Rachel koresh, the wife of branch davidian leader david koresh

Rachel Koresh was only a teenager when she and David Koresh wed. But their wedding was celebrated by her family, who all followed the Branch Davidian teachings even before David came on the scene. They quickly transitioned to his faith, and Rachel gave birth to two children with David: a son and a daughter.

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He had children with many other wives, and Rachel and both of her children died tragically during the Waco siege in Rachel is gaining much more attention today, when Melissa Benoist portrays her in the Paramount series Waco. Benoist is regularly seen on Supergirl and was a series regular on Glee during its final years. They were married for nine years before they died, and Rachel gave birth to Cyrus and his sister, Star.

She was described as pretty, with long blonde hair, and dressed casually in slacks and sweatshirts while living at the compound. Rachel was 23 when she died. He was only David himself admitted to fathering 12 children, but other sources said he may have fathered 15 or more. David Thibodeau, who escaped the siege, wrote about how David Koresh decided to start sleeping with Michele Jones too.