About this episode

The episode explores the shocking case of Taylor Parker, who faked a pregnancy and committed a horrific crime.

For eleven months, Taylor Parker told everyone she was pregnant. She posted gender reveals on social media. She showed off sonograms. She accepted gifts. Her boyfriend believed her. Her friends believed her. So did a young mother in New Boston, Texas named Reagan Simmons-Hancock, who had let Taylor photograph her wedding the year before and had defended her against the doubters. But Taylor Parker had two children already. She had no uterus. She had not been pregnant for a single day. On the 9th of October 2020, with the lie unravelling, Taylor drove to Reagan's home in New Boston with a scalpel in her bag. By the time a state trooper pulled her over on a highway outside De Kalb, Texas, with an umbilical cord visible from her trousers, two lives were over.  Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here Subscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Laurence

Topics covered

• false pregnancy
• crime
• murder
• deception
• Texas

Keywords

• Taylor Parker
• Reagan Simmons-Hancock
• false pregnancy
• murder
• Texas crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Boston, Texas, De Kalb, Texas

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