The series reported that leader Vernon Howell, later known as David Koresh, had turned the group into a cult, engaged in polygamy, abused children living in the compound, and was amassing an arsenal of weapons. The Tribune-Herald had been reporting on a number of issues about the compound in the months before the series. The ATF later claimed that the raid was moved up a day, to February 28, 1993, in response to the series, which the ATF had tried to prevent from being published.
The series accused leader Vernon Howell, later known as David Koresh, of turning the group into a cult, engaging in polygamy, abusing children living at the compound, and amassing weapons. The Tribune-Herald had been reporting on various issues related to the compound for months before the series aired. The ATF claimed that the raid was moved up by a day, to February 28, 1993, as a result of the series, which they tried to suppress from being published.