Encore: Waco | Ranch Apocalypse | 3
American Scandal
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🗓️ 14 June 2022
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
The Branch Davidians are accused of child abuse and stashing illegal firearms. With a federal investigation now underway, paranoia grows at Mount Carmel. And a government raid appears imminent.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to American Scandal add-free on Amazon music, download |
| 0:05.8 | the app today. |
| 0:08.6 | This is a special encore presentation of our series on the Standoff in Waco, Texas, which |
| 0:13.3 | originally aired in 2020. |
| 0:14.8 | It's an investigation of a shocking story that sparked a national debate about religious |
| 0:19.4 | freedom and the power of the federal government. |
| 0:21.6 | We hope you enjoy. |
| 0:22.6 | A listener note, this episode contains references to adult content and language, and contains |
| 0:28.1 | material that some might find offensive. |
| 0:33.6 | It's February 1992 on the outskirts of Waco, Texas, and a UPS truck rumbles down a |
| 0:47.5 | dirt path, reaches a gate and comes to a stop. |
| 0:51.3 | Larry Gilbruth, the UPS delivery man, shifts the truck into park. |
| 0:55.7 | He glances out the window, noticing the winter sky fading into twilight, as he gazes |
| 1:00.0 | at his final destination for the day. |
| 1:02.0 | It's Mt. Carmel Center. |
| 1:04.2 | Gilbruth lets the engine idle, and soon a guard comes out to greet him. |
| 1:08.0 | Gilbruth has been making deliveries to Mt. Carmel for months now, but the place still |
| 1:11.8 | puts him on edge. |
| 1:12.8 | The people here treat him well enough, but they guard their compound like it's some kind |
| 1:16.6 | of fortress. |
| 1:17.6 | The guard at the gate carries a shotgun, all around the property of what looked like |
| 1:21.6 | manned observation posts, and one afternoon Gilbruth even saw men running drills in camouflage |
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