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Government officials also became aware that the Branch Davidians were stockpiling a large amount of armaments and related parts when the UPS passed on a report from a driver that the Davidians had taken delivery of a number of packages, one of which had broken open at delivery to reveal weapons. | Government officials also became aware that the Branch Davidians were stockpiling a large amount of armaments and related parts when the UPS passed on a report from a driver that the Davidians had taken delivery of a number of packages, one of which had broken open at delivery to reveal weapons. | ||
The investigation into this stockpiling of weapons led the ATF to request a search warrant of the compound in 1993. The subsequent raid by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the subsequent siege by the FBI ended with the burning of the Branch Davidian ranch outside of Waco, Texas, in McLennan County. Koresh, 54 other adults and 28 children were found dead after the fire. | The investigation into this stockpiling of weapons led the ATF to request a search warrant of the compound in 1993. The subsequent raid by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the subsequent siege by the FBI ended with the burning of the Branch Davidian ranch outside of Waco, Texas, in McLennan County. Koresh, 54 other adults and 28 children were found dead after the fire. Only nine Davidians survived the fire. | ||
===Post Mortem=== | ===Post Mortem=== |