Waco cult siege standoff

Title

Waco cult siege standoff

Genre

News report; Speech; Special

TX Date

2 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:02

Description

Paul Woodley update report after the shootout between armed agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and members of the Branch Davidian religious sect at their ranch headquarters in Waco, Texas. The siege is at a standstill but children have been released. Includes cult leader Vernon Howell aka David Koresh describing his injuries in a taped statement on local radio and television address by Koresh’s father Bobby Howell and grandmother Jean Holub calling on him to surrender.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; David Koresh; Vernon Howell; Bobby Howell; Jean Holub

Keywords

USA; Children (age group); Audio tapes; Sieges; Texas; Cults; Waco; Religious sects; Branch Davidian Sect; David Koresh; Vernon Howell

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