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Aug 20
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An All-American Cult: The Waco Incident ...

Ben Garrett & Brian Sauvé
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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?

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