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Blaise Taylor Sentenced to Life in Prison, but Will Appeal

  • On Wednesday, a Nashville jury convicted former Arkansas State football player and Tennessee Titans scout Blaise Taylor of murdering his pregnant girlfriend, Jade Benning, and their unborn child in 2023.
  • Prosecutors established that Taylor poisoned Benning's pink lemonade with a lethal dose of cocaine in February 2023, causing the deaths of his girlfriend and their five-month-old fetus.
  • The jury found the 30-year-old Taylor guilty of four murder counts, including two for felony murder, and immediately recommended a life sentence following the eight-day trial.
  • A judge will formally sentence Taylor on September 9, 2026, determining whether prison terms for the second-degree murder conviction will run concurrently or consecutively.
  • Defense attorney Letitia Quinones-Hollins stated they plan to appeal the conviction, asserting that Taylor maintains his innocence despite the guilty verdict.
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USA Today broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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