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

The FBI Ignored Outside Help

In the weeks following the raid, a man named Rick Ross, who is a cult expert, and deprogrammer with the Cult Awareness Network appeared on major networks. Here, he claimed that he was consulted by the ATF on what actions to take for the siege. However, the FBI went on to deny that they had relied on Ross whatsoever during the siege, but that they had interviewed him about his knowledge. Ross had also called the FBI on March 27 and 28 offering advice about negotiation strategies with a man as delusional as Koresh but was largely ignored.

This begs the question, could outside knowledge have helped?