NOW
AVAILABLE
ON DVD & VIDEO!
Produced
By: MGA FILMS, INC.
Ex. Producers:
Rick Van Vleet
& Steven M. Novak
Directed By: Jason VanVleet
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 AN
OVERVIEW OF THE INVESTIGATION
The investigation of Waco by the MGA Studios film division is nearly as compelling
as
the Waco story itself.
Like most other Americans, Michael McNulty, lead investigator for Waco: A New
Revelation, personally watched the Waco tragedy unfold on television. Not long
after, he saw a film which seriously eroded his confidence in the official story
being told the American people. Michael then began his own investigation. He
soon discovered, among other things, that the demolition of the Mt. Carmel compound
had been far more severe than most people realized.
McNulty continued his investigation through late 1997. In March 1998, he was
contacted by Jason Van Vleet, a documentary filmmaker and director/producer of
the current film, who also had a similar interest in Waco. The two agreed to
pursue their investigation together. Ultimately, others joined them, including
Scott Malone, former investigator for PBS Frontline, Dr. Frederic Whitehurst,
former FBI agent and crime lab specialist, and Jack Frost, retired U.S. Army
ordnance expert. McCrone Laboratories of Chicago offered technical assistance
in explosives testing.
Funded by Rick Van Vleet, professional financier and executive producer of the
film, the team began to exhaustively re-examine the Waco evidence. With the help
of Bill Johnston, Assistant U.S. Attorney in Waco, they were, remarkably, given
access to two key sources -- the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF)
evidence locker in Waco and the Texas Rangers evidence locker in Austin. From
these two sources came the bulk of the evidence for the film Waco: A New Revelation.
Key items in the lockers -- CS tear-gas canisters, 40 mm flash-bang devices,
expended .308 cartridges -- told a story at variance with official government
reports. Some of the items of evidence were clearly mislabeled; others, mysteriously,
disappeared and then reappeared. Videotapes, still photos, pieces of clothing
and personal articles found in the rubble were all among the pieces examined.
The team also made several visits to the Mt. Carmel site, long since combed over
for evidence but still containing clues -- including the evidence that was missing!
They pored over official footage of the Waco fire and aftermath made by federal
and state agents, as well as that of network newspeople. Key among these was
a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) videotape made by an FBI aircraft circling
overhead on the day of the fire, analyzed by an infrared expert at MGA Film's
request. The team also examined forensic analyses of human remains, often with
disturbing conclusions. Finally, the team interviewed and taped many of those
who were personally involved at Waco -- federal agents, Texas Rangers, Branch
Davidian survivors, expert witnesses, anonymous sources -- for what they knew.
The pieces were all in place. All were then blended into a110-minute, professionally
produced documentary, Waco: A New Revelation. It is nothing less than a sweeping
re-examination of the Waco tragedy, destined to change forever the way Americans
think about Waco.
 
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