Waco Siege
The 51-day standoff between federal agents and the Branch Davidians ended with a fire that killed 76 people, including 25 children. Whether the fire was deliberately set by the government or by David Koresh's followers remains one of the most bitterly contested questions in American law enforcement history -- and it directly inspired the Oklahoma City bombing two years later.
Waco Siege and the Branch Davidians
The 1993 Waco siege killed 76 Branch Davidians including 25 children. The government says David Koresh started the fire. FLIR footage, autopsy evidence, and destroyed evidence suggest otherwise.
Ruby Ridge
At Ruby Ridge in 1992, US Marshals killed a 14-year-old boy and the FBI shot a mother holding her baby. The government was found at fault, paid $3.1M, and the incident radicalized the American militia movement.