source; Cache
Gregory Restoration
2014 June 17, Bill Gregory, "House Fire Damage Cause and Prevention": Source; Archive; Cache
Grok.com
January 9, 2026, "List all the conflicts in which the US provided soldiers in an advisory capacity who, in reality, took an active combat role": Source; Cache
Grok.com
2026 February 11, "Can you tell me all the government officials, state and federal, who were demoted, disciplined, retired, or otherwise penalized in consequence of the Waco/Branch Davidian incident of 1993?: Source; Cache
History Collection
2017 June 30, Jacob Miller, "20 Graphic Images of the Waco Siege of 1993": Source; Archive; Cache
House Beautiful
2023 April 19, Alyssa Fiorentino, "The Bizarre History of the Branch Davidian Headquarters in Waco, Texas": Source; Cache
Houston Chronicle
Jan 10, 2018, John-Henry Perera (Susan Weems/Associated Press; David Phillip/Associated Press), "25 years later, a look back at the Waco siege and Branch Davidians.": Source; Cache
International Risk Management Institute, Inc.
"Adjusting Residential House Fires": Source; Cache
International Telecommunications Convention of Atlantic City
1947 (Article 44)
Insight on the News
1996 January 25, "Secrecy Shrouds Spy Deaths."
Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ)
1998–99 Autumn/Winter pg. 67, Ronald H. Cole, "Grenada, Panama, and Haiti: Joint Operational Reform", Center for Counterproliferation Research National Defense University, Washington, DC 20319-5066: Source; Cache
Legal Encyclopedia
2012 February 14, Legal Information Institute, "Misprision of felony": Source
Los Angeles Times
1993 April 20, J. Michael Kennedy, "Waco Cultists Perish in Blaze: FBI Calls It a Mass Suicide; 86 May Be Dead: Inferno: Fire is reportedly set by followers of David Koresh as federal agents were smashing into the walls with an armored vehicle. Congress members call for investigation": Source; Cache
Los Angeles Times
1993 September 28, Robert L. Jackson, "ATF Chief Retires Days Before Waco Raid Report : Government: The review is expected to criticize agency’s director for his handling of fatal assault. Probe of FBI attack is nearly complete": Source; Cache
Los Angeles Times
1994 June 18, Robert L. Jackson, "5 Branch Davidians Get 40-Year Terms: Courts: Judge delivers maximum prison sentences to cult members he declares unremorseful. Lighter penalties go to three other defendants in shootout.": Source; Archive; Cache
Los Angeles Times
1995 May 29, Glenn F. Bunting, "Use of Tear Gas in Waco Raid Under Scrutiny: Siege: Experts raise safety questions. Reno says she was assured substance would not harm children": Source; Archive; Cache
Los Angeles Times
1995 July 11, Art Pine, "Marines Get a Taste of Urban Warfare Against 'Enemies' at Home": Source (earlier ed.); Cache
Los Angeles Times
1999 September 26, Jerry Schwartz (Associated Press), "Waco's 'Dark Questions' Elude Answers, Solace": Source; Cache
Los Angeles Times
2000 June 27, Associated Press, "Tanks a Factor in Waco Fire, Expert Says at Trial": Source; Archive; Cache
McLennan County Justice of the Peace
1993-94, Medical Examiner records, Autopsy Reports, Inquest and Death Certificates, Judge James, C. Collier and Clerk Belinda Summers: Cache
Mt. Carmel Independent Investigation Advocates
"Press Release": Source; Archive; Cache
NCO Journal
(1996 August/September advertisement)
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
1999 October 5, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, "#0414": Source
New York Times, The
1993 May 4, pg. A1, Sara Rimer and Sam Howe Verhovek, "Growing Up Under Koresh: Cult Children Tell of Abuses": Source; Cache
New York Times, The
1994 December 25, (The Associated Press), "2 Agents Suspended in Waco Raid Are Reinstated": Source; Cache
New York Times, The
1995 July 15, David Johnston, "Director Of F.B.I. Demotes Deputy": Source; Cache
Newsweek
1993 May 3, pg. 22 et seq., "Death Wish": Archive
Newsweek
