Taylor Parker, the woman who murdered her pregnant friend and extracted her unborn baby, will not be facing execution for many years to come. In the meantime, she is currently spending her days in a tiny, isolated cell at the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas. As reported by The U.S. Sun, Parker, who is now 33, was found guilty of capital murder in 2022 and sentenced to death, but her execution is stalled by a lengthy appeals process.
On October 9, 2020, Parker reportedly drove to the home of 21-year-old Reagan Simmons-Hancock in New Boston, Texas. Reagan was 34 weeks pregnant at the time. According to trial testimony, Parker attacked her friend with a hammer and stabbed her more than 100 times before using a scalpel to remove the baby from Reagan’s womb. PEOPLE highlighted that at 9:36 AM that same morning, Parker called 911 while sobbing.
