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Diamond Taylor

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Feb 29, 1996

Victim Details

Diamond Taylor

Female

Saint-louis

MO

1996-02-29

Diamond

Taylor

08/02/2026

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In the winter of 1996, a tragic series of events in Saint Louis, Missouri, led to the death of an infant girl named Diamond Taylor. Her life was tragically cut short before it ever truly had a chance to begin. Diamond was born prematurely on February 29, 1996, through an emergency C-section after her 15-year-old mother, Kyunia Taylor, was fatally shot while six months pregnant.

The shooting occurred on a school bus, where a 30-year-old teacher named Mark Boyd, who was accused of being the ...
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  • OrlandoSentinel.com: POLICE CHARGE 2ND MAN IN PREGNANT TEEN'S DEATH
  • ClinicQuotes: Forced Abortion 3: Violence Can Lead to Murder - ClinicQuotes
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