Koresh, page 47
ATF investigation of, 226–33
ATF raid of February 28, 252–53, 258–59, 266–67, 271, 272–73, 279–80
suicide plans, 279–82, 337
construction of new chapel, 210–12
Current Affair piece, 215–18
Israel trip, 206–7
Marc and, 206, 207–9
the debate, 203–6
schism and rivalry, 195–98, 199–200, 203–6
music and guitar playing of, 314, 347–49
name and Marc’s interpretation, 135–36
name change, 189–90, 191. See also Howell, Vernon Wayne
paranoia of, 196, 199–200, 243, 250, 320, 330, 350–51
prophecies and visions of, 207–8, 282, 349–51
sexual abuse of, 177–79, 186–90, 221, 242, 355, 356–57
investigations, 218–19, 231, 232, 240
trial, 214–15
the siege
death, 383–84
interviews, 276–78, 279–80, 297–98
letters, 349–51, 352–53
manuscript, 354–55, 358–59
negotiations, xv–xvii, 290–94, 297–310, 313–14, 332–33, 335–39, 347–49
tear gas attack, 365, 368–69, 370, 372, 373–74, 376, 377
Waco Tribune series, 241–44, 250, 260, 395
Koresh, Rachel Jones, 115, 122
marriage to Vernon, 94–97, 100, 125–26, 144
Vernon’s arrival at Mount Carmel, 74–75, 76–77
Koresh, Star, 132, 214, 362
kosher, 10–11
KRLD, 276–77, 322
Krofcheck, Joseph, 350–51
KWTX-TV, 395
ATF raid, 252, 257, 260, 265, 275, 279, 311–12
Langan, Michael D., 240–41, 316
LaRouche, Lyndon, 137
Lawrence, Kansas, 228
LeBleu, Conway, 274–75, 387
Lecour, Val, 279
Lethal Lolita (movie), 324–25
Life Lines, 16
Lincoln, Abraham, 321
Linda
children and family life, 42–45, 46–47
relationship with Vernon, 41–47, 49, 61, 113
the siege, 277, 362
Lindsey, Bruce, 373
Little Elm, 4, 8, 9, 12
Littleton, Dale, 239
Living Waters, 72, 73, 84
Loma Linda University, 122, 123
Los Angeles Skid Row, 115–16
Lott, Bob, 242
Luke, 212–13
Lynch, Larry, 268–73
M0651, 367, 388
McCormick, Darlene, 242, 257, 260
McGee, Jim, 370–72, 393
McKeehan, Todd
ATF raid, 255, 262, 274–75, 387
ATF training, 245–49
background of, 245–46
McLemore, John, 265, 275–76, 311–12
McLennan County Jail, 376
McLennan County Sheriff ‘s Department, 208, 215, 233, 243, 296, 336
Vernon’s raid on Mount Carmel, 145, 148–49, 151, 156
McMahon, Henry, 227
McNulty, Michael, 388
McVeigh, Timothy, 328–29, 378, 391–92
“Mad Man in Waco” (song), 150–51
Madonna, 182–83
Mag Bag, 158–59, 212, 225
Maid Marian, 328
Manilow, Barry, 342
Manning, Allison, 132
Manning, Ian, 132
Marcos, Ferdinand, 73
Martin, Jamie, 267
Martin, Sheila
aftermath, 386
ATF raid, 257–58, 267, 280
Martin, Wayne, 158, 162
ATF raid, 257, 266–70
conspiracy theories, 320–21
the siege and negotiations, 336–37
tear gas attack and death, 373–74, 386
Vernon’s sexual abuse, 126
Masada siege, 326
masturbation, 47–48
Meet the Press (TV show), 311
Merkabahs, 104–5
methamphetamine, 143, 155, 159–60, 233
Methodist’s Children’s Home, 324
Mevis, David, 386
“Miami Method,” 287
Mighty Men, 217–18
guard duty, 160–61
raid on Mount Carmel, 145–49, 154
militia movement, 399–401
milk, 306, 313
Miller, William, 10, 23, 70
Mills Peninsula Hospital, 202
Miron, Murray S., 309, 350
“mirror person,” 181–82
Monbelly, Bernadette, 168, 220, 377
Monbelly, Gail, 168, 220, 377
Montkemp, Josh, 324
Moral Majority, 122
Mormons, 10, 109
Morrison, Melissa, 294–95
Mount Carmel
ATF raid of February 28. See ATF raid of February 28
banishments, 165, 180–81, 185