1993 May 16, Newsweek staff, "Children of the Cult": Source; Cache
Northwest Herald
2017 August 17, Lindsay Gloor, "Jogger alerts resident to McHenry house fire; home left uninhabitable": Source; Archive; Cache
Philadelphia Inquirer, The
1984 December 16, Frank Greve and Ellen Warren, "Secret U.S. Unit in War Zone, Next-of-kin Say": Archive
Philadelphia Inquirer, The
1984 December 16, Frank Greve and Ellen Warren, "Army Unit's Risky Work …": Archive
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
1996 June 5, pgs. A1-A16, Michael Fuoco, "Army war games are night fright": Source; Image
Prevailing Winds
1995 Vol. 1, Dick Russell, "Non-Lethal Weapons": Source; Cache
Progressive Review On-Line Report, The
1996 March, "Mission Creep: Militarizing America": Source; Cache
Rational Wiki
2007 December 31, Secret Squirrel, "Black helicopters": Source; Cache
Soldier Of Fortune
1994 February, "Waco Whitewash Continues"
Soldier Of Fortune
1994 March, "Feds' Ineptitude At Ranch Apocalypse Cited By Experts"
Tarrant County Medical Examiner
1993, Nisam Peerwani et al., autopsies of the remains from Mt. Carmel: Cache
Toronto Sun
2023 April 15, Joe Warmington (Rod Aydelotte), "Warmington: Could 'Waco apocalypse' have been avoided?": Source; Cache
Spokesman-Review, The
1993 April 20, pg. A4, The Houston Chronicle, "There aren't any people coming out!": Source; Cache
Spokesman-Review, The
1993 April 20, Associated Press, "David Koresh, the sinful Messiah": Archive; : Cache
Standard-Times, The
2000 June 27, Sherri Chunn of Associated Press, "Waco fire expert: Tanks helped fuel Davidian blaze": Source; Cache
Sunday Times, The
1975 July 6, Peter Watson, "How the U.S. Navy Brain-Trains Political Assassins": Source; Archive; Cache
Sunday Times, The
1993 March 21, pg. I23, James Adams, "FBI Brings Out Secret Electronic Weapons as Waco Siege Drags On": Archive; Image; Cache
Tampa Bay Times
2000 June 27, "Expert: Tanks fueled fire at Waco": Source; Cache
Tampa Tribune, The
1996 March 1, "MacDill Special Forces Chief Installed": Image; Cache
Texas Observer, The
2001 December 21, Robert Bryce, "The Wounds of Waco": Source; Cache
TexasMonthly
2001 August, Gary Cartwright, "The Case of the Persecuted Prosecutor.": Source; Cache
United Press International, Inc. (UPI)
1993 October 3, (UPI Archives), "Two ATF officials blasted in cult review quit": Source; Cache
U.S. Sun
1993 May 3, Emma Pietras
United Nations
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Part III, Article 19)
United Press International, Inc (UPI)
1995 April 19, UPI Archives, "Fiery end of Waco siege remembered": Source; Cache
Vocabulary.com
2015 April 23, "state-sponsored terrorism": Source; Archive
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 February 27, Mark England and Darlene McCormick, "The Sinful Messiah: Part One — A long, troubled road led Branch Davidians to Waco": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 February 28, Mark England and Darlene McCormick, "The Sinful Messiah: Part Two — Religion student Marc Breault is introduced to a bizarre Texas cult": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 March 1, Mark England and Darlene McCormick, "The Sinful Messiah: Part Three — Howell closely directs the grim daily lives of cult members": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 March 1, Mark England and Darlene McCormick, "The Sinful Messiah: Part Four — An incident involving Howell, a young girl": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 March 1, Mark England and Darlene McCormick, "The Sinful Messiah: Part Five — Teaching of the New Light leaves followers thunderstruck": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 March 1, Mark England and Darlene McCormick, "The Sinful Messiah: Part Six — Some followers start looking for a way out of Howell's control": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 March 1, Mark England and Darlene McCormick, "The Sinful Messiah: Part Seven — Howell travels to Australia