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Dave Koresh Biography
David Koresh was the man responsible for the confused siege and arson of
his religious compound outside of Waco, Texas in 1993. The fire killed
Koresh and 74 followers, including 21 children. Koresh was born Vernon
Wayne Howell to a 15 year old single mother. He never knew his father or
his grandparents. He was a bad student, teased and ostracised, and his
only interests were music and the bible. By 12, he could recite long
passages from the book. He was welcomed into the Church of the Seventh
Day Adventists in 1979 and quickly expelled again for being an evil
influence on his contemporaries. Spurned by his religion, Koresh turned
to his other love, music. He went to Hollywood dreaming of being a rock
star. He failed and washed up in Waco in 1981 where he joined the Branch
Davidians, an offshoot of the Adventists. The founders of this
apocalyptic sect, Ben and Lois Roden, had decided a new Messiah would
arrive, signifying the start of the Last Days. Koresh had an affair with
Lois, the geriatric prophetess and the couple travelled to Israel. |
