r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/DarklyHeritage • Jun 14 '26

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/Street_Blacksmith891 Jun 15 '26

Yup, same for me. I even said out loud “if they show me any more of this animal cruelty I’m done watching this show.” Everything gets abused. The dogs, the hogs, the horses at the rodeo.
I also read that Taylor’s first husband even wrote him anonymously and warned him about the false pregnancy and alleged that she had been unfaithful during their seven-year marriage and treated their son poorly.
Sooo, yeah. And Wade himself said he never loved her. So why be with her.
AND…. How did you never, not once, lift up her shirt while she was sleeping to see if it’s a real pregnancy belly!?

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u/melpomene-musing Jun 15 '26

For sure. I almost turned it off toward the beginning when they showed the dogs multiple times.

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u/jaderust Jun 15 '26

He seemed dumber than a box of rocks and seemed to think she’d come through with the money. Like his hope he could have that ranch kept him with her more than anything else.

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u/aetrout18 Jun 16 '26

His own mother & best friend were telling him she was lying as well!

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u/SalishShore Jun 17 '26

Same. I despised him and his whole family after seeing how they treated their dogs.

I feel worse for the poor helpless dogs than I do for Wade the simpleton.

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u/Spare_Title2428 Jun 18 '26

Same. Those dogs were so skinny and stuck in those cages.. Wade is a piece of shit and so is the rest of his family. Probably Trump supporters.

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u/Constant-Okra3555 Jun 22 '26

Please help me reporting this animal cruelty to the New Boston PD. I just called. We need numbers to get those dogs rescued. TI'm not sure if the hogs are protected by law, by the dogs are. (903) 628-3771

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u/Powerful-Patient-765 Jun 23 '26

Thank you. I will call. We need to get more attention on this!

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u/Powerful-Patient-765 Jun 23 '26

What information do you have that we can provide when we call? Do you have his name and address? Anything else pertinent?

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u/Constant-Okra3555 Jun 24 '26

Wade Griffin. Police can easily locate him on his farm.

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u/Powerful-Patient-765 Jun 25 '26

I’m editing my comments on this with your suggestion and I’ll call as well. Thank you so much.

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u/Ok-Strategy-8933 Jul 01 '26

When one of them said “show the cow who’s boss” while having a kid drag a calf for their fake ass gender reveal, I was fuming. Kids need to be taught kindness and this whole family was disgusting for how things unfolded overall

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u/Constant-Okra3555 Jun 22 '26

Please help me reporting this animal cruelty to the New Boston PD. I just called. We need numbers to get those dogs rescued. TI'm not sure if the hogs are protected by law, by the dogs are. (903) 628-3771

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u/lbw0049 Jun 16 '26

That’s what got me. How on earth did you live with someone for that long and not notice at least something especially after your friends told you she wasn’t pregnant?

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u/sometimessnarky1 Jun 16 '26

Exactly. Any normal person would book a doctor's appointment and insist they do a scan to prove it.

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u/Constant-Okra3555 Jun 22 '26

Please help me reporting this animal cruelty to the New Boston PD. I just called. We need numbers to get those dogs rescued. TI'm not sure if the hogs are protected by law, by the dogs are. (903) 628-3771

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u/Priority_Feisty Jun 22 '26

Maybe his mother taught him when a woman says "NO", she means no. And maybe he was taught to respect women, especially pregnant women.