Eight years before the Waco fire, the ATF and FBI raided another compound of a religious cult: The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord. Some ATF agents who were present at that raid were present at Waco.

In May 1992, ATF began an extensive investigation of David Koresh (a.k.a. Vernon Wayne Howell) and the Branch Davidians, a cult group residing on a large and rural property near Waco, Texas.

Dec 19, 2017 · On February 28, 1993, some 80 agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) raided a religious compound at Mount Carmel, near Waco, Texas, after receiving reports that...

Jan 5, 2018 · Four ATF agents would be killed in total -- Williams, Steven Willis, Conway LeBleu and Todd McKeehan. Numerous others were wounded. Five Branch Davidians were also killed in the shootout.

Jan 3, 2018 · A shootout between federal agents and Branch Davidians ensued, killing four ATF agents and six Davidians.“Everyone thinks that we’re monsters, that we attacked innocent people,” said ATF ...

On 19 April 1995 Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh claimed to be avenging the Davidians when he killed 168 people in his attack on the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building. Small wonder, then,...

Feb 28, 2023 · The ATF agents were met with an extraordinary barrage of gunfire. Four agents and several Branch Davidians were killed. The remaining occupants in the compound refused to exit.

On February 28, 1993, agents of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) launched a raid against the Branch Davidian compound as part of an investigation into...

On April 19, 1993, the 51-day siege on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco between federal agents, Texas law enforcement, the U.S. military and an obscure religious group claiming to be...

By late Sunday, ATF reported four agents killed, two Davidians killed and more presumed dead, 15 agents and three cult members wounded. Shortly before midnight, a hostage negotiating team from...