Topic: Fire Victims

4 chapters across the catalog

Mount Carmel Branch Davidian Massacre Memorial April 19 2012 [tOb V2YxdBY]
43:00 - 45:51

Mount Carmel Branch Davidian Massacre Memorial April 19 2012 [tOb V2YxdBY]

April 19 1993 Victims, British and Jamaican Subjects

A significant portion of the victims who died in the April 19 fire were British subjects, many of Jamaican extraction. The list includes members of the Fagan and Henry families, as well as young children like Pages Gent and Starnell Summers. The speaker notes the international diversity of the group, including individuals from Liberia and Australia who perished in the compound.

You Burn It We Build It The Phoenix Project 1995 To Present Day A Lot Of Unseen Footage [iAfRzQ3gbbw]
1:12:34 - 1:14:11

You Burn It We Build It The Phoenix Project 1995 To Present Day A Lot Of Unseen Footage [iAfRzQ3gbbw]

Cyrus Howell, Child Victims of Mount Carmel

The segment pays tribute to Cyrus Howell, an eight-year-old boy who died in the fire, and other young girls like Sherry and Michelle. It contrasts their lives before the siege with the "burnt to a crisp" remains recovered by investigators, questioning why the children were not given a chance to grow up.

28 Year Old  Revelations Of Jeff Davis & Mike Hanson [4m IN WKIi0]
27:57 - 31:32

28 Year Old Revelations Of Jeff Davis & Mike Hanson [4m IN WKIi0]

Mount Carmel Fire, Artistic Depictions of Victims

A survivor describes the trauma of the fire at Mount Carmel and the process of writing a book and drawing scenes of the tragedy. The segment includes a graphic description of the remains of children, including an eight-year-old named Cyrus and three teenage girls. The speaker emphasizes the horror of the event and the lack of recognition for the victims' humanity.

30 Years Toward Glory [XR8JuOGTdIg]
1:20:35 - 1:25:02

30 Years Toward Glory [XR8JuOGTdIg]

Sheila Martin Memorial Book, Child Victim Portraits

Sheila Martin discusses a book she authored to remember the victims of the Waco fire, featuring drawings and photographs of the children lost. She highlights the story of Cyrus, an eight-year-old boy with blond hair and blue eyes who died in the fire. Martin describes the difficulty of drawing these painful scenes but felt it was necessary to show the "ugly" reality of the children's deaths to ensure they are not forgotten.