No, Daddy, Don't

Hi, Mom. Give us a call, okay?
Even in the bitterest divorce cases, angry ex-spouses usually agree on one thing--the welfare of their children. Mary Jean Pearle, a Dallas antiques dealer, never dreamed that her precious daughters, Faith and Liberty, would be anything but safe when she dropped them off with their father. John Battaglia, a successful accountant and ex-Marine, had at times been vicious to her--but always gentle with the girls.
Listening helplessly through the phone, Mary Jean heard Faith plead for her life. . .and then the heart-rending sound of gunshots.
Updating her classic account of this unthinkable crime with the latest stunning developments from Death Row, veteran crime writer Irene Pence recounts an unforgettable saga of violence, betrayal, and tears.
Case seen on 20/20
Includes Sixteen Pages Of Dramatic Photos
Unthinkable Sacrifice

Irene Jean Rorick 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 is married and has three children. She has won the Dallas Morning News' Golden Pen Award and is published in Business Education Journals.
Irene Pence is the author of four Kensington true crime books: A Clue From the Grave (June, 1997) Pinnacle Books (Kensington) Triangle (February, 1998) Pinnacle Books (Kensington) Buried Memories (March, 2001) Pinnacle Books (Kensington) No, Daddy, Don't (July, 2003) Pinnacle Books (Kensington)