Mary Faith Battaglia

Death by Force

Mary Faith Battaglia, a 9-year-old girl of Italian-American ethnicity from Dallas, Texas, tragically lost her life on May 2, 2001. She and her younger sister, Liberty Mae Battaglia, aged 6, were killed by their estranged father, John David Battaglia Jr., in an act of revenge against their mother, Mary Jean Pearle. The incident occurred in Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas.

John Battaglia, who was 46 years old at the time, had a history of domestic violence and had been separated from his wife for ...Read More

wfaa.com: Texas executes former accountant for killing his two daughters while their mother listened on the phone

Houston Chronicle: Dallas man executed for killing two young daughters

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