Balenda Ganem

Mother of David Thibodeau

Verification status: Every documentary connection below is cited.

Last research update: 8 November 2026

Appears in

Waco: American Apocalypse

Interviewed on camera

Interviewee.^{[TV Guide]}

Documentary archival context: David Koresh is a historical figure in the story, not a present-day interviewee; archival appearances are not catalogued as interviewees.^{[Netflix Media Center]}

Episode not verified

Short biography

No further verified public background is available.

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Related people

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Bill Buford
Former ATF special agent
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse
Bob Ricks
Former FBI assistant special agent in charge
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse
Christopher Whitcomb
Former FBI Hostage Rescue Team member
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse
David Thibodeau
Former Branch Davidian
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse
Gary Noesner
Former FBI crisis negotiation unit chief
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse
Heather Jones
Former Branch Davidian
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse
Jim Cavanaugh
Former ATF special agent
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse
John McLemore
Reporter
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse
Kathy Schroeder
Former Branch Davidian
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse
Lee Hancock
Journalist
Both appear in Waco: American Apocalypse

Sources

Waco: American Apocalypse - Full Cast & Crew — TV Guide, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationMedium reliability
Waco: American Apocalypse — Netflix Media Center, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability

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