There are two major TV projects looking back on the 1993 disaster -- and reflecting on why it still matters today.
Over the course of 51 days, from Feb. 28 to April 19, 1993, various U.S. federal government agencies were in a tragic and violent standoff with the religious group, Branch Davidians led by cult leader David Koresh, which has since become known as the"Waco Siege" or the"Waco Massacre."
Believed to be stockpiling illegal weapons, search and arrest warrants for Koresh, who was a suspected child abuser and rapist, and members of his cult based in a ranch community just outside of Waco, Texas, were issued by the ATF. The agency's attempt to execute those warrants, however, turned into a bloody battle, resulting in the deaths of multiple ATF agents and Branch Davidians before leading to a subsequent siege led by the FBI.
The 51-day standoff between Koresh's community and the government eventually ended when the FBI launched a tear gas attack in an attempt to force everyone out of the ranch before the area became engulfed in flames, killing many of the followers inside. In the years since the violent tragedy unfolded, there have been several investigations -- as well as many debates -- about what exactly happened in Waco and the fallout that followed. As the events in Texas turn 30, there are two new major TV projects looking back on the 1993 disaster -- and reflecting on why it still matters today.
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