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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) begins an investigation of the group, suspecting them of possessing illegal weapons.
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The Branch Davidians is created by founder Victor Houteff as the second for advent of christ
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The group's founder, Victor Houteff, dies, and leadership of the group passes to his wife Florence.
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Florence Houteff dies, and control of the group passes to her son, George Roden.
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A dispute over leadership of the group arises between George Roden and a young member named David Koresh. The two men engage in a violent confrontation, and Koresh is shot in the hand.
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Koresh becomes the group's leader and changes its name to the Branch Davidians.
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The group moves to a ranch near Waco, Texas, which they call Mount Carmel.
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A 51-day siege of the Mount Carmel compound begins, during which negotiators attempt to persuade the Branch Davidians to surrender.
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the ATF launches a raid on the Mount Carmel compound, which results in a gun battle that lasts for hours and leaves four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians dead.
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the siege ends when the compound is engulfed in flames. Seventy-six Branch Davidians, including Koresh, die in the fire, which is believed to have been started by the group themselves.
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Not related but in 2015 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege would a map named Oregon which would be a very close resemblance to the real life Mount Carmel Center