Mother of David Koresh found stabbed to death

**Sasha** · January 24th, 2009, 07:38 PM

Waco sect leader's mother killed

The mother of the notorious Waco sect leader David Koresh has been found stabbed to death at the house of a sister in Texas, police say.

Bonnie Clark Halderman, who was in her sixties, was found dead at the home of Beverly Clark who has been taken into custody pending a court appearance.

Police say they have no idea of a possible motive for her death.

She had recently written a book about her son, who led 80 people to violent death in the 1993 Waco siege.

Ms Clark Halderman was found on Friday afternoon at the home of Ms Clark, in a rural area near Chandler, about 175 miles (280km) north of Houston.

"It's still under investigation, and we really don't know what the motive was or what caused this to happen," said Henderson County Sheriff Ray Nutt.

Authorities found a knife they believe was used in the killing, he added.

Deputies had been called to the home and the two women were the only people in the house when they arrived.

Ms Clark Halderman wrote a 2007 autobiography about her son and the cult he came to led, called Memories of the Branch Davidians: The Autobiography of David Koresh's Mother.

Koresh and 80 of his followers, including more than 20 children, died when a 51-day armed siege of their compound by US federal security forces ended in an inferno.

Independent investigators concluded in 2000 that Koresh had been solely to blame for the deaths.

**LynnieD** · January 24th, 2009, 07:45 PM

WHAT THE HELL????

Wow, that's a blast from the past....

Perhaps there are still some of the crazies out there that thought she dissed David??

**AliceInWonderland** · January 24th, 2009, 11:22 PM

he had a mother?! seems like the type of person who was borne of Satan himself!

**Chimera** · January 24th, 2009, 11:24 PM

Creepy.

**sweetness** · January 24th, 2009, 11:49 PM

Didn't she give him up for adoption or let his grandma raise him or something?

**McJag** · January 25th, 2009, 12:34 AM

They are saying on the news here her sister did it. Her sister!

**Icepik** · January 25th, 2009, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by sweetness

Didn't she give him up for adoption or let his grandma raise him or something?

Something like that...? Wasn't she 13 when she had him?

**buttmunch** · January 25th, 2009, 02:42 AM

Here's the basics of his early life:

David Koresh was born Vernon Wayne Howell in Houston, Texas in 1959 to a 15-year old single mother. He never knew his father and was raised by his grandparents.
In his late night conversations with FBI agents during the siege, Koresh described his childhood as lonely. He said the other kids teased him and called him "Vernie." He was dyslexic, a bad student, and dropped out of high school. However, he had musical ability and a strong interest in the Bible. By 12, he had memorized large tracts of it.frontline: waco - the inside story: David Koresh | PBS

Nothing like a mothers love.