The only thing that I saw is like that she was behind me, the lady with the babies. I did see that she approached the woman, but I didn't hear the part where she was offering money for the baby. Scared, I guess, or panicked that something. >> Thursday, January 13th, 2022, Crockett, Texas. In the checkout aisle of a Walmart on Loop 304, a routine scene turned into an extraordinary case. A woman offered a large sum of cash for the child of a stranger. What may sound like an absurd gesture falls under state law as the attempted purchase of a minor, a serious felony that raises deeper questions. What drives someone to put a price on a child in a public space? And how does the justice system respond when the threat emerges in a place as ordinary as a supermarket? I'm Tyler and this is your daily dose of crime. Did you know that for just $6.99 a month, you can join Tyler's Crime Unit today, and get access to exclusive cases, extended cuts, early access to materials and a weekly vote on what we're going to cover next. Your contributions help us to keep funding these videos, and getting exclusive content just for you. Join today and become a member of Tyler's Crime Unit. Thanks for being here and supporting the channel. I was already out walking. This is 115 on her thing. >> Yeah, it is. Who the hell is my >> Hey Rebecca, it's Lieutenant Press at Crockett Police Department. How are you? >> I'm good. >> Good. >> Why are you at my front door? >> Cuz I got a call. I wanted to talk to you about something today. >> Okay. Could it be that um I don't know. Mom, get over here. There. There cops are at my door as usual. Could it be because I adopted $7,000 worth of tiny puppies and they're in my room? >> No. >> Then what's about? >> Um, a conversation you had with a girl at Walmart earlier. Do you remember that about her kid? >> Yeah. Can you tell me what that conversation was about? >> Um, okay. So, I don't like it when people steal at the Walmart. No one want get over here and witness this. How about this? Um, I'm going to say when I see people stealing stuff at the Walmart, I don't like it because I have to pay for it. Oh, there are cops at my door right now. Mom. >> What? >> Hello. >> Hey, how are you? I'm >> fine. >> Hey, I'm Lieutenant Press. Crockett Police Department. Do you want to talk in front of your mom or >> No, Dave. I'll let my lawyer talk to you. I did nothing wrong. And I don't even know why you're on my precipice, so get off. >> Okay. >> Have a good day. >> I'll file for it. When officers knock on the door of the residence, the woman who answers is Rebecca Lynette Taylor, age 49, a local resident of Crockett. Her profile defies the usual stereotypes in a trafficking case. She's not tied to criminal networks, has no serious prior record, and lives in a community where daily routine is usually a synonym for safety. That apparent normality collides with the accusation she now faces on the porch. Instead of offering a clear version of events, Taylor responds with diversions, she mentions puppies, supposed cash purchases, and complaints against Walmart. For investigators, these evasions are revealing, showing a woman who understands she's being confronted about a transactional act, yet deliberately avoids addressing the core allegation. That contradiction becomes an early sign of intentionality and awareness of guilt. elements already shaping a case headed towards court. [Applause] >> Hey, Rebecca. How are you? Good. >> Hey, can you step outside for me, please? >> Come on, step outside. Come >> outside, Rebecca. We need to talk to you. Okay, you got a warrant for your ass. Okay, >> come on. Wait a second. Better >> step outside. >> I'm going to call my lawyer. >> You can call him at the jail. Come on. Come on, bud. >> Come on, Rebecca. >> Hey, I need to talk to you. Actually, she >> What were the puppy dogs that I was calling babies? The two Pomeranians in the baby. >> Hey, can I can ID you because I >> the day at Walmart? That's what it's all about. So, can I have your ID and I'm gonna just take your information down and talk to you about it. Put >> your ID on you, Rebecca. >> I have it. >> I do. Can I take my jewelry off, please? Well, it's inside. >> You want to leave it with her? You want to leave your jewelry with her? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. She'll have to take it off for you. Okay. >> If you want to grab her some shoes, you can, too. >> Okay. Got you. >> Do you want me to take your bracelets off, Rebecca? >> I think she can handle. >> Okay. Am I going into a jail cell? >> Yes, ma'am. >> And what is the >> the charge of sale or purchase of >> sale or purchase of? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Which I did not do. >> Well, I tried to come talk to you about it the other day to get your side and you told me to leave, so I had to leave. And >> can we talk about it right now? Well, if you want to call your attorney, I'm not going to talk to you without your attorney. >> Okay. Can I call him and have him come over? >> Yeah. And if you guys want to talk at the jail, I can come down there and talk to you. >> But I'm going to jail no matter what. >> Yes, you are. >> Okay. >> Soap. >> Yeah. If not, it'll go in her property. It's all on camera. >> And then where are your shoes at? >> They're going to be right. Can I put a little on this to get it off? >> No, we'll take it off at the jail. >> Not here. You want to get some shoes real real quick? Good idea. >> While she's getting your shoes, I'm going to search you. Okay. So, just turn and face the wall for me. Do you have anything on it that's going to poke me, stick me or stab me? >> No, ma'am. >> No. Anything you leave along you? >> No, ma'am. >> Okay. All right. Spread your legs as far as you can. There you go. >> Ready? Let's go this way here. >> Okay. >> My patrol car down the road right here. The first one. >> Yeah. >> Going to go on the passenger side and the back. