See also “Anthill”; siege at Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel Training Center, 33
Mount Zion, Koresh’s vision on, 48–49, 131
Muloney, Dan, 164
Musicians Institute of Technology, 8, 9, 10–13
Nahum, 129–130, 156
National Arson Response Team, 255
National Enquirer (tabloid), 292, 324
National Rifle Association, 270, 329
Newbold College, 16, 30
“A New Day of Information,” 313–314, 319–320
New Light revelation, 49–50, 81–84, 103
New Mount Carmel, 33
New Republic (magazine), 270
Newsweek (magazine), 115
New York Times (newspaper), 183, 194, 252, 269
Nightline (television program), 191, 286
Noah, Koresh comparing self to, 52–53
Noble, Ron, 149, 184, 203, 292, 316, 333
Nomex suits, 258
No More Wacos (Kopel and Blackman), 270–271
Northeast Texas Militia, 325
North Michigan Regional Militia, 318
Nugent, Ted, 52
Okimoto, Dana, 105, 107n
Okimoto, Scooter, 105
Okimoto, Sky, 105
Oklahoma City bombing, 317–318
congressional oversight hearings and, 330
tied to Waco siege, 326
Olson, Norm, 318
Operation Trojan Horse (“Showtime”), 135, 158–168
Oprah (television program), 199–200
orthochloro-benzalmalononitrile. See CS (orthochloro-benzalmalononitrile)
Ottman, Gladys, 213
Outpost of Freedom (tabloid), 224
Palestine community, Koresh and, 42
Panetta, Leon, 330
Parkland Memorial Hospital, 258
Passover at Mount Carmel, 34, 71, 73–74
during siege, 233, 235, 238–239, 243
patriot community, Waco siege as cause for, 311–312, 314, 317–318, 320, 325
patriotism, meaning of true, 311–312, 337
Peart, Neil, 6
Peerwani, Nizam, 261, 276
Penningroth, Phil, 201
Pentacles, 34
Perry, Bruce, 252
Perry, Doane, 11
Peterson, Judy, 17
phosgene, xvi
Posse Commitatus Act (1878), 143
Potts, Larry, 130, 258
Povich, Maury, 295–299
Preparedness Expos, 311, 327
Prime Time Live (television program), 292
procreation, as sole right of Koresh, 49–50
Pruden, Wesley, 263
psychological tactics used during siege, vii, xiv, 222, 226–227, 243
quickening, doctrine of, 131
Radio Free D.C. studio, 325
Rage Against the Machine (band), 310
Rainbow (club), 12
“Ranch Apocalypse,” 90
Randall (club owner), 89–90, 94
rape. See statutory rape
religious persecution, 189–190
Reno, Janet, 203, 228, 229, 240
child abuse allegations and siege, 251–253, 269, 282
concern over use of CS gas, 250–254
as heroine/media star, 269–271
Jericho Plan and, 245–246, 248–250
lack of contrition over siege, 336
on sanitary conditions at Anthill, 221
watching final attack, 262, 263
Reunion Institute, 236
Revelation, Koresh’s interpretation of, 34–35, 44–45, 52–53, 55, 141–142
Richards, Ann, 143–144
Richards, Annetta, 213, 225
Richardson, Gary, 271–272, 286, 290, 292
Richardson, James T., 200
Ricks, Bob, 112, 196, 202, 240, 253, 258, 263
Riddle, James, 276
Riddle, Jimmy, xix, 165–166, 220, 274, 279
Riddle, Rita Fay, 213, 275, 285, 295, 320
Riddle, Ruth, 240, 242, 275, 290, 301, 303, 306, 308, 309
ritual
Koresh’s rejection of, 71
at Mount Carmel, 28
sex as, 84
Roadway Package Service, 12
Rock House (Pomona), 16, 18, 98
Roden, Ben, 33, 34, 111, 204
Roden, George, 41–43, 110, 143, 168
Roden, Lois, 33, 34, 41–43, 111, 204
Rodriguez, Robert (Robert Gonzalez), 137–140, 148, 155–158, 177, 183, 218, 297, 347
Roger, Richard M., 130
Rolling Stone (magazine), 6
Rookstool, Farris, 261
Ross, Rick, 202–203, 214
Roxy (club), 324
Ruby Ridge, standoff at, 130, 146
Rush (band), 6
Ryan (bandmate), 13, 14, 16, 22, 64–65, 324, 327
