Another woman works in the Limestone County victim's assistance office. The fifth juror is a homemaker from Hewitt. Survivors of the tragedy at Mount Carmel and relatives of Branch Davidians who died in the blaze said Friday they did not expect to find justice in Waco. Ramsey Clark, a former U.S. attorney general who represented some of the plaintiffs, huddled outside the courtroom after the verdict with Davidians and their relatives, telling them they could not have received a fair trial in Waco. Jurors were making a statement, on behalf of the Waco community, by deliberating less than three hours to arrive at a verdict, Clark said.
Religion is a factor, but the demonization of that is part of it.
Clark compared Waco's relationship to the Davidians to Dallas' desire to distance itself from the assassination of President Kennedy. Bonnie Haldeman, Koresh's mother, said jurors had their minds made up before they began deliberating. I think there's a lot of good people in Waco . . . I'm not disappointed. If you don't expect something, you can't be disappointed . . .