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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 ...
What Was the Waco Siege? Revisiting the 51-Day Standoff and Fire That Killed Nearly 80 Cult Members
Thirty-two years ago, a 51-day standoff between federal law enforcement and a religious cult ended in a massive blaze ...
FBI academy students navigate hostage crisis in simulated exercise | Column
Public Safety and Criminal Justice reporter Lauren Elizabeth Shults attended El Paso 2025 FBI Citizen's Academy.
The Sinful Messiah Part Four: An incident involving Vernon Howell, a young girl
Marc Breault played a computer game — a simulation of the TV show "Star Trek" — while he waited outside the bedroom of cult ...
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.
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FBI academy students navigate hostage crisis in simulated exercise | Column
raid and a standoff with law enforcement ensued at Mount Carmel Center near Waco, Texas — a compound where almost 80 people later died. The stalemate continued for 51 days and did not end until ...
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Remembering tragedy: Officials mark 32 years since Waco siege
WACO, Texas — Saturday marks the 32nd anniversary ... Tear gas was deployed, and soon afterward, the Mount Carmel Center was engulfed in flames. Officials said more than 80 Branch Davidians ...