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Koresh, David, 1959-1993

LC control no.n 93052052
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Personal name headingKoresh, David, 1959-1993
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Variant(s)Howell, Vernon Wayne, 1959-1993
Birth date1959-08-17
Death date1993-04-19
AffiliationBranch Davidians
Found inDay of disaster, 1993: CIP galley (David Koresh; b. 1960, Houston, Tex. ; real name, Vernon Howell; Branch Davidians cult leader; d. Apr. 19, 1993)
Breault, M. Inside the cult, 1993: surrogate t.p. (David Koresh) surrogate p. 366 (Vernon Wayne Howell, b. Aug. 17, 1959)
New York times biog. service, Mar. 1993 (David Koresh; b. 1959; birth name Vernon Wayne Howell, legally changed to David Koresh in 1990)
Wikipedia Mar. 28, 2023: (David Koresh, born Vernon Wayne Howell, August 17, 1959 - April 19, 1993, was an American cult leader who played a central role in the Waco siege of 1993. As the head of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect and offshoot of the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists, Koresh claimed to be its final prophet. His apocalyptic Biblical teachings, including interpretations of the Book of Revelation and the Seven Seals, attracted various followers)
Associated languageeng