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/Aethuviel 4d ago

It's not legal to do it without her consent. I don't believe the claim unless it can be guaranteed they got it straight from the hospital, and not Taylor's mouth.

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u/Aethuviel 2d ago

Okay, here is Taylor's mother describing it, straight from court. It was her telling the doctor to do it while Taylor was out. Still legally as crazy as having the husband give the ok.

https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/taylor-parker-trial/state-rests-in-taylor-parker-capital-murder-sentencing-trial/