TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Grey

Height (in Feet and Inches):  6′ 0″

Weight (in Pounds):  188

Eye Color:  Green

Native County:  Dallas

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  computer software, accounting, laborer

Prior Prison Record:  None

Summary of Incident:  On 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.

Co-Defendants:  None

Race and Gender of Victim:  two white females