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Courtrooms/LIVE: TN v. Blaise Taylor - Day 4 | The Poison Playbook Murder Trial

LIVE: TN v. Blaise Taylor - Day 4 | The Poison Playbook Murder Trial

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THE CASE FILEResearched Oct 17, 2026

Blaise Taylor · The deaths of Jade Benning and her unborn daughter

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The Tennessee prosecution alleged that former football scout Blaise Taylor poisoned his pregnant girlfriend Jade Benning with cocaine. The case concerned the deaths of Benning and her unborn daughter, Ivy. [1]

Where
Nashville, Tennessee. [1]
Timeline
Benning became ill on February 25, 2023; she died on March 6. [1]

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  • Prosecutors relied in part on a call Benning made to a friend as she became ill. [1]
  • At sentencing, the parties disputed whether the punishments should run together or consecutively. [1]
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Following murder convictions, Taylor received consecutive sentences on September 9, 2026. The cited report describes two felony-murder sentences plus 22 years for second-degree murder. [1]

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