Former Titans scout Blaise Taylor stands trial on charges he murdered pregnant girlfriend

In March 2024, former Titans scout Blaise Taylor was arrested on suspicion that he murdered his pregnant girlfriend. The trial began earlier this week.

Via Fox 17 in Nashville, prosecutors allege that the 30-year-old Taylor poisoned Jade Benning and her unborn daughter by spiking pink lemonade with cocaine dissolved in alcohol. Benning died on March 6, 2024 — her 25th birthday. The baby died on February 27 of that same year.

Friday’s evidence included testimony from a medical examiner that Benning had high levels of cocaine in her system and no history of cocaine use.

On Thursday, a friend of Benning’s testified that Taylor made an alarming comment when discussing the preparation of the baby’s nursery.

“He told me he was going to paint a black hole,” the friend said, via WMSV 4. “I’m going to call it midnight — the further you look, the deeper you go.”

Taylor worked for the Titans from 2021 to 2023. Prosecutors seek a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.