Former leader of the Branch Davidians, Sabbath teacher
Known for
1984 Mount Carmel declared Rodenville
"The Branch" leadership 1986–1987
November 3, 1987, fusillade with Vernon Howell aka David Koresh
Criminal charge
Homicide
Criminal penalty
Not guilty by reason of insanity
Criminal status
Deceased
Spouse
Amo Bishop
Children
at least 1 (son)[1]
Parents
Benjamin Roden (father)
Lois Roden (mother)
George Buchanan Roden (January 17, 1938 – December 8, 1998) was an American leader of the Branch Davidian sect, a Seventh-day Adventist splinter group. In 1987, he was evicted from the Mount Carmel Center near Waco, Texas, by his rival David Koresh.[2] He was later confined in a Texas mental hospital for a 1989 murder until his own death in 1998.
^Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 3, 1993, section A, page 15
^Pitts, William L (June 12, 2010). "Davidians and Branch Davidians". Handbook of Texas - Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
George Buchanan Roden (January 17, 1938 – December 8, 1998) was an American leader of the Branch Davidian sect, a Seventh-day Adventist splinter group...
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with Roden for him to finally get that the Holy Spirit was a feminine representation of Deity. In the 1980s, when David Koresh and GeorgeRoden were conflicting...
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