David Koresh, also known as Vernon Howell, was the leader of the religious sect, Branch Dividian, Seventh Day Adventist located at Mount Carmel, near Waco, Texas. There were allegations that many of the people were being held against their will, which would be a violation of the Federal Laws of involuntary servitude and slavery. The Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) was investigating the group for firearms violations for converting semi-automatic weapons to fully automatic weapons. The ATF advised there was a rumor that Koresh was planning mass suicide. An interview of Koresh and other members of the group advised that it was all a rumor.
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