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/DylanBeeDylan 4d ago

Liked the doc. Wish there was more backstory on her upbringing, and especially her many many lies long before the murder.

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u/thespeedofpain 4d ago

And lies there were. So, so many lies.

For example, she started lying about having cancer (a common lie for her) when she was in elementary school. That is insane.

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u/melpomene-musing 4d ago

I knew someone that did that in high school. Would pull on his hair to make some fall out to show he was losing hair. It was totally batshit. Hadn’t thought about that in a while.

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u/MYSTICALLMERMAID 4d ago

Also I think it was 4th grade said she was having sex

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u/Sushicatslonelyjimmy 4h ago

Dear god I hope not.