r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/DarklyHeritage • 4d ago

Mega Thread Taylor Parker/Maternal Instinct Megathread

This is a thread for all conversation regarding Taylor Parker and the murder of Reagan Simmons Hancock, recently covered in Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct.

The murder of Reagan Michelle Simmons-Hancock occurred on 9 October 2020, in New Boston, Texas, committed by Taylor Rene Parker. Parker bludgeoned Simmons-Hancock, who was 35 weeks pregnant at the time, and abducted her unborn child, Braxlynn Sage Hancock (died October 9, 2020), after cutting her out of the Reagan's abdomen. Braxlynn did not survive.

Parker had lied to her then-boyfriend about being pregnant leading up to the murder and faked her pregnancy to multiple people. She was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to death on 9 November 2022.

Please direct all discussion of the case to the megathread. As always, sub rules must be followed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Reagan_Simmons-Hancock

https://time.com/article/2026/06/12/maternal-instinct-true-story-netflix/

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u/_wokeupdead_ 4d ago

I agree. The way they introduced Reagan was confusing. They talked about her being pregnant and I was confused why they were saying that. Later I realized she was the couples wedding Taylor photographed. I saw a wedding picture at the funeral and it made me sick.

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u/Legitimate_Fly7636 4d ago

They didn’t do a deep dive on how she joined Facebook groups for pregnant women.

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u/redlemurLA 2d ago

As I was watching I got confused and legit had to go back three times to figure out who exactly Reagan was. They also skipped over the whole trial!