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

The Aftermath

In total, 76 Branch Davidians had died, including those that were killed by ATF agents during the initial raid. The Texas Rangers arson investigators concluded that many of the occupants were either denied escape for the whole time or until escape was no longer an option. It was also reported by two experts from the University of Maryland’s Department of Fire Protection Engineering that the people inside of the compound had enough time to evacuate if they wanted to. Bodies of women and children appeared to have died from falling debris, while photographs of other children are in a spasmatic death pose which is consistent with cyanide poisoning which can be produced by the burning of CS gas.