Draggingtree Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Offender Information Name Battaglia, John David TDCJ Number 999412 Date of Birth 08/02/1955 Date Received 05/01/2002 Age (when Received) 46 Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) 12 Date of Offense 05/02/2001 Age (at the time of Offense) 45 County Dallas Race White Summary of IncidentOn May 12, 2001, Battaglia shot and killed his two daughters, ages 6 and 9. The mother of the children was on the phone with the 9 year old daughter at the time of the offense and heard the gunshots. Scheduled Execution 3/30/2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Texas death row inmate John Battaglia loses appeal with U.S. Supreme CourtSarah Mervosh Published: January 11, 2016 1:56 pmThe U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review an appeal from the former Dallas accountant who is scheduled to die for killing his two young daughters. The high court had no comment Monday in rejecting the appeal from 60-year-old John Battaglia. His execution is scheduled for March 30. Liberty, left, was a 6-year-old who loved ballet. Her sister Faith, right, was a 9-year-old tomboy who played soccer and the violin. (File photo) Battaglia was on probation for hitting his ex-wife in 2001 when he took his daughters, 9-year-old Faith and 6-year-old Liberty, to his Deep Ellum loft. He shot them while on the phone with their mother. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaU79hjGrjs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Appeals Court Halts Texas Execution Amid Claims Of Mental Illness John Battaglia fatally shot both his daughters, aged 6 and 9, while on the phone with their mother. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals halted his execution hours before it was due to take place. Originally posted on Mar. 30, 2016, at 11:37 a.m. Updated on Mar. 30, 2016, at 12:24 p.m. A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday halted the execution of John Battaglia, set to be executed hours later in Texas. Battaglia faces the death penalty for the 2001 murders of his daughters, aged 6 and 9, while their mother was forced to listen to their cries of help on the phone. Battaglia, 60, fatally shot his children as an act of revenge against his ex-wife after he learned of his impending arrest over her complaints to police about his repeated harassment. The 5th Circuit granted a stay of execution on Wednesday. The appeals court also reversed a district court decision denying Battaglia new counsel to present his claim that he is mentally incompetent to be executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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