to reclaim scattered flock; a showdown with Marc Breault": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 March 4, Guy Slater, "Slain agent is eulogized as 'one of the best'": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 March 4, Tommy Witherspoon and Marc R. Masferer, "Residents, businessmen say Howell not a recluse": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 March 16, pg. A1/A4, Marc R. Masferrer, "FBI playing mind games on cultists; Unleashes tactics aimed at speedy end to siege": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 April 19, Special Edition, Jaime Aron of Associated Press, "Day began with eerie feeling, ended in tragedy": Source; Archive; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 April 19, Special Edition, Drew Parma, "Blaze engulfs compound; 2 cult members claim they started fire": Source; Archive; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 April 20, Lee Schexnaider and Brian Blansett, "Cult arsenal explodes as crews fight fire": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 May 18, Darlene McCormick, "Cultists' deaths varied: Expert says some were not suicides; others died when bunker fell in": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
2018 February 27, Phillip Ericksen (Rod Aydelotte), "25 years later, Waco aims past notoriety that followed Branch Davidian saga": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
2018 April 18, Kristin Hoppa, "Waco Firefighters Recall Scene at Mount Carmel 25 Years after Fire": Source; Cache
Washington Post, The
1993 April 21, pg. A1, Sue Anne Pressley and Mary Jordan and Elizabeth Hudson, "Cultists May Have Been Forced to Stay": Cache
Washington Post, The
1993 April 25, Gustav Niebuhr and Pierre Thomas, "Abuse allegations unproven": Source; Cache
Washington Post, The
1993 August 13, Pierre Thomas, "Judgment of ATF in Raid on Cult at Waco is Faulted": Source
Washington Post, The
1993 October 3, Conroy Hartnett, "Blamed in Waco Raid, 2 ATF Officials Resign": Source
Washington Post, The
1995 July 20, Richard Lei, "Taking Waco on its own terms": Source; Cache
Washington Post, The
1995 September 14, pgs. A1-A14, Pierre Thomas and Mike Mills, "FBI Crime Laboratory Being Probed": Source; Image, Image; Cache
Washington Post, The
1996 May 6, pg. A1, Bradley Graham, "Public Honors for Secret Combat": Cache
Washington Post, The
1996 July 20, Don Phillips and Dale Russakoff, "Flight 800 Debris Spotted by Sonar on Ocean Floor": Source; Cache
Washington Post, The
1999 September 2, pg. A1, Edward Walsh and Roberto Suro, "Marshals Seize Waco Evidence From FBI": Source; Cache
Washington Post, The
2000 July 22, Susan Schmidt, "Investigation Clears Agents At Waco": Source; Cache
Washington Times, The
1993 April 22, pg. A7, FBI, "The Branch Davidians": Cache
Washington Times, The
1993 April 24, Frank J. Murray, "Clinton defends Waco strategy": Cache
Washington Times, The
1993 September 13, pg. A3, Bob Mahlberg, "Secrecy shrouds coroners' talks on Waco deaths": Image
Washington Times, The
1995 May 10, pg. A1, "Pentagon plans to use troops for community service": Cache
Weather Underground
1993 April, "TX Weather History": Source; Cache
Wikipedia
2002 November 2, "Moloch": Source
Jim Jones
2003 May 8, "Jim Jones": Source
Wikipedia
2003 November 22, "Patriot's Day": Source
Wikipedia
2004 March 3, "1992 Ruby Ridge standoff": Source
Wikipedia
2012 November 14, Texdc7, "Atrocity Propaganda": Source
Yahoo!Life
2023 April 19, Alyssa Fiorentino of House Beautiful, "The Horrifying True Story Behind the Waco Cult Compound": Source; Cache

Images (where not cited above)

ABC News
2012 April 20, (U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images), "Two-Year Anniversary of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill": Source; Cache
ABC News
January 3, 2018, ABC News (Ron Heflin/AP), "Survivors of 1993 Waco siege describe what happened in fire that ended the 51-day standoff": Source; Cache
