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| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. The siege at Waco shocked America | Authorities found a knife they believe was used in the killing, he added. The siege at Waco shocked America |
| Deputies had been called to the home and the two women were the only people in the house when they arrived. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Independent investigators concluded in 2000 that Koresh had been solely to blame for the deaths. |