Sabbath, at Mount Carmel, 74–75
Sage, Byron, 208, 228, 229, 243, 262, 270, 280
Saipaia, Doreen, 145
Saipaia, Rebecca, 276
Sanders, Robert, 316
sanitary conditions, during siege, 221–222
Santoyo, Concepcion, 95
Santoyo, Ofelia, 74, 95, 216, 219
Sarabyn, Charles, 158, 184, 336
Schneider, Isaiah, 217
Schneider, Joe, 216–217
Schneider, Judy, 80–84, 106, 172, 225, 230, 234, 240
Schneider, Mayanah, 106, 216
Schneider, Steve, 54, 65
author’s initial meeting with, 14–16
on author’s lack of theological seasoning, 223
background of, 16–18
chastising community, 195
concerns about ATF surveillance, 136, 139–140, 141
Craddock and, 119
on dealing with own darkness, 87
death of, 268, 276
desire for exit plan, 236
editing Koresh’s interpretation of Seven Seals, 240
in film, 347–348
Koresh’s decision to cancel surrender and, 196
on living conditions, 72
management of Mount Carmel, 120
on Mount Carmel history, 32–34
negotiations during siege and, xiii, xvii, 164, 191, 197, 220–221, 225, 228–230, 241, 243–244, 249–250, 262
sharing Koresh’s teachings, 19–20
siege and, x–xi, 173, 175, 187–188, 212, 222
waiting for authorities to act, 153–154
wife becoming Koresh’s sexual partner, 80–84
Schroeder, Bryan, 176, 214
Schroeder, Kathy
on alleged suicide pact, 261–262
Balenda on, 272
custody of children, 213–214
departure during siege, 107n, 214, 215, 249
life today, 349
prison sentence, 308
siege and, 176, 192, 196
testimony at trial of Davidians, 303
on Vaega killing Perry, 170
Schroeder, Mike, 18, 25, 29, 51, 120, 180–181, 186, 261
Schumer, Charles, 329–330, 331–332
Scott (bandmate), 12, 14, 16, 64, 324
Scripture study
with Koresh, 28, 34–35, 45–48, 63–64, 71, 73, 85
Koresh’s Passover, 239
Rodriguez and, 138, 140
with Schneider, 19–20
with Fatta, 24
Second Seal, 44
Sellors, Cliff, 18, 90, 100, 241, 347
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Waco, 207, 333–334
Seraph flag, 347
Sessions, William, 246, 253, 260, 302, 332
Seven Seals
in Koresh’s teaching, 44–45, 49, 70, 186, 187
Koresh’s written interpretation of, 239–242, 249–250
Seventh-Day Adventists
disavowing connection with Davidians, 204
“Great Disappointment,” 204–205
Koresh as member of, 41
Mount Carmelites and, 27–28,
32
relation of Branch Davidians to, ix, 31
Steve Schneider and, 16–17
Seventh Seal, 44–45, 349
sex segregation, at Mount Carmel, 78
Shaw, Alisa, 134–135
Shekinah, 42, 99
Shoestring Theatre (Portland, Maine), 4–5
Shotgun News (magazine), 144
“Showtime” (Operation Trojan Horse), 135, 158–168
siege at Mount Carmel
aftermath, 265–267
ATF reporting on botched raid, 182–184
attorneys for Davidians, 233–236
author’s perspective on after 25 years, 344–346
burials of Davidians during, 220–221
Davidians in limbo during, 211–212
Davidians returning to Mount Carmel during, 180–182
Davidians settled in for long haul, 221–224
day after initial assault, 189–190
departure of children during, viii, 186, 192, 213–214, 217–219, 297–298n
departure of Davidians during, viii, 195, 213, 215
directions from Washington on, 206–208, 227–228, 229
disinterest in Davidians’ religious beliefs, 187, 202, 206, 228, 237–238, 240, 241
Engelman and, 224
experience of Davidians during final assault, ix–xx, 273–277
FBI mobilization of military equipment, 192, 193
FBI takeover of, 190
federal response to Koresh’s decision to cancel surrender, 197–198
final assault (Jericho Plan), 242–254, 262–263, 277–281
fire at Mount Carmel, 255–259
