# Ex-Titans Scout Blaise Taylor Guilty in Jade Benning's Poisoning, a Soldier Convicted in a Drainpipe Murder, a Councilman Set on Fire Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-crime-and-justice-celebrity-trials-true-crime-law-and-justice-7323167/ex-titans-scout-blaise-taylor-guilty-in-jade-benning-s-poisoning-a-soldier-convicted-in-a-drainpipe-murder-a-councilman-set-on-fire Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-crime-and-justice-celebrity-trials-true-crime-law-and-justice-7323167/ex-titans-scout-blaise-taylor-guilty-in-jade-benning-s-poisoning-a-soldier-convicted-in-a-drainpipe-murder-a-councilman-set-on-fire.md Podcast: [Daily Crime and Justice | True Crime, Trial Coverage, and Murder Cases](https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-crime-and-justice-celebrity-trials-true-crime-law-and-justice-7323167) Published: 2026-07-07T11:58:29+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ex-titans-scout-blaise-taylor-guilty-in-jade-benning-s-poisoning-a-soldier-convicted-in-a-drainpipe-murder-a-councilman-set-on-fire--72793660 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72793660/crime_7_7.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/daily-crime-and-justice-celebrity-trials-true-crime-law-and-justice-7323167/episodes/ex-titans-scout-blaise-taylor-guilty-in-jade-benning-s-poisoning-a-soldier-convicted-in-a-drainpipe-murder-a-councilman-set-on-fire Duration seconds: 1128 ## Resource A Nashville jury has convicted former Tennessee Titans scout Blaise Taylor, 30, of murder in the cocaine-poisoning deaths of his pregnant girlfriend, Jade Benning, and her unborn daughter, Ivy. Prosecutors said Taylor — who didn't want to be a father — slipped a lethal dose of cocaine into a drink Benning sipped in February 2023; the baby died days later and Benning died on March 6, her 25th birthday. Jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder in Benning's death, first-degree premeditated murder of the unborn child, and two counts of felony murder, and recommended life; formal sentencing is Sept. 9. Taylor maintains his innocence and plans to appeal. Also this week: an Anchorage jury convicted former Army soldier Zarrius Hildabrand of second-degree murder and evidence tampering in the death of his wife, Saria Barney, an Alaska National Guard combat medic whose body he hid in a drainpipe; jurors rejected the defense's account of how she died, and he faces 15 to 99 years at an Oct. 23 sentencing. And in Danville, Virginia, Shotsie Buck-Hayes, who pleaded guilty to dousing City Councilman Lee Vogler in gasoline and setting him on fire, was sentenced to 40 years after Judge James Reynolds went far above the guidelines, calling the case a pinnacle of human cruelty; Vogler survived. This episode discusses suicide; support is available 24/7 in the U.S. by calling or texting 988. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform. You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/daily-crime-and-justice-celebrity-trials-true-crime-law-and-justice-7323167/episodes/ex-titans-scout-blaise-taylor-guilty-in-jade-benning-s-poisoning-a-soldier-convicted-in-a-drainpipe-murder-a-councilman-set-on-fire/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-crime-and-justice-celebrity-trials-true-crime-law-and-justice-7323167/ex-titans-scout-blaise-taylor-guilty-in-jade-benning-s-poisoning-a-soldier-convicted-in-a-drainpipe-murder-a-councilman-set-on-fire.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.