"1959Z"^^ . "American religious leader" . . . . "Vernon Wayne Howell"@en . . . . . . "Howell, Vernon Wayne (birth name)"@en . . . "1959-08-17Z"^^ . . "David Koresh"@en . . . "Koresh, David"@en . "David Koresh (born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 \u2013 April 19, 1993) was the American leader of the Branch Davidians religious sect, believing himself to be its final prophet.Coming from a dysfunctional family background, Koresh claimed to become a Christian in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, before joining a splinter group, based at the Mount Carmel Center near Waco, Texas, which took the name Branch Davidians."@en . . . . . . "1993Z"^^ . "1993-04-19Z"^^ . . . .