Memories of the Branch Davidians

Bonnie Haldeman is the mother of David Koresh and a surviving Branch Davidian. She lived, travelled and worked with the Branch Davidians in Texas, California and Hawaii from 1985 til 1991 and currently lives and works in Texas.

Foreword, Catherine Wessinger 1 Purpose of This Autobiography 2 Bonnie Clark 3 The Haldeman Family 4 Vernon Howell Becomes a Branch Davidian 5 Bonnie Haldeman Becomes a Branch Davidian 6 David Koresh's Shootout with George Roden at Mount Carmel 7 Resettling at Mount Carmel 8 Bonnie and Roy Leave Mount Carmel 9 Visits Back and Forth with Folks at Mount Carmel 10 The ATF Raid, February 28, 1993 11 The Siege 12 The Fire, April 19, 1993 13 1994 Criminal Trial 14 2000 Civil Trial 15 Life after the Fire 16 Going Back to Mount Carmel 17 Remembering the People and Lifestyle at Mount Carmel 18 Remembering the Children 19 Remembering David Appendix: Poems by David Koresh Works Cited Notes

In Memories of the Branch Davidians , Catherine Wessinger's insightful interviews with Bonnie Haldeman provide a rare glimpse into David Koresh's childhood and his emergence as the spiritual leader of the Branch Davidians. In this plain-spoken account of her life and her son's life, Bonnie Haldeman puts a human face on David Koresh and his followers, offering a needed corrective to the predominantly stereotypical portrayals of the Branch Davidians. Dr. David G. Bromley, Professor of Religious Studies and Sociology, School of World Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University In the many analyses of the Branch Davidian tragedy, what are missing are precisely these autobiographical voices of the 'Branch Davidians' themselves. In Bonnie Haldeman, the mother of David Koresh, we hear their voice. James Tabor, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Cathy Wessinger's presentation of Bonnie Haldeman's oral history is an invaluable source of information for those endeavoring to learn more about a religious community that was virtually wiped out in an unprecedented standoff with the federal government in 1993. Wessinger has toiled to compile these stories for the historical record and provide researchers with rich insights into the little-known lives of sect members and its leader, David Koresh. Stuart A. Wright, Professor of Sociology and Assistant Director, Office of Research, Lamar University