EP297: The Dallas Filicide Files
From Crimes and Consequences by Crimes and Consequences
April 30, 2026 · 56 min
About this episode
The episode explores the chilling case of John Battaglia, a man whose facade of success concealed a violent and controlling nature that led to a tragic act of filicide.
On the surface, he looked like a man who had it all—confidence, charisma, and a life built in the sprawling affluence. But behind the polished exterior of John Battaglia was a storm of control, obsession, and escalating violence that would end in one of the most chilling acts of filicide in modern American crime.In this Early Relese episode we pull back the curtain on a case that is as psychologically disturbing as it is heartbreaking. This is not just the story of a crime—it’s the unraveling of a man who weaponized love, custody, and control against the very people who trusted him most.
Topics covered
- filicide
- psychological crime
- domestic violence
- family dynamics
- true crime
Keywords
- Dallas
- filicide
- John Battaglia
- true crime
- domestic abuse
- psychological manipulation
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