Man Who Killed Daughters Taunts Ex-Wife Before He Was Executed
Man Who Killed Daughters Taunts Ex-Wife Before He Was Executed
A former Dallas accountant who fatally shot his two young daughters while their mother listened helplessly on the phone has been put to death in Texas.
John David Battaglia received a lethal injection Thursday night for the May 2001 killings of his 9-year-old daughter, Faith, and her 6-year-old sister, Liberty.
Battaglia’s last words before his death at 9:40 p.m. included a greeting to his ex-wife. “Hi Mary Jean. See y’all later. Go ahead please,” he said, according to the Houston Chronicle.
His ex -wife at the trial
Battaglia had been divorced from his wife, Mary Jean Pearle, for about a year when he shot their two daughters during a scheduled visit.
The girls were at Battaglia’s house for dinner when he learned there...