David Koresh, American cult leader (born 1959)

David Koresh

American religious cult leader (1959–1993)

David Koresh was an American cult leader and preacher who played a central role in the Waco siege of 1993. As the head of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect, Koresh claimed to be its final prophet. His apocalyptic Biblical teachings, including interpretations of the Book of…