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
2023 March 22, Eric Brothers, "Boeing to produce 184 AH-64s for US Army, international customers": Source
AP News
2025 February 28, The Associated Press, "Today in History: February 28, the Waco Siege begins": Source; Archive; Cache
Austin American-Statesman
2018 April 15, (The Dallas Morning News), "From the Archives: 4 agents killed in raid at Branch Davidian compound."
Austin American-Statesman
2018 April 16, Jonathan Tilove, "A quarter-century later, 'dark theories' still hover over Waco siege": Source; Archive; Cache
Austin American-Statesman
2018 September 27, "1993 siege at Branch Davidian compound.": Source; Archive; Cache
Austin American-Statesman
2018 September 27, "Photos from the archives: The siege at the Branch Davidian compound outside Waco."
Avalon Borough
2018 March 17, "Avalon House Fires March 17 early stages": Source; Cache
Biography
2023 March 16, Colin McEvoy (Getty Images), "The Siege at Waco: Firsthand Accounts of the Deadly Clash": Source; Archive; Cache
Boston Globe
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Britannica
2025 October 27, Britannica Editors (Susan Weems/AP Images), "Waco siege | History, Leader, and Facts.": Source: Cache
CBC-TV
2019, "The Coroners — The Suburbs (S01E07)," via POMO Media Group s.r.o.
CBS News
2018 April 13, 48 Hours, "Waco siege survivor describes escape from fiery compound.": Source; ; Cache
CBS News
2017 December 29, "48 Hours: Secrets of Waco"
CBS News
2017 December 29, "I've kept my story secret for the last 25 years — I didn't want to take this to my grave."
CBS News
Jan 25, 2000, Chris Martin, "What Really Happened at Waco.": Source
CBS News
2000 June 5, "5 Davidians' Jail Terms Reduced.": Source; Archive; Cache
CNN
2013 August 7, "Crimes of the Century: Waco," J. David Ake/AFP/Getty Images/FILE
Daily Mail
2016 October 24, Chris White, "Exclusive: Pastor who took over Branch Davidian Church after cult leader David Koresh blames HILLARY for manipulating Waco slaughter as she feared the stand-off would 'stain Bill's first term'": Source; Cache
Daily Mirror
2018 February 28, Tom Davidson (Getty), "British survivor of Waco cult STILL believes in coming apocalypse and recalls 1993 siege that left 86 dead.": Source; Archive; Cache
Daily News
2023 February 27, Staff@NYDailyNews, "PHOTOS: The Waco siege of 1993": Source; Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 1, (Ron Aydelotte of Waco Tribune-Herald), "Federal Alcohol, tobacco, and Firearms agents help a wounded colleague…": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 1, pg. 13A, (Associated Press), "An armored personnel carrier …": Image
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 March 9, "Bradley fighting vehicles are parked Monday at Texas State Technical College in Waco…": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 20, "Authorities say sect members are solely at fault for fatal fire"
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 22, "An 18-wheel truck pulls an armored personnel carrier…": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
1993 April 22, pg. A27, (Associated Press), "Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms prepare to board …": Cache