firefights during, 161–162, 163, 167, 277–281
food for Davidians during, 219–220
governmental reform in response to siege actions, 316–317
initial assault, 158–168, 175–179
isolation of Davidians from outside world, 233
medical attention for Davidians during, 224–225
negotiations during, xiii, 186–187, 190–193, 197, 198–199, 201, 206–209, 214, 220–221, 225, 228–230, 235–236, 241, 244–245, 249–250, 262
number of officers deployed, 242–243
Oklahoma City bombing and, 317–318, 326
propaganda regarding mass suicide, 259–262
psychological tactics used during, vii, xiv, 222, 226–227, 243
as religious persecution, 269
routine of Davidians during, 221–222
as self-fulfilling prophecy, 131–132
surrender plan, 195–196, 235–236
survivors, 265–267
tear gassing of, xiii–xvii, 243, 246–248, 250–254
videotapes made by Davidians during, 215–217
visitors to Davidians during, 225–226
See also congressional hearings on Waco siege
Silver Eagle (tour bus), 23, 71
Simpson, John P., 148–149
“Sinful Messiah” series, 145–146, 151, 155, 273
Sing’s Restaurant (Bangor), 292
Sixth Seal, 44, 52
60 Minutes (television program), 146, 196, 279
Skinner, Jimmy, 123
Slaughter, Louise, 330
Smerick, Pete, 207
Smith, Russel, 318
Smith, Walter, Jr., 234, 301–302, 304, 306, 307–309, 314, 315
Soldier of Fortune (magazine), 183–184
Sonobe, Angelica, 186
Sonobe, Crystal, 186
Sonobe, Floracita, 29
Sonobe, Scott, 18, 29
celibacy and, 107
injuries, 225, 234
landscaping business and, 120
siege and, 163, 172, 186, 192, 195–196, 230
Sonobe, Sita, 107, 176, 186, 198
spanking, as method of disciplining children, 114–115
Sparks, Joyce, 106, 117–118, 144, 250
Sparks, Paul, 347–348
spike training, 312
Spike TV, 346
Spoon, Perry, 136
Spoons, Mark, 297, 298
Stabile, Sal, 348
“staleness,” ATF affidavit and, 146–147
standards
Davidian, 182, 227, 347
FBI, xi–xii
statutory rape
Koresh and, 103–106, 132, 330–331, 337
Texas law on, 109–110
Stephens, Greta, 339
Stern, Carl, 250–251
Stone, Alan, 247
suicide
mass suicide allegations, 255, 259–262, 282, 299, 331
thoughts of, during siege, 193
Summers, Greg, 18, 65, 72, 80, 100, 347
siege and, 167, 196, 219, 221
surveillance at Mount Carmel and, 136, 153
Summers, Startle, 105, 216
surrender plans, 235–236
survivors of siege, 265–267, 268. See also trial of surviving Davidians
Sylvia, Hollywood, 106
Sylvia, Joshua, 297
Sylvia, Lorraine, 106
Sylvia, Rachel, 177, 217, 218, 297
Sylvia, Stan, 106, 297
Tabor, James D. (“Jim”), 205, 236–238, 239–240, 242, 324–325
tanks used in siege, ix, xi, xiii, xiv, xv, xviii, 198, 222, 227, 243, 253–254, 258, 262–263, 265, 273, 274–275, 283
tear gassing of Mount Carmel, xiii–xvii, 243, 246–248, 250–254
Texas
gun laws, 125–126
self-defense law, 122
statutory rape laws, 109–110
Texas Air National Guard, 131
Texas Constitutional Militia, 318
Texas Department of Public Safety, 243
Texas National Guard, 164, 187, 243
Texas Ranger Museum and Hall of Fame, 25
Texas Rangers, 235, 243, 256, 266
Texas State Technical College (TSTC), 137, 190, 251
Thibodeau, David
aftermath of siege, 265–267, 268–269
arraignment of, 271–272
in Bangor, 57–63, 134–135, 287–289, 291–295
childhood, 3–9
Cole and, 310–311
confusion following siege and rediscovery of music, 293–295, 324
considering commitment to Koresh and community, 53–58
deepening loyalty to Koresh during siege, 212–213
degeneration of artistic sensibilities, 93–94
experiences with media, 291–292
