How The Federal Government Killed Dozens In The Waco Siege

A dark moment in US history

Grant Piper

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Mount Carmel burns (Public domain)

On February 28th, 1993, a convoy of vehicles showed up outside of Mount Carmel, the compound of the Branch Davidian cult being run by the enigmatic leader David Koresh. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms was there to serve a warrant. The ATF had planted a guy on the inside and he had tipped the feds off to…

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Grant Piper

Professional writer. Amateur historian. Husband, father, Christian.