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Unresolved

Waco (Part Seven: April 19, 1993)

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

"They do not see themselves as martyrs. They see themselves as agents of God's wrath on Earth."

In the days leading up to April 19, 1993, high-ranking figures grew increasingly concerned that the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas had no intention of surrendering anytime soon. FBI officials speculated that David Koresh's writing of a manuscript centered around the seven seals was just another delaying tactic, meant to buy him and his supporters additional time.

While many cautioned the FBI to continue holding out - to let Koresh see through the writing of this manuscript - others were hesitant to let him have that time. Soon, the government would move forward with a plan to end the Branch Davidian holdout once and for all...



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Music Credits

Spearfisher - "Memory and Forgetting"

Henrik Meierkord - "Falten"

Nathan Shubert - "Unspoken"

Calismo - "Somber"

All other music composed by Micheal Whelan

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:30.6

In the branch-dividian compound, just a handful of miles outside of Waco, Texas.

0:41.8

Things had been overseen for years by a man named David Kuresh.

0:46.1

Born with the name Vernon Wayne Howell,

0:48.8

David had assumed this new name years beforehand after returning from a trip to Israel.

0:54.7

He had evidently stumbled upon the teachings of Cyrus Teed,

0:58.3

another preacher from a century beforehand, who had similarly assumed the name Kuresh

1:03.5

and followed a similar prophetic path.

1:06.4

Afterward, David Kuresh had transformed himself fully into the leader of the branch-dividian

1:11.5

church, having overcome some legitimate adversity in the process.

1:15.9

After unsuccessfully wrestling control of the group and its compound from his longtime rival,

1:20.8

George Rodin, Kuresh had led his most devoted followers on a wandering trip between rural Texas and

1:27.3

sunny California for a few years, until eventually he was able to get George Rodin out of the picture.

1:34.3

In the years that followed, Kuresh cemented himself as the leader of the church,

1:39.1

using his affinity for the Bible to forge ahead with his own unique brand of

1:43.6

Adventist sermons, centered around a pending war with the evil armies of Babylon,

1:48.9

which would be quickly followed by the return of Jesus Christ.

1:52.8

Kuresh's preaching earned him dozens of supporters, men, women, and children, all of whom

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