A Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch DavidianNearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil. The raid by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents on February 28, 1993, which resulted in the deaths of four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians, precipitated a 51-day siege conducted by the FBI. The FBI tank and gas assault on the residence at Mount Carmel Center on April 19 culminated in a fire that killed 53 adults and 23 children, with only nine survivors. In A Journey to Waco, survivor Clive Doyle not only takes readers inside the tragic fire and its aftermath, but he also tells the larger story of how and why he joined the Branch Davidians, how the Branch Davidian community developed, and the status of survivors. While the media and official reports painted one picture of the Branch Davidians and the two assaults, A Journey to Waco shares a much more personal account of the ATF raid, the siege, and the final assault that details events unreported by the media. A Journey to Waco presents what the Branch Davidians believed and introduces readers to the community's members, including David Koresh. A Journey to Waco is a personal account of one man's journey with the Branch Davidians, through the tragic fire, and beyond. |
Contents
A Short Introduction to the Branch Davidians and Clive Doyle | 1 |
Ch01 Telling My Story and the Story of the Branch Davidians | 9 |
Ch02 From Australia to TexasMeeting the Branch Davidians | 11 |
Ch03 Living with the Branch Davidians | 39 |
Ch04 Branch Davidian Theology | 75 |
Photospread | 98 |
Ch05 The Mount Carmel Conflict | 99 |
Ch06 Jail Two Trials and Changes at Mount Carmel | 163 |
Ch07 Survivors of the SiegeWhere We Are Today | 181 |
Appendix Reconstructing Mount Carmel Center | 189 |
Notes | 199 |
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About the Authors | 265 |
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