children of. See children of Mount Carmel
construction of new chapel, 210–12
diet and food. See dietary rules at Mount Carmel
escapes, 219–22
of Marc, 186–90, 195
fears of followers, 162, 164–65
finances and money, 112, 113, 158–59
flag of, 211
founding of, 69–70
guard duty, 160–61, 165
guns at. See guns at Mount Carmel
male followers and, 180–84
receivership of, 71
Rodens and New Mount Carmel, 71–73
schism between Lois and Vernon, 94–107, 124–25
siege at. See siege at Mount Carmel
Vernon’ raid on, 145–49, 150–51
Vernon’s arrival at, 74–85
Vernon’s return to, 158–62
Mount Zion, 104–5, 207
MREs (meals ready to eat), 212, 229, 237, 342, 354
Mulloney, Dan, 260, 275–76, 395
Myers, Dee, 373
Nahum, 300–301, 308
nebula, 332–34
Newbold College, 166–67
“New Light” revelations, 62, 180–84, 186, 197, 207, 343
New Mount Carmel, 71–73
Nichols, Terry, 391
Nightline (TV show), 297, 312, 381
Nightstalkers, 295, 388
Noah and the Ark, 338
Noble, Ron, 240–41
Noesner, Gary
negotiations, 289–90, 296–97, 299–303, 339–41
power cut-offs, 316, 317
Noriega, Manuel, 342
Nuestra Familia, 272
Nugent, Ted, 314
Nussbaum, Bernard, 287, 353–54, 377
Oates, David, 322
Okimato, Dana, 207
Oklahoma City bombing, 391–92
Operation Trojan Horse, 248
Owens, Debbie, 40, 84–85
pacifiers, 174
Palestine, Texas, 109–11, 113–14, 118, 124–25
Palestine Liberation Organization, 149, 396
Passover, 97–98, 124, 125, 199, 242
Patriot movement, 390–92
Pavlov, Ivan, 301–2
pedophilia, 177–79. See also child abuse allegations
Peeler, Jim, 252, 275, 312, 395
Perry, Bruce D, 334–35
Petrelli, Jerry, 256
Photon Research Associates, 389
“pit, the,” 235–37
Pledge of Allegiance, 18
Poia, 199–200, 202
polygamy, 132, 216, 242
Ponder, Sharon, 400
popcorn, 170, 200
pornography, 143, 159
potato chips, 170
Potok, Mark, 324, 392
Povich, Maury, 150–51
Powell, Colin, 354
presidential election of 1976, 83
Psalms, 56–57, 106, 151, 208–9, 276, 350, 354
Puritans, 109
radical (far) right, 328–29, 390–92, 399–401
rape. See child abuse allegations
Reagan, Ronald, 129, 310
Reavis, Dick, 324
Rebecca, 201, 202
recruitment, 129–30, 132–34, 166–71
red ants, 148
religion, 10–11, 21–23, 47–48. See also Branch Davidians; Seventh-day Adventists
conspiracy theories and, 15–16, 21–22, 80
Reno, Janet, 286–87
aftermath, 380–81, 383, 389
ATF raid, 316
background of, 286–87
the siege, 335, 353–58
child abuse allegations, 356–57, 358
tear gas attack, 365–66, 367, 369, 372–73, 380–81
tear gas plan, 353–58
swearing in of, 335
Rest of the Story (radio show), 332
Revelation, Book of, 10–11, 48, 51–52, 70, 71–72, 79–80, 105, 111, 121, 125, 130, 133, 151, 181, 264, 349, 350, 388–89
Revelation Seminars, 48, 80, 133
“reverse speech,” 322
Richard, Mark, 356
Ricks, Bob, 310–11, 345
Riddle, Ruth, 371–72, 393
Rifleman, The (TV show), 11
Riley, Charles, 388
Robertson, J. J., 371
Robertson, Pat, 73, 122, 297
Roden, Ben, 69–72, 79, 83, 132
Roden, George, 82–84, 132, 159
Adair attack and, 330
aftermath, 395–96
ATF investigation, 330
contempt of court charges, 158
death of father, 83–84
mental problems of, 82–83, 330
mother Lois and, 83–84
“marriage” to Vernon, 93
presidential election of 1976, 83
schism between Vernon and, 98, 99–102, 143–44, 145–48
