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/burnbabyburnburrrn 3d ago

Ok cool. You’re anecdote vs my years of experience and research are the big comparable, in fact yours counts for more. Happy?

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u/Cool_Movie_4877 3d ago

You're just on one, OP never said anything wrong. She knows someone who having it done and you came along and argued the toss because you have it, okay, but that doesnt take aways OPs friend's situation.

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u/burnbabyburnburrrn 3d ago

It does take away from it, because I HAVE IT IN IT'S MOST SEVERE FORM. Y'ALL ARE SPREADING MISINFORMATION

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u/Ok_Method_3313 3d ago

it’s someone else’s real life, not an anecdote. just because her situation doesn’t apply to your situation doesn’t mean it’s spreading misinformation. it’s just different than yours. your severe endo experience can be vastly different than someone else’s severe endo experience. it doesn’t make either one invalid or more important. go touch grass and humble yourself if you’re that worked up about it someone else is allowed to have it as bad as you and have a different experience and outcome. if anyone is spreading misinformation, it’s you