The Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct sheds light on the disturbing murder case of Taylor Parker, who killed her pregnant friend and cut out her unborn baby in 2020.
Parker, a Texas woman, faked her own pregnancy for ten months using a silicone belly, forged ultrasounds, and staged fake gender reveal parties to convince those around her that she was expecting a child.
On October 9, 2020, Parker murdered 21-year-old Reagan Simmons-Hancock, who was 35 weeks pregnant, and removed her unborn baby, Braxlynn Sage Hancock, from her abdomen. The baby did not survive.
Parker was convicted of kidnapping and capital murder in Bowie County, Texas in October 2022 and sentenced to death. She remains on death row at the Patrick L. O'Daniel women's prison in Gatesville, Texas, awaiting an execution date.
