Topic: Solitary Confinement

Catherine Madison discusses her experience being jailed and charged with conspiracy to murder federal agents following the siege. Although the charges were dismissed the next day, she was held in solitary confinement as a material witness. She was eventually moved to the home of a lawyer after a judge intervened, where she lived in seclusion for over a month.

Waco survivor Catherine Matteson describes her experience facing federal charges of murder and conspiracy to murder following the siege. She details how her initial charges were dismissed after 24 hours, only for her to be held in solitary confinement as a material witness. Matteson recounts being eventually moved to a private residence under the supervision of a lawyer and a judge.

Nine survivors of the Waco siege were charged with conspiracy and murder but were found unanimously innocent by a jury in San Antonio. Despite this verdict, the survivors reportedly remain in various jails, with some held in solitary confinement. Evidence is presented that the FBI and ATF had secretly infiltrated the Mount Carmel residence for a year prior to the 1993 attack, raising questions about the necessity of the high-cost surveillance and the subsequent military-style assault.