Dallas Morning News, The
2018 April 19, (FBI), "Branch Davidian tragedy sparked government suspicion that still haunts us 25 years later."
Dangerous Minds
2014 June 30, Amber Frost, "Anatomical Venus: The gory idealized beauty of wax medical models": Source
Dosja.Al
2021 August 9, "Merr flakë shtëpia në Laprakë, pronari djeg dorën.": Source; Cache
EarthJustice
2014 February 14, Tom Turner, "Fears Ramp Up As Oil Rolls into Albany": Source; Cache
Find a Grave Memorial
Findagrave.com (various): Source
Guardian, The
2 July 2009, Marina Garcia Burgos, "'I helped convict Saddam Hussein'": Source
History Collection
2025 May 28, (Boston Globe), "Waco: The 51-Day Siege That Ended in Fire and Fury": Source
Houston Public Media
1993 April 19, Ariel Worthy (AP Photo/Susan Weems), "30th anniversary of Waco siege: Survivor shares story, talks about life after Branch Davidian compound": Source; Cache
International Business Times
2018 February 2, Morgan Winsor (Reuters/Stringer), "ISIS In Africa: After Islamic State Attack, Libya's National Oil Company Issues Cry For Help": Source; Cache
In Touch Weekly
2018 January 6, (Getty Images), "Debates Still Rage 25 Years Later Over Who's to Blame for the Waco Siege.": Source; Cache
Jewish Currents
2015 December 8, Lawrence Bush, "Notes from a Small Planet: War as an Environmental Plague": Source; Cache
KERA News
2018 April 19, Krys Boyd (Federal Bureau of Investigation / Wikimedia Commons), "The Story Of The Branch Davidians And Their Fiery Demise Outside Waco In 1993": Source; Archive, Cache
KRLD Newsradio 1080
2023 April 19, Baylee Friday Savannah Jones and Chris Blake (Jerry W. Hoefer/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS/Sipa USA), "A ball of fire erupts from the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993.": Source; Cache
Lancaster Online
2018 February 20, Lindsey Blest, "Smoke visible a mile away from 2-alarm Martic Township house fire": Source; Cache
Minnesota Star Tribune, The
2015 May 7, Jennifer Brooks and David Shaffer, "North Dakota oil train derailment, town evacuation restart rail safety debate in Minnesota": Source; Cache
My Central Jersey
2017 April 6, Suzanne Russell, "Dog dies in Hillsborough house fire": Source; Cache
Moore, Larry D.
2006, The McLennan County Courthouse in Waco, Texas, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0: Source; Cache
National Public Radio (NPR)
2013 April 20, "Two Decades Later, Some Branch Davidians Still Believe": Source; Archive; Cache
National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA)
2011 September 20, NOAA (U.S. Coast Guard photo), "NOAA researchers release study on emissions from BP/Deepwater Horizon controlled burns": Archive; Cache
News.com.AU
January 8, 2018, Ben Graham, "Explosive documentary reveals new Waco standoff details": Source; Archive; Cache
Politico
2013 February 28, Andrew Glass (image not credited), "ATF tries to raid Branch Davidian compound, Feb. 28, 1993": Source; Cache
Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
2018 February 28, Sarah Childress (AP Photo/Ron Heflin), "10 Things You May Not Know About Waco.": Source; Archive; Cache
Rolling Stone
2018 January 4, Eric Killelea (Greg Smith/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images), "Flashback: Waco Cult Showdown Ends in Disaster.": Source; Archive; Cache
RTL
2025 September 1, Jean-Alphonse Richard and Julie Morisseau (J. David Ake/AFP), "Massacre de Waco: quels secrets cachait David Koresh, le gourou de la secte des Davidiens?": Source; Cache
Soldier of Fortune
1993 July, "What went wrong in Waco?": Cache
Telegraph, The
2013 April 19, "Waco siege 20 years on: the survivor's tale.": Source; Archive; Cache
Texas Observer, The
