Nov 2022

Waco Siege & Branch Davidians Pt. 2

Nearly two decades after the Waco Siege, people are still wondering what transpired at the Branch Davidian compound. Though the government officially investigated and exonerated the FBI, some have found evidence of a massive cover-up. Did the government actually fire the first sh ... Show More

34m 50s

Nov 2022

Waco Siege & Branch Davidians Pt. 1

On February 28th, 1993, ATF agents raided a compound in Waco, Texas, belonging to a religious group known as the Branch Davidians. A 51-day standoff ensued, ending in a violent siege. Eighty-one people lost their lives, many of them children — but to this day, no one knows which ... Show More

33m 53s

Nov 2022

Jonestown Pt. 2

With more than 900 people dead, the Jonestown Massacre has sparked many theories over the past 40 years. Did the government have a hand in these deaths? Could the cult have been connected to the mysterious MK-Ultra program? And was Jim Jones murdered, or did he fake his own death ... Show More

59m 21s

Nov 2021

21: A Church vs. The Feds: Who Shot First?? The WACO Siege

In 1993, the quiet Texas town of Waco was turned into a bloody battlefield when an extremist religious group and their leader went to war with the American Government. We’re talking assault weapons, helicopters, tanks, explosions and huge fires. Dozens were killed. Today, Bailey ... Show More

1h 6m

Mar 2020

Waco - The New Messiah | 1

In 1993, a massive conflict erupts in rural Texas. The federal government launches a siege against the Branch Davidians, a religious group based in the outskirts of Waco. What follows is the longest firefight in the history of American law enforcement. And it’s a battle that ends ... Show More

40m 25s

Sep 2025

CULTS: The Branch Davidians

In 1993, a cult outside Waco, Texas went to war with the U.S. government. Seventy-six people, including 25 children, didn’t survive. In this episode, "Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes" unravels the terrifying rise of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians...and how belief in a ... Show More

43m 57s

Dec 2024

Waco: A Cult, the FBI and a Fiery Ending

76 people died on 19th April 1993 when the compound of a religious sect, the Branch Davidians, went up in flames. It had been under siege by government agencies for 51 days, but no one knows what started the fire. Don is joined by Jeff Guinn, investigative reporter a ... Show More

53m 43s

Apr 2023

The Waco siege: an American tragedy

Thirty years ago, a deadly standoff in Texas between a religious cult and the FBI hit the headlines around the United States. The story of leader David Koresh and the power he held over the Branch Davidian religious group has fascinated and appalled in the decades since, and has ... Show More

35m 4s

Apr 2023

Branch Davidians Revisited @ 30

It's been 30 years since the deadly stand-off in Waco, Texas that killed 75 people, including 25 children.Among the dead was David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidians, one of several Doomsday cults that made news at the end of the 20th century.On this episode of History of ... Show More

36m 30s

Aug 2025

An All-American Cult: The Waco Incident (S5, E5)

The siege of Mt. Carmel in Waco, TX is among the most infamous episodes in American law enforcement, but what really happened? And who really was the enigmatic David Koresh?Love Haunted Cosmos? Get access to our exclusive show, The Dusty Tome, early ad-free access to ma ... Show More

1h 44m