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Maternal Instinct: What Taylor Parker Promised Her Boyfriend That He Actually Believed

17 min · 25. juni 2026
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Taylor Parker Maternal Instinct Netflix — she told Wade Griffin she was heir to an oil fortune worth millions. She told him her mother was blocking the inheritance out of spite. She had him making offers on a four-million-dollar Oklahoma ranch, financing a ninety-two-thousand-dollar truck, and buying a car for his own mother — all with money that did not exist and never had. Then she handed him an eight-million-dollar check and he walked into a bank and tried to cash it. The bank flagged it. Wade's response under oath: "I had never received or dealt with anything that large." Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott takes on the Wade Griffin question in this conversation — the question that has split the Maternal Instinct audience right down the middle. Was Wade a victim of a master manipulator, or was he a man who wanted to believe the fantasy so badly that he let himself be used? Taylor's ex-husband tried to warn Wade's brother. His mother Connie told him directly. His friend Stephanie tracked down proof. Taylor's own aunt called to sound the alarm. Wade chose Taylor every time. People in his town avoid him. Reagan's widower holds him partly responsible. And Wade himself admitted something was off — said the words "this is all happening way too fast" — and kept right on going. This segment of the three-part Shavaun Scott interview puts the responsibility question front and center. The psychology behind why some people feel the warning and override it is more complicated than the documentary lets on. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #MaternalInstinct #TaylorParker #TrueCrimeToday #WadeGriffin #ShavaunScott #Netflix #DeathRow #TrueCrime #ReaganHancock #FakePregnancy

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