The Conflagration at Waco

In Rashomon fashion, the horrific 1993 showdown between federal law enforcement officers and David Koresh and his followers at the Mount Carmel compound outside Waco tends to be perceived in different ways, depending on one’s perspective. Over 80 persons, including four ATF agents and many children, tragically died during the encounter. The widely-covered events inspired Timothy McVeigh to plot the Oklahoma City bombing two years later. What really happened at Waco?