Where Are the Rescuers? Where Are the Survivors? - Figure F5-2: The Waco Tribune-Herald began its coverage with "The Sinful Messiah" series on February 27, 1993, condemning Koresh and the Branch Davidians. Throughout the siege, the Davidians were nothing but "cultists" in the mass media. But after the fire on April 19, the Tribune-Herald feigned sympathy for the Davidians: "Tragedy … feared dead." (Waco Tribune-Herald, April 20, 1993) Next →