Parker revealed: “It’s the hardest thing to admit, but I don’t believe in going home for myself. My place is here.”
Content Warning: This article contains allegations of murder and kidnapping.
Netflix is known for its gripping documentaries about true crimes and this time it tells the story of Taylor Parker. The Texan tricked her boyfriend, Wade Griffin, into believing she was pregnant. In reality, Parker stole her boyfriend Reagan Simmons-Hancock’s baby (whom Simmons-Hancock planned to name Braxlynn) by cutting her from the womb.
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Parker then tried to pass off the baby as her own and called authorities for help, claiming she had given birth on the side of the road. Tragically, neither Reagan nor Braxlynn survived the ordeal. Now, six years later, people want to know where Parker is and if justice has been done.
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Where is Taylor Parker now?
Parker is currently on death row at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Patrick L. O’Dnaiel Unit in Gatesville, Texas. The former photographer was found guilty of murder in 2022 and received the death penalty. She tried to appeal but lost in 2025, after which the Supreme Court declined to review her case in 2026.
Per USA todayParker revealed: “It’s the hardest thing to admit, but I don’t believe in going home for myself. My place is here. I remain steadfast in the belief that you don’t deserve to have something that you took from someone else. That’s part of the recognition and acceptance process on the road to redemption.”
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Everything we know about the killer film ‘Maternal Instinct’.
The Netflix documentary, Maternal instinctwill be available for streaming on the platform from June 12, 2026. It tells the story of Parker’s alleged crimes and includes statements from those who knew her. A major victim featured in the documentary is Griffin, who actually believed Parker was pregnant with his child.
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IMDB reviews of the film are largely positive, with audiences calling the documentary “heartbreaking”, “shocking” and “very well put together”. Many note that even though the horrific story is true, they still find it “incredible.”
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When will Taylor Parker be executed?
As of this writing, Parker has not yet been given an execution date. She remains one of seven women in a Texas prison on death row.
Taylor Parker has two children.
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Interestingly enough, Parker is a mother of two children that she actually gave birth to. Due to health problems during and after her second pregnancy, Parker underwent a hysterectomy, which left her unable to have more children.
According to OxygenParker owed more than $8,000 in child support and did not exercise her visitation rights with her son. As for Parker’s daughter, Parker’s own brother Zachary Morton, claimed, “It seemed like when Taylor pursued another man, instead of the focus being on her children, it was on herself. It was all about her at one point.”
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But even with two children who she reportedly routinely ignored, Parker still wanted another baby so badly that she would commit a heinous crime to obtain it.
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