Evan Peters Is Playing 3 Notorious Cult Leaders on AHS, and We Are Terrified

David Koresh was a member of a cult in Texas that called themselves Branch Davidians. Koresh thought of himself as their "final prophet" but ultimately branched out on his own after being forced away by the cult's leader, Lois Roden, whose son wanted to take over instead. Koresh was able to attract a loyal following because he said he had "religious visions," despite forcing women to perform sex acts on him because they were required to be his "spiritual wives." He ultimately met his end in 1993 when the US government raided his cult's headquarters, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 80 cult members after the center burned down.