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What Was the Waco Siege? Revisiting the 51-Day Standoff and Fire That Killed Nearly 80 Cult Members
Over 80 people were killed during a 1993 standoff between a religious cult and federal law enforcement in Waco, Texas. Here’s ...
Remembering tragedy: Officials mark 32 years since Waco siege
Saturday marks the 32nd anniversary of the FBI's raid on the Branch Davidian Christian compound near Waco, Texas.The incident began on February 2 ...
'Bodies were still being pulled out' | WFAA reporter remembers covering the Oklahoma City bombing 30 years ago
Rebecca Lopez shares her memories of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building, the arrest of Tim McVeigh and the tragedy’s ...
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The Bluff Line Railroad connected parts of Madison and Jersey County
Today is Saturday, April 19, the 109th day of 2025. There are 256 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 19, 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and ...
Waco 32 years later: KHOU 11+ looks back at the Branch Davidian siege
The 51-day siege shocked the nation. In this KHOU 11+ Original, we revisit the chaos, coverage, and the mark it left on one ...
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Damon Herriman looks so much like Charles Manson he played him TWICE.
This is Charles Manson, who was the leader of the Manson Family, a cult that carried out several murders in the late '60s.
The Sinful Messiah Part Three: Vernon Howell closely directs the grim daily lives of cult members
When Howell and seven followers stood trial in 1988 for the attempted murder of self-proclaimed prophet George Roden, Howell had wept. He was holding his daughter, Star, in his arms. It had touched ...
The Sinful Messiah Part Six: Some followers start looking for a way out of Howell's control
Detective Ron Ingels thought he was back in the '60s when he entered the house at 2707 White Ave. in La Verne, Calif.