David Koresh. Actually, "Koresh" wasn't his real name. David Koresh, born Vernon Wayne Howell, believed that he was the final prophet of the Branch Davidians religious movement.
Vernon Wayne Howell (AKA: David Koresh). Koresh came from a dysfunctional family background and was a member, and later a leader, of the Branch Davidians, a movement led by Ben. The man in Texas they were referring to was David Koresh.
Name at birth: Vernon Wayne Howell.
David Koresh, born Vernon Wayne Howell, believed that he was the final prophet of the Branch Davidians religious movement.
Over the decade-long period he served as leader of an apocalyptic religious sect called the Branch Davidians, Koresh. Koresh became infamous as the self-styled prophet who thought he was the new Christ. Cults: David Koresh and The Branch Davidians: Part Two: The Students of The Seven Seals.