Published report · Nov 2, 2026
Blaise Taylor: Four Verdicts, Two Consecutive Life Sentences
Original courtroom exchanges show the prosecution and defense arguments, the four verdicts concerning two deaths, count merger and Judge Steve Dozier's consecutive-life ruling. Jade Benning and her unborn daughter are remembered alongside the court record.
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Original courtroom exchanges show the prosecution and defense arguments, the four verdicts concerning two deaths, count merger and Judge Steve Dozier's consecutive-life ruling. Jade Benning and her unborn daughter are remembered alongside the court record.
Historical coverage: July 1, 2026 verdicts and September 9, 2026 oral sentencing in Davidson County, Tennessee. This episode does not claim a current appellate disposition or guaranteed release date.
From our report published Nov 2, 2026. This describes that report’s documented position, not a fresh check of today’s court docket.
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Original courtroom exchanges show the prosecution and defense arguments, the four verdicts concerning two deaths, count merger and Judge Steve Dozier's consecutive-life ruling. Jade Benning and her unborn daughter are remembered alongside the court record.
Historical coverage: July 1, 2026 verdicts and September 9, 2026 oral sentencing in Davidson County, Tennessee. This episode does not claim a current appellate disposition or guaranteed release date.
Sources and original recordings:
Nashville District Attorney: https://da.nashville.gov/former-nfl-scout-found-guilty-of-killing-his-girlfriend-and-their-unborn-daughter/
Nashville police: https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police/news/blaise-taylor-arrested-utah-nashville-first-degree-murder-indictment
COURT TV trial and verdict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEnp_YRYKZM
COURT TV sentencing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrE8bPHmrKc
Jade Benning family obituary and photograph: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/nashville-tn/jade-benning-11187565
Arkansas State biography: https://static.astateredwolves.com/custompages/pdf9/5455316.pdf
Courtroom recordings credited to COURT TV. Original narration uses a licensed synthetic voice.
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