The true story of John Battaglia—the coldhearted father who executed his two young daughters to spite his ex-wife.
Dallas antiques dealer Mary Jean Pearle had a bitter history with her ex-husband, John David Battaglia, a former Marine and successful accountant—but even after the abuse she endured from him, she never thought he would go after their daughters, Faith and Liberty.
That is until she listened helplessly over the phone as Faith made a heartrending plea for her life—which was followed by gunshots.
In this updated account of Battaglia's unthinkable crime—an act of filicide that was featured on 20/20 and would ultimately lead Texas to carry out the death sentence—Irene Pence recounts an unforgettable saga of violence, betrayal, and a mother's worst nightmare.
Contains mature themes.
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"This was a horrific crime, but a very well written book. If you enjoy true crime, you'll like this one, but it will certainly pull at your heartstrings."
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Irene Pence was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from the University of Nebraska with a BS in business administration and Arizona State University with an MA in education. She has also taken many creative writing courses from Southern Methodist University. Irene has won the Dallas Morning News’ Golden Pen Award and is published in business education journals. She is the author of A Clue from the Grave, Triangle, and No Daddy, Don’t. Irene lives in Dallas, Texas.
Coleen Marlo is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator who has been nominated for an Audie Award twice, winning in 2011. She has been awarded three Listen-Up Awards from Publishers Weekly, an AudioFile Audiobook of the Year Award in 2011, and was named Audiobook Narrator of the Year for 2010 by Publishers Weekly. She is a member of the prestigious Actors Studio and taught acting for ten years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Marlo is a proud founding member of Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry and Technology.