Meet Rebecca Lanette Taylor, Texas woman who allegedly tried to buy baby at Walmart
Robert Young
Updated on January 05, 2026
Rebecca Lanette Taylor as per reports wanted to purchase her fellow woman’s baby. This incident took place at a local Walmart. The accused person, Rebecca Lanette Taylor, a 49 year old approached a mother of two who was awaiting to pay for her groceries and asked to buy her child for US$250,000, an offer she upped to US$500,000. She spent some time in jail but currently out on a US$50,000 bail bond.
Who is Rebecca Lanette Taylor?
A Texas woman shopping at a local Walmart last week reportedly wanted to buy something even the retail behemoth does not sell: another woman’s child. Rebecca Lanette Taylor, 49, of Crockett, was arrested after police say she offered a mother $500,000 to purchase her son “because she wanted him,” then continued to harass the woman and her family after her offer was summarily rejected, The Messenger of Grapeland, Texas reported.
The incident reportedly took place at a Walmart Supercenter located in the 1200 block of Eastern Loop 304 about two hours south of Dallas. According to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by The Messenger, an unidentified mother was waiting in line at the store’s self-checkout line with her two children. She was carrying her infant in a car seat carrier, and her 1-year-old son was seated in a shopping cart.
As she prepared to scan her items, the mother was reportedly approached by Taylor, who allegedly began “commenting on her son’s blonde hair and blue eyes,” the affidavit reportedly said. “[Taylor] asked how much she could purchase him for. [The mother] tried to laugh this comment off, thinking Taylor was joking,” the affidavit stated. “Taylor told her that she had $250,000 in the car and she would pay that much for him. [The mother] told her no amount of money would do.” Her net worth is unknown but believed to be worth in the US$1 to US$2 million range.
What is Rebecca Lanette Taylor age, height and weight?
Rebecca is 51 years now. Information regarding her height and weight are unknown to the public.
What is Rebecca Lanette Taylor’s Nationality and Ethnicity?
She is an American and she is white.
What is Rebecca Lanette Taylor’s profession?
Taylor’s profession is not known. But for a woman to offer US$500,000 to buy a baby, she must be worth a lot more.
Why was Rebecca Lanette Taylor arrested?
Rebecca, a 49 year old woman from Texas, was arrested inside a Walmart store for trying to buy a baby. According to the news, it is being told that Rebecca Lanette Taylor was going to buy the child for $ 500,000.
Who is Rebecca Lanette Taylor married to?
She is married but the name of her spouse is yet to be known.
Does Rebecca Lanette Taylor have children?
Apparently Rebecca has no children, It would be extremely difficult of a woman with a child or children to forcefully want to buy another’s child. Her case is no who was money but wanted kids. Offering to buy up to US$500,000 for another woman’s child showed her desperation for her own.