Texas Death Row Inmate Downplays Murder of Pregnant Friend

WHO:

NY Post - Taylor Parker is the Texas death-row inmate involved in the case.

US Magazine - Reagan Simmons-Hancock was the 21-year-old pregnant victim.

WHAT:

NY Post - Taylor Parker dismissed the murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock as “one horrible thing” during a jail call with her mother.

US Magazine - Taylor Parker killed Reagan Simmons-Hancock in 2020 and cut the victim's unborn baby from her womb, attempting to pass the child off as her own.

WHERE:

US Magazine - The crime took place in Texas.

WHEN:

US Magazine - The Netflix documentary titled "Maternal Instinct" was released in June 2026.

WHY:

US Magazine - The documentary has reignited public interest in the crime, highlighting its disturbing nature.

HOW:

US Magazine - Taylor Parker used a method of cutting the unborn baby from Reagan Simmons-Hancock's womb to steal the child.

(UPDATED June 24, 2026 13:43 UTC)

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(UPDATED June 24, 2026 11:56 UTC)

Taylor Parker, a Texas death-row inmate, has made headlines again as she dismissed the murder of 21-year-old pregnant victim Reagan Simmons-Hancock as “one horrible thing” during a jail call with her mother. In a shocking crime that took place in 2020, Parker killed Simmons-Hancock and cut the unborn baby from her womb, attempting to pass the child off as her own. The recent release of the Netflix documentary titled "Maternal Instinct" in June 2026 has reignited public interest in this disturbing case.