Dallas man set to die for killing daughters, 9 and 6

Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2018 12:08 am | Updated: 12:31 am, Thu Feb 1, 2018.

Dallas man set to die for killing daughters, 9 and 6 Associated Press | 0 comments

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for a former Dallas accountant condemned for fatally shooting his two young daughters while their mother listened helplessly on the phone hoped a federal court would keep him from the Texas death chamber.

John David Battaglia was set for execution Thursday evening for the May 2001 slayings of his 9-year-old daughter, Faith, and her 6-year-old sister, Liberty. Battaglia and his wife had separated and the girls were killed at his Dallas apartment during a scheduled visit.

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