A Charismatic Leader

ID: 1972 ~ Source: Source: Coker Jr., Gary J., Interviewed by Rebekah Ann Crowe, November 20, 2003 in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History. View full interview.
This file appears in: The Branch Davidian Siege

Waco lawyer Gary J. Coker, Jr., who represented Vernon Howell and other Branch Davidians in court in the late 1980s, recalls when he recognized that Howell was the leader of the Branch Davidians.

This file appears in: The Branch Davidian Siege

By Ashley Yeaman
For most of their history, the Davidians and later the Branch Davidians had lived in isolation from the Waco community. As a city with deep religious roots, Branch Davidians were generally accepted and allowed to practice their religious beliefs…