David Thibodeau

David Thibodeau (born February 13, 1969)[1] is an American Branch Davidian, a survivor of the Waco siege, and a musician.

[1] In early adulthood, Thibodeau sought to become a musician in Los Angeles, California, where he converted to Branch Davidianism after meeting David Koresh in a Guitar Center in 1990.

He lived with his single mother in Bangor and Portland, Maine before moving to Los Angeles in 1990 to pursue a music career.

[6][5] Thibodeau met David Koresh in the Sunset Boulevard Guitar Center in Los Angeles, California in 1990.

[3][7] Reportedly, Thibodeau did not show much interest in the group originally since they were a Christian band but eventually joined because of people like Steve Schneider.

[16] In 2023, the television miniseries Waco: American Apocalypse was released, in which Thibodeau was interviewed for his perspective and stance on the ATF involvement from the viewpoint of the survivors within Mt.