2013 April 18, "The Standoff in Waco.": Source; ; Cache
Tiepolo, Giovanni (1727-1804)
~1760, "The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy": Source
Time
January 24, 2018, Melissa Chan (Time Life Pictures-The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images), "The Real Story Behind the Waco Siege: Who Were David Koresh and the Branch Davidians?": Source; Archive; Cache
Time
2010 May 3, Gilbert Cruz (Peter Turnley / CORBIS), "Top 10 Environmental Disasters: Kuwaiti Oil Fires": Source; Cache
Time
1993 May 3, pg. 28, Nancy Gibbs, "Tragedy in Waco": Source
Time
1995 July 24, Erik Larson, "ATF Under Siege": Source; Archive; Cache
Time
1995 July 24, pg. 27, Colin Mulvany (The Sportsman Review), "A Painful Purge at the FBI": Source
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
2015 March 20, George Fowler (TSB), "Railway Investigation R15H0021: Derailment and fire of second Canadian National crude oil train near Gogama, Ontario": Archive>; Cache
U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas
Exhibit USAWDTX 086-00897 via Michael McNulty via Wikimedia: Source; Cache
US News & World Report
1993 May 3, "Day of Reckoning": Cache
Vox
2016 January 5, Dara Lind (Bob Daemmrich/AFP/Getty), "Waco and Ruby Ridge: the 1990s standoffs haunting the Oregon takeover, explained": Source; Cache
Vox
2023 March 23, Tara Isabella Burton (Shelly Katz/Getty Images), "The Waco tragedy, explained.": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 March 1, (Associated Press), "A Texas National Guard armored personnel carrier …": Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
1993 April 20, Mark England, "Black Monday: More than 80 feared dead in compound blaze.": Source; Archive; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
2013 April 13, Rod Aydelotte (photo), "Scholars tackle 'cult' questions 20 years after Branch Davidian tragedy": Source; Cache
Waco Tribune-Herald
2018 April 20, (AP/Roberto Borea), "25 years later: Photos from the tragedy at Waco.": Source; Cache
Washington Times, The
1996 June 1, pg. A3, (Associated Press), "FBI agents pull tarpaulins from two armored personnel carriers that arrived yesterday for them in Jordan, Mont.": Cache
WHQR Public Media
2016 May 12, Rachel Lewis Hilburn (Image: Federal Bureau of Investigation), "CoastLine: Former FBI Agent Larry Bonney": Source; Archive; Cache
Wikimedia
"Dept. of Justice Exhibit to the 1995 Congressional Hearings: Mt. Carmel in flames"
WQAD
2015 March 5, Jonathan Ketz (KCRG-TV9), "Evacuation put in place after train derails near Galena, Illinois": Source; Cache
WZZM13
2016 July 23, Meredith TerHaar and Meghan Bunchman, "Family escapes Georgetown Township house fire": Source; Cache
Your Valley
2018 February 2, Chris Caraveo of Independent Newsmedia, "Nearly 1 of 4 people who died in January house fires were 65 or older": Source; Archive; Cache

Videos

American Justice Federation
1993 June, Linda Thompson, "Waco: the Big Lie": Archive (low quality)
American Justice Federation
1993 August, Linda Thompson, "Waco: The Big Lie Continues": Archive (low quality)
American Justice Federation
1994, Linda Thompson, "FBI S.W.A.T. Team Home Video"
American Justice Federation
1994, Linda Thompson, "America under Siege": Copy
CBC-TV
1992 January 6, The Fifth Estate, "To Sell a War": Archive
CNN
1993 April 19, "Waco CNN Live Coverage - Part 1; On Phone, Brad Branch, Imprisoned Cult Member": Archive; Cache
Entertainment History
1995, Lewis Polk, "Day 51": Archive
KVUE
2023, "Waco Mount Carmel Center siege: 30 years later": Source
National Geographic
2014 June 25, "The ATF Raid the Branch Davidians": Source; Cache
Reunion Institute
2021 April 12, Catherine Wessinger, "The Waco Branch Davidian Tragedy - Prelude: 911 Calls": Archive