trial testimony of, 153–54, 155
Vernon’s raid on Mount Carmel, 145–49, 150–51, 231
Roden, Jane, 92–93
Roden, Lois, 69–73
background of, 69–71
death of, 125
feminist theology of, 65, 71–73, 75, 80–81, 84–85, 99, 101, 125
Israel trip, 91–92
“marriage” to Vernon, 92–93
schism between Vernon and, 94–102, 124–25
Vernon’s arrival at Mount Carmel, 75, 76, 77–79
Vernon’s prophecies, 90–91
Rodriguez, Robert (“Robert Gonzalez”), 304
ATF raid, 252–54, 255, 275–76, 311
negotiations with David, 293–94
undercover investigation, 238–39, 243–44, 248, 249–50, 293–94
Rogers, Dick, 287–88, 321
negotiations and, 296–97, 299–303, 339–40
power cut-offs, 316–17
Ruby Ridge, 288, 296–97
Talladega prison rebellion of 1991, 288
tear gas attack, 367–68
tear gas plan, 353, 363–64
“Rough Wind,” 100–101
Ruby Ridge, 288, 296–97, 328, 388, 391, 399
Ruger rifles, 153, 160–61, 238
Russell, Jan Jarboe, 211–12
Sabbath, 5, 10, 80
Sage, Byron, 271–73, 287
aftermath, 392
background of, 271–72
negotiations, 289, 290–91, 302, 336–37, 343, 346–47, 355
tear gas attack, 365–66, 368, 372, 373, 375, 379, 381
tear gas plan, 363–64
Salvation Army, 324, 371
Sarabyn, Chuck
aftermath, 396
ATF planning, 229, 236, 243, 247, 250, 311
ATF raid, 252, 253–55
Satan, 16, 21–22, 29, 41, 50, 52–53, 80, 93, 107, 115, 138, 182, 204, 321
Satriani, Joe, 349
Schmaltz, Richard W., 327–28
Schneider, Judy
David’s religious beliefs, 136–37
Marc’s escape, 188–89
move to Mount Carmel, 130, 131
recruitment efforts, 219
sexual relationship with Vernon, 183–84, 187
the siege, 318–19, 343, 344, 354, 355, 358
Schneider, Steve
David’s religious beliefs, 136–37, 196–97, 242
Judy and David’s relationship, 183–84, 187
Marc’s escape, 188–89
Marc’s schism with David, 196–97, 214–15
recruitment and move to Mount Carmel, 129–31
recruitment efforts of, 132–34, 166–69, 183, 206, 219
as resident conspiracy theorist, 391
the siege, 359, 362, 364
ATF planning, 238
ATF raid, 263–64, 266, 267, 273, 277, 280
death, 384
negotiations, 280, 291–93, 294, 297–303, 305–8, 318–21, 332–33, 336–40, 343–45, 354–55, 359
tear gas attack, 365, 368–69, 372, 375
Waco Tribune article, 243–44
Schneider, Sue, 318–19, 345
Schoomaker, Jan, 353
Schroeder, Bryan, 267
Schroeder, Kat
aftermath, 394–95
recruitment of, 133–34
the siege, 337–38
ATF raid, 266–68, 278–79, 280–82
tear gas attack, 376
Schroeder, Michael, 133–34, 278–79
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 30
Scotch-Irish settlers, 13
“scream tape,” 172–74
Second Amendment, 321
Second Coming, 10
Sellers, Cliff, 220
“Serpent’s Root, The,” 89, 211
Sessions, William, 286, 310–11, 343, 356, 382–83
Seven Seals, 48–49, 105, 219, 244, 273, 276, 333–34, 348, 350, 354–55
Seventh Angel, 80, 90–91, 104–6, 123
Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), 10–11, 22–23, 29, 31, 50–53, 62, 69, 105–6, 122
Seventh-Day Adventist School, 4–5, 6, 10–11
sexual abuse. See child abuse allegations
Shabazz, El-Hadi T., 150, 153–56
SHEkhinah, 72–73
Sicarii, the, 326
siege at Mount Carmel, 285–381
aftermath, 382–98
ATF raid of February 28. See ATF raid of February 28
attrition, 315–16
the children and, 306, 313, 314–15, 324, 334–35, 337, 355, 357, 383, 386
effects of CS gas, 353
tear gas assault, 368, 372–74, 378–79
