Remembering The 51 Day Standoff In Waco, Texas – 25 Years Later

Video Camera Footage

The FBI then sent a video camera to the Branch Davidians. Koresh and his followers continued to make a video with Koresh introducing his children as well as his “wives” to the negotiators many of whom were minors that said had babies that were Koresh’s. Several Branch Davidians also gave statements to demonstrate their faith and loyalty to the cause. On the ninth day of the raid, March 8, 1993, the Branch Davidians sent the tape back to the FBI in order to show that there were no prisoners and that all the people within the walls of the commune were there on their own accord. The FBI feared if the tape was released to the media, people would feel sympathy for the zealots. Koresh also managed to negotiate more time in order to rewrite some religious documents before “surrendering”.

Yet Koresh didn’t intend on surrendering anytime soon.