Deep diving.
⠀ Her last phone call became the key to a murder case ⠀
In February 2023, Nashville chef Jade Benning was rushed to the hospital after a date night with her boyfriend, former NFL scout Blaze Taylor.
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She never recovered.
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What happened before the medical emergency became the focus of a homicide investigation.
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Prosecutors said Taylor secretly slipped cocaine into her drink. They claimed that Jades last phone call to the company provided a crucial explanation for what she suspected was going on.
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Taylor's defense challenged the theory of the claims and pointed to the medical examiner's determination that the manner of death could not be determined.
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In July 2026, a jury convicted Taylor of murdering Jade and their unborn child. He received consecutive life sentences.
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His defense maintains his innocence and is pursuing an appeal.
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A newly released 48-hour investigation revisits the phone call, the forensic evidence and the competing accounts presented at trial.
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This is an unusually detailed look at how one conversation became central to a murder prosecution.
⠀ Watch: 48 hours —. Jade Bennings' last call, full episode. ⠀.