Battaglia then went to a tattoo parlor and got two roses, representing his daughters, on his left biceps.[1] He was apprehended shortly afterward, getting into a fistfight with the arresting police officers, which left him with a black eye.[32][3] Police confiscated sixteen firearms from the house.[14] Texas authorities stated that Battaglia killed his daughters out of retaliation because Pearle had complained to his probation officer.[1]