How did a septuagenarian buggering wannabe rock-star suffering from dyslexia go from handyman to cult leader, culminating in the death of 80 people? We try to answer that very question this week (and not because Cbot is looking for tips). Plus, Kevin Crispin returns to the lower 4th, J.T.R. Brown makes his debut on H51 to help us wrap our heads around the mental health (or lack thereof) of cult leaders, and CBot regales us with his love for the year 1993. All that and more on the podcast that doesn’t have a cult secretly funding us, just Goforth’s Patreon sniff money – Hysteria 51Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksBefore the Flames: Story of David Koresh and the Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists | A. Anthony HibbertProphets of the Apocalypse: David Koresh and Other American Messiahs | Kenneth R. SamplesVideosWaco: The Inside Story | Documentary | FRONTLINE - https://youtu.be/iFGNvLuRADgWho were David Koresh and the Branch Davidians? - https://abcn.ws/34E6wSQWaco: The Rules of Engagement (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120472/Documentary: Waco - https://youtu.be/GLSRobvR-1QWebsitesWaco Siege - https://bit.ly/2WUg9dBMount Carmel Center - https://bit.ly/36MJTh4Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - https://bit.ly/2WUgjldBranch Davidians - https://bit.ly/2K1xFqTSeventh-day Adventist Church - https://bit.ly/36HVCNzDavid Koresh - https://bit.ly/34Pi9GPVictor Houteff - https://bit.ly/2NsiKZ9Janet Reno - https://bit.ly/36KkggAPBS - https://to.pbs.org/2CpC6aVPBS - https://to.pbs.org/2WV0FpKCrime Traveler - https://bit.ly/33tIWrJATF - https://bit.ly/33pwuJGChicago Tribune - https://bit.ly/36KzmmnThe Gospel Coalition - https://bit.ly/2WXZ0zKJ.T.R. Brown - http://www.jtrbrownwriting.com/And make sure to check out JTR Brown's bookScab Among the Stars available now - https://amzn.to/2XBEQvqFind More Great PodcastsForthHand Media - http://forthhand.com/shows/

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