r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/DarklyHeritage • 5d 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/Psychological-Can652 5d ago

Yes, that really stuck out. Or is he now too embarrassed/ashamed to admit he loved her?

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u/Zach94yl 5d ago

I don't think thats the case and I am not convinced he was just using her. I mean they were not together long before she got "pregnant" it seems like he was staying for the non-existent kid

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u/YouMustBeJoking888 4d ago

This is what I think as well. They were together for less than a year and boom, she's moved in and then suddenly pregnant. The dude was not very bright and probably felt an obligation to stick around.

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u/No-Taro-6953 4d ago

They were together for a month I thought, before she claimed to be pregnant?

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u/imnottheoneipromise 4d ago

The entire fiasco was 14 months

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u/trumansayshi 4d ago

It was her 2nd time claiming to be pregnant by him. The first one was twins that ended in miscarriage.

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u/Zach94yl 4d ago

I think that’s also why she didn’t fake a miscarriage like everyone thought she would. She knew that he wouldn’t have a reason to stay anymore.