‘The butcher of Waco’: Former attorney general Janet Reno dies aged 78

Monday, November 7, 2016
By Paul Martin

RT.com
7 Nov, 2016

Former US Attorney General Janet Reno has died aged 78. Reno was renowned for several controversial decisions during her eight-year tenure under former President Bill Clinton, including the order that led to the Waco massacre.

Reno died early Monday from complications relating to Parkinson’s disease, according to her goddaughter Gabrielle D’Alemberte.

She became the first woman to hold the post of attorney general. Appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, Reno gained notoriety after just 38 days in the job when she approved the disastrous FBI raid on the compound of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas.

The raid led to the deaths of around 80 people, including the sect’s leader, David Koresh.

The FBI made a surprise raid on the compound on February 28, 1993 and four agents and six sect members were killed in the resulting gunfire.

That raid led to a 51-day standoff which ended when Reno authorized the use of teargas to end the siege. A fire engulfed the Mount Carmel Center during the confrontation causing scores of deaths, including more than 20 children.

Reno later said the government had received allegations of child abuse inside the complex.

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