Cult leader? 'Sinful Messiah'? 25 years later, interest in David Koresh still strong
Fire engulfs the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993. The compound burned to the ground after FBI agents in an armored vehicle smashed the buildings and pumped in tear gas. The Justice Department said cult members set the fire. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)
WACO, Texas (RNS) — Twenty-five years after the siege, interest in what happened outside Waco — and who’s to blame — remains immense.