criminal profiles, 309–10, 350–51
David’s interviews, 276–78, 279–80, 297–98
deaths and casualties, 383–84, 387
FBI press briefings, 323–24
FBI’s bug tapes, 313–14, 336–37, 355, 359, 368–69, 373, 385, 387–88
FBI taking operational control, 285–88
hearings and studies, 384–90
letters, 360–64
media and the circus, 323–31
negotiations during, xv–xvii, 288–95, 296–310, 313–14, 318–21, 332–34, 335–41, 343–45, 347–49
playing music, 336, 342–43
power cut-offs, 316–18, 335–36
raid of April 19, 365–75
releases and departures during, xvi, 295, 334–35, 337–38, 339, 341, 347
request for equipment and personnel, 285–86
tear gas use. See tear gas
Treasury concerns, 240–41
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks, 254, 257
Silva, Stan, 147
Simpson, John P., 240–41
Sixth Angel, 80
Sixth Sense, The (movie), 395
60 Minutes (TV show), 389–90
Smerick, Peter A., 309
Smith, Joseph, 10
snipers, 238, 261, 296, 303, 307–8, 314, 315–16, 337, 370, 372, 385, 388
Snuggles (dog), 159–60
Social Security, 110
Solomon, 83–84, 127, 212
Solotaroff, Ivan, 323–24
Southern Baptists, 46, 47–48
Soviet Union (USSR), 80, 83
Sparks, Joyce, 218–17, 231
Sprague, Lowell, 261
SRTs (Strategic Response Teams), 228–29, 247–48
Star of David, 92, 96, 97, 211
Stephanopoulos, George, 373, 377, 380
Strait, George, 245
Summers, Greg, 189
surveillance, 229, 233, 234–37, 246, 251, 388, 396
Swaggart, Jimmy, 73, 123
Syracuse University, 309, 350
Talladega prison rebellion of 1991, 288
tear gas (CS)
aftermath of raid, 375–83
planning for raid, 363, 365–81
raid of April 19, 365–75
Terrell, Jeff H., 326
Texas, history of, 18–19
Texas Children’s Hospital, 334
Texas Department of Child Protection Services, 218–19, 231, 232
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, 240
Texas Department of Public Safety, 208, 296
Texas National Guard, 232, 233, 254, 295–96
Texas Penal Code 42.08, 145
Texas Rangers, 289, 295–96, 329–30, 378
Texas State Technical College (TSTC), 234–35
Thacker, Fay, 326
Thibodeau, David, 314–15, 374
thrush, 178–79
tithing, 92, 118, 158, 173
Toben, Beth, 240
Tom, James, 173–74, 175, 197
Tom, Nicole, 175
Tom, Tarah, 174
Tourette’s syndrome, 82–83
Travis, William B., 19, 211–12
Treasury Department’s Office of Enforcement, 240–41
“trickle flow gush,” 289–90
Trilateral Commission, 320–21, 339
Truman, Harry, 380
Udall, Morris, 83
“unreal colossal supermarket,” 179
Upton, Fred, 226
USA Today, 324, 392
USSR (Soviet Union), 80, 83
Uzis, 101, 102, 146, 147
Vai, Steve, 314
Vanderboegh, Mike, 390
Van Zandt, Cliff, 351
Vega, Margarita, 170
Vega, Neal, 170
Vietnam War, 227–28, 259, 260, 272
Waco: The Rules of Engagement (documentary), 392
Waco Hilton Hotel, 216
Waco siege. See siege at Mount Carmel
Waco Tribune-Herald, 151, 152, 161, 324
ATF raid, 250, 256, 258–59
“Sinful Messiah” series, 241–44, 250, 260, 395
Wallace, Mike, 389–90
Washington Post, 388
Wayne, John, 19–20, 228
Weaver, Randy, 288, 399
Weaver, Sammy, 288
Weaver, Vicki, 288, 388
westerns, 11, 20
Weyenberg, Dan, 226
Whataburger, 170, 338, 348
White, Ellen, 10–11, 23, 29, 63, 79
white supremacy, 328–29
William Carey University, 393
Williams, Robert, 264–65, 274–75, 278, 387
Willis, Steven, 261, 387
Witherspoon, Tommy, 256–57, 258–59
