Netflix Releases 2026 Documentary 'Maternal Instinct' on Taylor Parker's 2022 Murder Conviction
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 16
Netflix Releases 2026 Documentary 'Maternal Instinct' on Taylor Parker's 2022 Murder Conviction
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 16
Summary
Netflix began streaming "Maternal Instinct" last Friday, a true-crime documentary centered on Taylor Parker and the East Texas case that ended in her 2022 murder conviction.
The film follows Parker's fake pregnancy, including social-media posts and a growing baby bump, before an October 2020 traffic stop exposed holes in her claim that she had just given birth.
Police found Parker with a newborn and blood in her vehicle; the case later tied her to the killing of 21-year-old Michelle Simmons-Hancock, whose baby died after being cut from her womb.
Rated TV-MA, the release adds another grisly real-crime title to Netflix's documentary lineup, leaning on a case presented as shocking even by true-crime standards.