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/iFGNvLuRADg Who were David Koresh and the Branch Davidians? - https://abcn.ws/34E6wSQ Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120472/ Documentary: Waco - https://youtu.be/GLSRobvR-1Q WebsitesWaco Siege - https://bit.ly/2WUg9dB Mount Carmel Center - https://bit.ly/36MJTh4 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - https://bit.ly/2WUgjld Branch Davidians - https://bit.ly/2K1xFqT Seventh-day Adventist Church - https://bit.ly/36HVCNz David Koresh - https://bit.ly/34Pi9GP Victor Houteff - https://bit.ly/2NsiKZ9 Janet Reno - https://bit.ly/36KkggA PBS - https://to.pbs.org/2CpC6aV PBS - https://to.pbs.org/2WV0FpK Crime Traveler - https://bit.ly/33tIWrJ ATF - https://bit.ly/33pwuJG Chicago Tribune - https://bit.ly/36Kzmmn The Gospel Coalition - https://bit.ly/2WXZ0zK J.T.R. Brown - http://www.jtrbrownwriting.com/ And make sure to check out JTR Brown's book Scab Among the Stars available now - https://amzn.to/2XBEQvq Find More Great Podcast at:ForthHand Media - http://forthhand.com/shows/

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