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Come on. You good? I make sure the car is step back there for a minute. I'm going check the back seat down real quick. Hang tight for us. I'm check back here. Make sure a nothing back here. I'm going check again once you get you out. Okay. >> All right. All right. Is it good? I'mma reach around. You got a camera on. Put the seat belt on. Okay. >> Mhm. >> All right. You might have to go around now. You see my partner going to go around here. All righty. There we go. With a signed arrest warrant in hand, officers return. The visit is no longer exploratory. It's a formal procedure. Taylor insists on her innocence, but never provides a coherent argument that refutes the complaint. What stands out the most is her fixation on peripheral matters, her dogs, belongings, and the presence of her employee, as if immediate concerns would outweigh the weight of the accusation. The behavior matches what neighbors and acquaintances had previously reported. a woman with difficulty accepting boundaries and prone to rationalize her own actions as if they were ordinary exchanges. Psychologically, that insistence on framing everything in terms of money or supposed injustices reveals a disconnect between her personal perception and social norms. A way of minimizing a fact that under the law is classified as a serious felony. >> What's your name? >> Okay. Nice to meet you. Um, so can you tell me what you heard or what? >> Well, actually, we went to pick up the stuff for the puppies and they're inside that room. She was going to get puppies that >> Yeah. I saw her receipt intoxicated. >> She was really intoxicated. >> So, and I knew I kind don't like taking her out, but she insisted to go to Walmart to get the stuff for the puppies. >> And you drove, right? I saw that on camera. >> Drive. I don't drink at all. So, and when we were there, I did see that she approached the woman, but I didn't hear the part where she was offering money for the baby. She was just staring at the baby. And I did do say a remark, "Oh, he's a cute baby. What's his name?" You know, just like, >> and she told me the name. >> And I was like, "Okay." And we just walked out. She happened to be parked next to my car. Yeah. >> So, I was like, "It was just a coincidence, I guess." But she already was like, if she told her that, she was already scared, I guess, or panicked that something was going to happen. >> Okay. >> I mean, I'll be in the same situation. >> She said she offered her $250,000. >> Okay. Then did you hear her approach her again outside in the parking lot? >> Um, the only thing when I I kept walking in my car. You can see the surveillance camera, right? I kept walking in my car trying to put the stuff in the car. I did not hear anything. Um, the only thing that I saw is like that she was behind me, the lady with the babies with her kids. And then once I was trying, I'm like, "Rebecca, just get in the car." You know, cuz I was just like, "It's another her things, you know, but it's nothing." >> But you didn't hear what she was saying outside cuz the girl said that Rebecca was yelling at her outside. >> No, she I think she just said, "I want me some cold." That's what I I heard cuz she was laughing. >> She said, "I want me some colt." >> Yeah. Or something like that. But that's what how she gets Oh, she gets worse when she's intoxicated. >> Do you know if it's just alcohol or if it's prescription or if it's something else or >> that day she had tequila shots. >> She had tequila shots. >> Yeah, we were at Tatas and I was not drinking and we were talking with the >> um servers were there 4072 407 one white female county. Okay. >> And this is how she gets when she drinks like hard liquor. >> Yeah. >> Um, and does she take anything when she drinks? >> I don't know. >> Or do you know about her medication or anything? >> I don't know anything about that she's taking medication. No. >> Okay. >> No. But um when she drinks like to >> Okay. >> Um do you have your ID with you? Okay. Thank you so much. I'll have to put you down as um um an involved party. Okay. >> I was not aware of taken from a local. [Applause] >> So, this was like the vehicle I saw on camera. Is this the one y'all were driving? Yeah. That's what had me going crazy. And at the same time, I was laughing about it because I was like, we were not I mean, I was not there for any harm. So, >> yeah. What do you do when you work for her? >> Um, I clean her house. I stay here with her. I love her mom. It's like taking care of her. >> Yeah. She's like an adult babysitter. >> Yes. Is she Does she have money for so many years? Oh, really? Does she have mental health problems or is is it just her alcoholism? >> No, it's just alcoholism. >> Okay. Okay. >> How did you meet her? >> Um she was having a state sale actually and she had a bag with a lot of money there and I'm like you cannot leave your bag, you know, out there. So, and I was with my mother-in-law that day also cuz we were going to state sales or garage sales. >> Mhm. >> And um and that's when she I guess she trusted me. I mean, I can't. >> Yeah, that's what I >> As Taylor is transported, officers gather testimony from her employee. Her words become pivotal. She explains that she was the one driving that day because her employer was intoxicated, noting that it was not the first time such behavior had occurred. She describes recurring disputes with neighbors, episodes of heavy drinking, and a reliance on others to maintain order in her own life. She also adds a troubling detail. Taylor's habit of carrying bags of cash she never left unattended, providing context for the exorbitant sums offered in Walmart. For investigators, the statement frames the attempted purchase not as a random impulse, but as the manifestation of a long-standing obsession, fueled by access to financial resources unusual for a town