Netflix's new documentary Maternal Instinct sheds light on the life of Reagan Simmons-Hancock, a 21-year-old mother who was brutally murdered in her home in October 2020. Born on November 14, 1998, in New Boston, Texas, Reagan was a young mother who was expecting her second child with her husband Homer Hancock.
Reagan had met Taylor Parker online, who had become a real-life friend and had even photographed her engagement and wedding pictures. However, on October 9, 2020, Parker returned to Reagan's home, attacked her with a hammer and a knife, and removed her unborn daughter, Braxlynn Sage.
Reagan's three-year-old daughter was in the house at the time of the attack, and she was found dead by her mother with over 100 stab wounds, at least 39 of which were to her head. Parker was sentenced to death in 2022 and remains on death row in Texas.
The Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct, directed by Jessica Dimmock, revisits the story of Reagan's life and death, and how Parker's deception ultimately led to her friend's tragic demise.
