Katherine Schaffstall

Before Taylor Parker was convicted of killing her pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock, she acted as a supportive mother during a phone call with her daughter while she was in prison. In a newly released prison phone call shared by TMZ on Sunday, June 28, Parker 33, spoke to Emersyn and her mother, Shona Prior, as […]

An investigation has been launched after a newborn baby was found dead inside of a porta-potty at the Electric Forest music festival. The Michigan State Police Department announced that the body of a “neonate” was found in a porta-potty in the camping area at the festival held in Rothbury, Michigan, on the morning of Sunday, […]

Taylor Parker captured national attention after her crimes were depicted in Netflix’s June 2026 documentary Maternal Instinct. While claiming she was pregnant, Parker killed her pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock in October 2020. After she fatally stabbed Simmons-Hancock, Parker performed a C-section, cut out her baby and fled the scene with the newborn, umbilical cord and […]

A mom in West Virginia was arrested after she left her 5-year-old son alone near a busy road as she allegedly tried to steal a car. Following Danielle Lee Murray’s arrest, she was taken into custody at Tygart Valley Regional Jail and is currently being held on a $25,000 bond. Murray, 37, has been charged […]

Mackenzie Shirilla’s case has returned to the national spotlight after Netflix’s May documentary The Crash reignited interest in the fatal 2022 Ohio collision that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend Davion Flanagan. Through every twist — the conviction, the failed appeals and the prison disciplinary reports — her parents, Natalie Shirilla and Steve […]

Mackenzie Shirilla’s mother, Natalie Shirilla, opened up about her daughter’s life behind bars just two days after the Ohio Supreme Court declined to hear a second appeal of her case. While appearing on the Thursday, June 25, episode of Chris Cuomo’s “Crime Time” podcast, Natalie, 52, said that Mackenzie, 21, is “trapped in a nightmare […]

JonBenét Ramsey’s loved ones are still looking for answers nearly 30 years after she was murdered in her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado, in December 1996. As the case still remains unsolved, Ramsey’s father, John Ramsey, weighed in on DNA testing in light of former Colorado DNA analyst Yvonne “Missy” Woods pleading guilty to manipulating […]

A mother in Michigan was arrested in connection to her 4-year-old son’s death after she allegedly failed to provide him with necessary medical care as he suffered several seizures. Latoya Washington was charged with one count of involuntary homicide following the death of Curtis Washington. Curtis died more than one year before the arrest on […]

A former Arby’s manager in Oklahoma has been arrested after she allegedly infected a customer and her family with oral herpes when she “intentionally” spit in their food. Jennica Church claimed that she went through the drive-thru line at an Arby’s in Broken Bow in late March after she worked a long shift, according to […]

Taylor Parker has been on death row since 2022, but she recently made headlines after her crimes were documented in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct. Nearly six years after her arrest, the full 911 call she made where she claimed she gave birth on the side of the road has been released. In the call obtained by […]

After Taylor Parker was convicted in the murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock, she expressed remorse for the crime in a handwritten letter that she sent to her former boyfriend’s father. In the emotional note obtained by TMZ, Parker, 33, directly addressed ex Wade Griffin’s father, Jimmy Griffin, and asked for forgiveness. While she acknowledged she might […]

A high school special education teacher in Florida was arrested after she was accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy, who is the brother of one of her former students. Michelle Lynn Hancock was taken into custody on Tuesday, June 23, and was charged with transmitting information harmful to minors, using a computer to seduce […]

Taylor Parker became the focus of national attention after Netflix released Maternal Instinct in June 2026, a documentary chronicling her 10-month web of lies that culminated in one of the most disturbing crimes in recent memory. While Parker spent much of 2020 falsely claiming to be pregnant with boyfriend Wade Griffin’s child, she was already […]

A Wisconsin woman was arrested after she allegedly tried to enlist the help of a military man to teach her how to shoot the father of her child, whom she deemed as “pathetic.” “I am going to f***ing kill you, you piece of s***,” Angela Volm wrote in text messages to the father of her […]

Michelle Zajko, a member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, has been charged after she allegedly murdered her parents at their Pennsylvania home on her 30th birthday, and prosecutors believe she may not have acted alone. Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said that authorities looked at footage from a neighbor’s doorbell camera, used […]

Taylor Parker complained about prison conditions and not being able to wear makeup in court after she was arrested for killing her pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock cutting the baby out of her body and trying to pass the newborn off as her own. In a new jail call recording obtained by The Sun, Parker, 33, […]

Before Taylor Parker fell in love with Wade Griffin and falsely claimed she was pregnant with his child, she was married twice. Following the release of Netflix’s June 2026 documentary Maternal Instinct, Us Weekly breaks down everything to know about Parker’s dating and marriage history, what Griffin has revealed about their romance and details about […]

A Connecticut woman was charged with murder eight years after she allegedly left her newborn son in a dumpster. Dominique Harrison appeared in court on Monday, June 22, for an arraignment hearing after she was charged with murder, according to News 12. The outlet reported that the charges were in connection to Harrison’s son, who […]

A father in Minnesota will spend the next decade behind bars after he severely injured his 3-month-old twin sons, likely causing them to have developmental issues. After Dylan Raymond Strain pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault with great bodily harm, he was sentenced to serve just under 16 years in prison on Monday, […]

A high school senior has been sentenced to serve five years and six months in prison six months after he set a man on fire on a New York City subway. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, announced in a press release on Tuesday, June 23, that Hiram Carrero had been sentenced […]

Following the release of Netflix’s Maternal Instinct, TikTok influencer Reesa Teesa has weighed in on Taylor Parker’s crimes and even compared the felon to her ex-husband, Jerome “Legion” McCoy. Just days after Maternal Instinct was released on June 12, Teesa, 41, took to TikTok to admit that the film “triggered” her. Teesa, who went viral […]