like Crockett. >> Going to get your license plate because that's the vehicle that was on camera and I couldn't see the license plate on camera. I'll tell you like after I got the complaint, I went to Walmart and they pulled the surveillance footage and everything and I just wanted to to first find out who it was and then also find out if there was truth to it cuz it's such you know it was >> I mean I felt with her too you know if I was if if I was she she didn't know us so and then she sees a blonde lady and a Mexican lady come on yeah she'll be suspicious about it but >> and of course I mean honestly like we've had calls on Rebecca, but I don't know what she's involved in. I don't know if she buys if she fix, you know, >> I've been here when the cops are here, you know, it wasn't you, it's another elderly man, you know, and they come and go because she always makes things clear. >> She's not right now. She's not that intoxicated. So, she's the sweetest person. You know, >> if she was put in a fight, >> she kicked me off her property. She was she would be put in a fight. Yes. >> Yeah. >> Well, that day if you came the day that it happened >> then. Yes. She was really like drink like drunk. >> I came probably. >> She got mad at me. She said, "Well, you told the cops my address." I'm like, "No, I haven't even talked to the cops. I didn't know who you were." >> I didn't even know who who what she was talking about of what happened until >> the scene. I happened to see the post cuz all my f I have a lot of friends like they shared it. I was like, "Oh my god, that's why." >> Yeah. What's your phone number? >> I normally put this in my phone. >> Yeah. >> Oh, so you're from California. >> Are you related to the Quintteros around here, though? Okay. Um Okay. Okay, thank you. >> 307 County, Texas 28. >> Just print and hold, please. >> All right. Well, I appreciate you talking to me. Um, yeah. I not you I don't have any charges on you or anything like that. It was definitely on her. The girl said that you never offered any money or anything like that. So, I just needed to kind of get your side and see especially since Rebecca wouldn't talk to me and, you know, figure out what happened, what was said. And >> so, all righty. >> That's okay. >> Just make sure she doesn't offer to buy someone's kid again. >> I know. >> Yeah. So, >> I mean, I had stopped her from saying or we have a code word. K. Okay. You're doing too much talking when she's intoxicated. I'm like, don't because she does get a little bit, you know, crazy when she drinks a lot. >> Yeah, she does. Okay. I appreciate it. I hope you have a good day. >> Have a good day. Bye. [Applause] >> The inquiry deepens with further questions to the employee. She confirms that Taylor had frequent conflicts with neighbors and that there were prior police reports from minor incidents. What may otherwise be dismissed as a bad temper now takes on a different meaning. It shows a pattern of confrontation and persistence that reinforces the credibility of the allegation. While Taylor had no major convictions, her record of disputes and her economic control over those around her offer a more complete portrait. a woman who not only had access to unusual financial means but also cultivated the idea that acquiring a child could be a feasible project rather than a crime. For investigators, this information becomes decisive because it demonstrates that the Walmart episode was not a fleeting outburst, but part of a personal narrative that had been building for quite some time. County, Texas. >> Oh, that's fine. They know who you are. They >> You got it with you or at home? >> Lincoln Tom Young. >> You got it with you? ID with you? >> Oh, that's fine. That's fine. They get it. Yeah, I get it. [Applause] All right, I'm going take the seat belt off. All right. All right. And go ahead and get out. Watch your step. Got a running board in the ground there. All right. Stand right here for me. All right, walk around to the front of the vehicle, take a left, and stop on the Mad at the door. [Applause] >> Go ahead and stand on the wall to the right. Stay right here till they come with you. Rebecca Taylor E C A B E C A L Taylor T A Y L O What [Music] [Applause] >> time you go? >> Oh, >> 3:36 recently traveled outside United States. Increasing trauma outside Houston County for work with highrisisk populations [Applause] right here in town because I thought you guys ran over me on the square. You guys were supposed to get back. I was sitting on June Friday, Black Friday, whatever the uh holiday is. [Music] >> Sore throat, headache, muscle aches, chills, nausea, problems, abdominal pain, diarrhea, running out, anything on sir. >> Asthma, lung disease, COPD, smoke or diabetes, pregnant, kidney disease, liver disease, heart disease, ears? >> Nope. [Applause] Good. All right, M. Taylor, go ahead. County. >> The case of Rebecca Lynette Taylor exposed a disturbing angle of child safety, the possibility of a threat emerging in everyday public spaces without elaborate planning or concealment. Her arrest on January 18th of 2022 allowed prosecutors to formalize charges under Texas Penal Code 25.08, 08 the sailor purchase of a thirdderee felony punishable by up to two to 10 years in prison and fines of $10,000. Taylor was released after posting $50,000 bond but under conditions restricting her contact with minors and placing her under judicial supervision. The case continues in the 349th District Court of Houston County with an approach that goes beyond the single event. It seeks to understand how an apparently ordinary woman with only minor prior incidents came to persist in the idea of buying a baby in broad daylight. The emerging profile that is of someone with persistent obsessions, unusual access to cash, and a pattern of evading authority. Factors that combined shape a risk the Texas justice system must now confront in all of its gravity.