Cult Standoff Day 1 and 2, March 1st-2nd 1993. Includes a typed listing of articles from March 1st until October 11th, 1993

The second series consists of media coverage of the Branch Davidian standoff near Waco and the events that followed. Within this series are three sub-series: Lee Hancock Articles, Other Media Coverage, and Press Releases. The Lee Hancock Articles sub-series contains clippings and photocopies of articles written by Lee Hancock for the Dallas Morning News along with a few articles written by others. The Other Media Coverage sub-series consists of news coverage not written by Hancock. The majority of materials in this series are news releases and articles but also includes VHS tapes. Box 4 folders 1-3,includes a 1988 article written about Vernon Howell (a.k.a. David Koresh),and a copy of Koresh’s Preface, Introduction, and Chapter One of his interpretation of the Seven Seals of the Book of Revelations, written during the siege. Also included is a copy of the February 27, 1993 article “The Sinful Messiah” in the Waco Tribune-Herald. There is some duplication of articles between folders. The Press Releases sub-series contains press releases by the ATF,the FBI, Congressman Chet Edwards, Attorney General Janet Reno,the Department of Treasury, Department of Justice, and others.Included in this sub-series is a memorial service announcement for ATF agents killed on February 28, 1993