(August 2, 1955 – February 1, 2018) was an American convicted murderer who was executed by the state of Texas for filicide.
He was convicted of killing his two young daughters in May 2001 in an act of "ultimate revenge" against his estranged wife Mary Jeane Pearle, who was attempting to have him incarcerated.
Battaglia was executed for the murders on February 1, 2018.