The True Story of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians Will Disturb and Anger You
Image Source: AP Photo / Waco Tribune Herald The Paramount Network recently announced their new six-part series Waco, based on the true story of religious cult leader David Koresh and the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, TX.
The show, which stars Friday Night Lights's Taylor Kitsch as Koresh, has sparked a renewed interest in the infamous cult leader and the tragic events that occurred for a month and a half in early 1993.
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The Branch Davidians are a religious group that actually originated in the 1950s, but their movement made headlines in 1993 when then-leader David Koresh entered into a standoff with the Us government that ended in the deaths of nearly 80 cult members, including himself.
Koresh (real name Vernon Howell) was a 33-year-old Houston native who joined the Branch Davidians at their Waco compound in 1982, changed his name to David, and began »
