David Koresh in Podcasts
personDavid Koresh was the leader of the Branch Davidian religious group in Waco, Texas.
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The Branch Davidians noticed when the FBI moved the Bradley tanks closer to their home and then used them to crush two outbuildings on the property.
But David knew that the change of plans would not go down well with the federal authorities.
David Thibodeau later wrote in his memoir that he believed Koresh's explanation that God had told him to wait, as he knew Koresh to be entirely sincere in his beliefs.
When news came late the following day that they wouldn't be leaving after all, some Branch Davidians wondered if their sinful behaviour the previous night was to blame.
The negotiators felt that storming in with force would undermine the delicate level of trust they'd worked to build with Koresh and his followers.
The anger the FBI leaders felt about David Koresh's last-minute change of mind was reflected in the crackdown that followed.
Is David a man of his word?
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