[atomic conspiracy]

60? Don't think so. David Koresh (aka Vernon Howell) was born August 17, 1959. According to the linked biography, his mother was 16 at the time, making her 65 or 66 now.

[alexander_busek]

60? Don't think so. David Koresh (aka Vernon Howell) was born August 17, 1959. According to the linked biography, his mother was 16 at the time, making her 65 or 66 now.

That was likewise my first thought, like a knee-jerk reaction.

Wouldn't any normal person (let alone a copy editor) bother to use a little commonsense, and consider that a cult leader who died 15 years ago probably didn't have a mother who was now 60 years old? My instant reflex was to check the dates of birth.

Regards,