EP297: The Dallas Filicide Files

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 869 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

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.

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:21.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:33.7	Hi, I'm Shannon.
0:35.9	Hi, I'm Tanya.
0:37.0	And we are Crimes and Consequences, a hardcore true crime podcast.
0:43.0	Hey, Shannon. Hey, Tanya. How you doing? I am doing splendid. Remember a couple weeks ago we were
0:49.5	talking about splendid? I splendidly do remember. It is a wonderful, wonderful word, and it's a good word
0:58.5	to describe Levi's baptism this past week. Wasn't it splendid? Yes, it was splendid. Tanya,
1:05.6	you could not wipe the smile off my face Sunday. I was so happy. Oh my gosh. It was just a beautiful day. I'm so glad he fit
1:14.6	into his christening outfit. He's quite a big boy. Yes, he is a bruiser. I just want to squeeze the
1:23.8	life out of him. He's so cute. Pop-eye arms. And they are pop-eye arms. I should get one of those little anchor tattoos,
1:32.8	you know, from the Cracker Jackbox. But those arms, I just, oh, he's just the best. So, yes,
1:38.3	Sunday was such a great day. And then today I had the doors open, the screens open.
1:43.2	Oh, it's a beautiful day today.
1:45.7	Yeah.
1:46.3	This week yesterday was beautiful.
1:48.3	Yes, yesterday too.
1:50.0	Yeah.
1:50.5	So it's been gorgeous.
1:52.7	It gives me the feeling that that one influencer on Instagram, you introduced me to him.
1:58.2	He always does something admiring the potato.
2:01.9	He's the Irishman.
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