When law enforcement attempted to execute a search and arrest warrant at the compound, they were met with armed resistance from the sect members. This confrontation escalated into a 51-day siege ...

FRONTLINE investigates the April 1993 FBI siege of the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas. With access to secret government documents, audio and videotapes, correspondent Peter Boyer of The ...

On April 19, the standoff came to a fiery end when feds decided to end it by firing tear gas into the compound. Only nine Davidians survived. In all, 76 perished in the fire. ”David Koresh was not ...

In 1994, 11 members of the Branch Davidian religious cult were acquitted of murder and conspiracy charges stemming from a federal raid and siege at the compound near Waco, Texas, the year before.

America had a front-row seat to the bizarre 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidians cult compound; it culminated in a fatal fire that killed 76 people and was later dubbed the Waco Massacre.

The siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, in April of 1993, became a touchstone for the American antigovernment movement. Photo courtesy of Richard Rogers. The pattern continued ...

It may have been 30 years since the Branch Davidians’ religious compound burned to the ground ... documentary miniseries covering the 1993 Waco siege. Packed with compelling visual content ...