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Ep. 66: David Koresh, The Branch Davidians, and the Siege of Waco (Cult Stories / True Crime)

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The Davidian Seventh Day Adventist Association Split Off

The davidian seventh day adventist association split off in the 19 thirties along the concept that their leader was another prophet like ellen white. So they started to live on a compound in waco, texas. Then in the early eighties, this guy, vernon howell, joined the branch devidians on their compound in wako. And an howell kind of staged a coup after the death of one of their leaders. He tried to f father a child with the widow of the leader, because he believed his child would be the chosen one who would bring jesus back to earth.

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