Koresh Babylon

I had read in the past about a violent episode that happened to Squeaky in prison in 1979, when she hit another inmate with a hammer in the head. But now I found out that the inmate hit was Julienne Bušić (born Julienne Eden Schultz), born in Oregon and  wife of a famous Croatian nationalist who in the 1970s supported the indipedentist cause of his country from Communist Yugoslavia. Julienne in 1976 had hijacked an American plane to publicize the Croatian independence cause and was then sentenced to 13 years in prison (she will be released in 1989). Today she lives in croatia with her husband, but recently gave several interviews about her meeting with Lynette Fromme in prison, and in croatia apparently this bizarre “link” with Charlie’s universe is quite popular.

Article from croatian newspaper:

Today is the 28th anniversary of the Waco siege.

February 28, 1993 - April 19, 1993, the siege at Mt. Carmel in Waco, Tx took place.

David Koresh and the Branch Davidians were thought to be stockpiling weapons and were being investigated by the ATF. The ATF planned a raid to surprise Koresh and search the building. On that first day, February 28, ATF agents began to shoot at Koresh as he walked outside to talk to them. Koresh was shot in the stomach, and many other Davidians as well as ATF agents were injured. Four ATF agents and 5 Branch Davidians were killed. Negotiations between the FBI and Koresh took place until April 19 to get the Branch Davidians, especially the children, out of the building safely. Some children and a few adults did leave throughout the siege. On April 19, the FBI sent tanks in to put tear gas into the building to force the Branch Davidians out. Fires were started (either from the gas canisters or started by a person in the building), and because of the strong winds, the fire destroyed the building in about a half an hour. Nine Branch Davidians managed to escape the flames, but over 70, including children, had died.

Up until the mid-2010s, the surviving Branch Davidians still lived on the Mt. Carmel grounds. A new church was built by survivors, and some remains of the past are still there - a swimming pools used by the Branch Davidians, unfinished bunkers and an underground school bus (that led to a bunker) that was smashed by tanks. Today, the person that lives on the property is not a survivor. He forced the survivors off of the land and uses the land as a platform to spew his crazy theories about Koresh, the siege, and politics.

Photos:

1. The new church (2020)

2. The inside of the church

3. The pool

4. “D.K. 92” written on the steps of the pool

5. Tunnel that leads to underground bunker

6. Unfinished bunker

7. Smashed school bus

8. Driveway to the church

9. David Koresh’s grave in Tyler, Tx

10. Graves of Branch Davidians (including Koresh’s legal wife and their children as well as many of his other children and wives)