federal grand jury testimony, 289–291
friends and family’s skepticism about Koresh, 57, 60–61, 64–65, 66, 68–70, 98, 288–289, 292–293
jobs in California, 11, 12, 13
Koresh’s long-term effect on, 340–341
lack of theological seasoning, 223–224
living and working in Waco, 89–92
in Los Angeles, 9–10, 63–70, 324, 338
love of drumming, 6–7
memorial events at Mount Carmel and, 313–314, 318–320, 326, 339
at Musicians Institute of Technology, 10–13
negotiations during siege and, 198–199, 214–215
own skepticism about Koresh’s beliefs, 48–49, 67
participation in making series on Mount Carmel, 346–348
personal relationship with Koresh, 35–40, 56, 63, 73, 84–85, 86, 223–224
perspective on siege and Davidians after 25 years, 344–346, 350–351
picture of final assault, 277
Povich’s “Town Meeting” and, 295–299
in prison following siege, 266–267, 268–269, 273–274
public speaking on siege and Davidians, 286–287, 310–313, 315–316, 326–327
questioning continued allegiance to Koresh, 335–338
release from jail, 285–286
response to ATF assault on Mount Carmel, 165–173
return to Mount Carmel after California visit, 71–72
as seeker, 67
sexuality/celibacy and, 64, 66, 79�
��80, 85, 91, 94–98, 99, 338
shaken faith in America, 187–188, 293
taking Michele as “wife,” 99–101
trial of Davidians and, 301
trip to Israel, 324–325
visitations, 85–86
visits to ruin at Mount Carmel, 291, 318–320
waiting for siege to begin, 154–155
as witness at congressional hearing, 328, 330
Thibodeau, David (father), 3–5, 61, 267, 288, 323
Thibodeau, Dylan, 339–340
Thibodeau, Mim, 5, 55, 288, 323
Thibodeau, Nova, 343–344
Third Seal, 44, 85
Thomas, Marjorie, xx, 171, 257, 268–269
Thurman, Karen, 330–331
Time (magazine), 269, 340
Tinker, Douglas, 304
Tom, Michele, 117
tornado shelter, 78, 79, 133
“Town Meeting, “ Maury Povich’s, 295–299
Traficant, Jim, 259
“translation,” 154
Treasury Department report on Waco, 165, 184, 203
trial of surviving Davidians, 301–306
appeals, 308–309
defense team, 303–304
judge, 301–302, 304, 306, 307–309, 314, 315
move to San Antonio, 291, 301
sentencing, 306–308
verdict, 305–306
Troy, David, 143, 148n, 184, 230
20/20 (television program), 292
Uhlig, George, 256
U.S. Army, 243, 247
U.S. Customs agents, 243
University of Hawaii, 17
University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 236
Unorganized Militia of the United States, 249
USA Today (newspaper), 201
Vaega, Margarida, 27, 29
Vaega, Neal, 29, 136, 170, 171, 194, 222, 261, 276
Vaega, Poia, 144, 145
Van Zandt, Clinton R., 147, 207
Verhovek, Sam Howe, 252
Waco
author living and working in, 89–92
description of, 25–26
impatience of residents with siege, 243
“Waco: The Decision to Die” (ABC News special), 200
Waco: The Rules of Engagement (film), 346
Waco Methodist Home, 297–298n
Waco Tribune-Herald (newspaper), 118, 198
article on aftermath of assault at Mount Carmel, 272–273
ATF and, 183
attempt to interview David Koresh, 140
call for response to articles, 156
coverage of initial ATF assault on Mount Carmel, 160
“Sinful Messiah” series, 145–146, 151, 155, 273
Walker, Karyn, 346–347
Washington Post (newspaper), 249, 253, 279–280
Washington Times (newspaper), 207, 263
WASP (band), 7
water, scarcity of during siege, 219, 221
Weaver, Randy, 130
Weaver, Sammy, 130
Weaver, Vicki, 130
Weber, Max, 204
Weinstein Company, 346
Wendell, Jaydean, 29, 106, 170, 171, 220
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