Her Evil Plan Sent Her to the Electric Chair – Woman on Death Row
This is the story of two evil women ON DEATH ROW. SO, MS. SHABUSINESS, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS me if there’s anything on your mind you’d like to say before I pass sentence. No, there isn’t. I’d rather be I’m not asking for justice, but rather mercy. The same mercy that God has continues to give me.
I believe that there are many more people that I can reach out to with God’s guidance and your mercy. This is the case of Taylor Shabusiness. Hi, I’m Taylor Shabusiness and I’m a very hardworking, dedicated individual that’s broke and really needs money to help get that swirl on. So, if you could please donate to this GoFundMe page, be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
She looks harmless here, but the voice you’re about to hear next belongs to the same person. I took a chain, I put it around his neck, and I asked him again, “Where my [ __ ] at?” He didn’t respond. His face turned purple. There was blood coming out of his mouth. I sucked his dick and cut his head off at the same time cuz the only SD that I would ever be doing would be sucking Her name became widely known, not only because of the brutality of the crime, but because of her behavior afterward.
During court proceedings, she attacked her own attorney, disrupted hearings, and ultimately required physical restraints and increased security inside the courtroom. But the case began long before that. She lived in Wisconsin and was heavily involved in drug use, especially methamphetamine. The people around her were connected to crime and her relationships were chaotic.
After giving birth, she lost custody of her child, which marked a major turning point. From that point on, her situation deteriorated further. Frequent movement, legal issues, and escalating instability. By early 2022, she was under supervision and wearing an ankle monitor. On February 23rd, 2022, she went to meet a man she knew.
They went to his mother’s home in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Inside the house, they used methamphetamine together and engaged in sexual activity. At some point that night, she placed a chain around his neck and strangled him. I was on the run in Texas after having my baby taken. I decided to make things right and clear up up north when I got back. They put my on the bracelet.
I went to buy a bag on the low. So, I went to my ex who was a Saint Disciple and family. We all land kings. So, we deep in. We don’t with SDs. I gave him a hundo for the bag and the bag was $50. He pocketed the cash. Uh me and him and another homie all smoked up and then my homie left and I went to drop off that bag and he wanted before I left.
So, I went into the basement and he went and pulled out two chains. I asked him, “Where my money at, fool?” and he said, “I ain’t got it.” So, I took a chain, I put it around his neck, and I asked him again, “Where my [ __ ] at?” The act continued until he lost consciousness and died. She remained in the house for an extended period of time.
While she was there, she dismembered the body and attempted to conceal parts of the remains. The next morning, the victim’s mother walked into something she wasn’t prepared for. What she found inside the house was beyond anything she could have expected. Police arrived and quickly identified Taylor Shabusiness as the primary suspect.
Did you both see this? I opened the towel, I picked up the towel, and I dropped it cuz I don’t know what the [ __ ] it is, man. I had that vision and she like, “Is that Is that what I think it is?” And I I don’t [ __ ] know. What the [ __ ] is this? For Edmond 32 cent. Quite a bit of blood down here. I went through this rest of this house.
We’ve got two people in this house for sure. After the crime, Taylor Shabusiness moved to another part of Green Bay. A borrowed minivan was used where body parts were later found. Police located her shortly after the remains were discovered. Um is this blood? Does this look like blood to you? Am I just tripping? Bloody footprints? You see this right here? Hi. Hi, Taylor.
How’s it going? Officer Russell with the Green Bay Police Department. Taylor, you have one more fear. You have one more fear. Can you get your bag for me? Anybody else in your apartment? You got Hold on. Let me ask you your bottom. Go in here. Go in here. He took him out. He took HIM OUT. WOO! FOLLOWING HER ARREST, THE case quickly drew national attention.
During the trial, her behavior became impossible to ignore. She was erratic and aggressive. I’m telling you, I will give give her this woman credit. She is very creative. Very creative. STOP NOW. STOP RESISTING. STOP. STOP RESISTING! culminating in a physical attack on her own defense attorney in open court. After that, she appeared in restraints with officers around her at all times.
Her defense pursued an insanity plea, arguing that severe drug use and psychological instability impaired her ability to understand or control her actions. Prosecutors argued the opposite. They pointed to her actions after the killing, including dismemberment and concealment, as evidence of awareness and intent.
The jury ultimately rejected the insanity defense. This crime offends human decency, it offends human dignity, and it offends the human community. It really does. When someone loses their life needlessly, it’s tragic. It It really is. Um it’s tragic for family and friends and community. When life is taken by a uh from a person in the fashion that it was in this case, where the victim’s remains are are cut up and packaged in containers, it’s difficult to identify a human nature in those activities. It It really is.
Um it’s It’s very troubling. She was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide along with additional charges related to mutilation of a corpse and postmortem abuse. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release. And still, nothing changed. I’d like to be still slaying on my [ __ ] on the street, but you know, over here it’s all right.
This is Tiffany Cole. But this story doesn’t start with her. Carol and Reggie were high school classmates in South Carolina who fell in love in the early 1960s. They were young, inseparable, and like many first loves, it didn’t last. They had no idea they would meet again decades later under very different circumstances.
Reggie joined the US Navy, traveled the world, married, divorced, and eventually returned home to South Carolina where he found work on the railroad. Carol’s life took a far darker turn. She married, divorced, and later survived a violent incident involving her estranged husband, which left her with serious, lasting injuries.
Carol survived, but with permanent injuries and chronic pain, she kept going. Years later, Carol and Reggie reconnected after decades apart and quickly grew close. They realized they lived nearby and agreed to meet. The feelings came back instantly. Not long after, Carol and Reggie were married. Soon after, they moved to Jacksonville, Florida to retire together and finally have the peaceful life they had been denied.
For the first time, it felt like they had finally made it. In July 2005, Carol suddenly stopped answering the phone. At first, her daughter Rhonda was not alarmed, but after a full day passed with no answer from either Carol or Reggie, worry set in. Reggie was in poor health and had limited mobility. There was no reason the two of them would disappear without telling anyone.
After nearly 72 hours of silence, Rhonda drove to Jacksonville to check on them herself. When she arrived, their car was gone. She knocked. No answer. The lights were on inside. The front door was unlocked. She stepped inside. Something was wrong. Their dog was still there. Food sat abandoned on plates. Pots remained on the stove. Dirty dishes filled the sink.
And then Rhonda saw the details that made the truth impossible to ignore. Their phone was still inside the house. Carol’s purse was still there. And beside it sat both of their medications. There was no way they had left on purpose. Police were called. The case quickly gained attention, but there were almost no leads.
Their car was eventually found abandoned in a secluded area. Then came a strange phone call. Jackson Sheriff’s Office. Hi, you know, how are you doing? Fine. Reggie Sumner. Um, I’m not a child. My wife right now her sister passed away. And um, my neighbor just called me and said that um, my or not excuse me, this morning my neighbor called me and told me that my car was missing and the garage door was open.
That your car was missing? Yes, ma’am. We have two vehicles. We have a old uh pickup truck and we have a Lincoln. Uh, older or it’s not really that old. A Lincoln Town Car. Okay, do you know your tag number by heart? Uh, no, ma’am. All the information is in the house. >> Can you hang on 1 second for me? Yes. Hang on.
I’m going to put you on hold, okay, sir? Yes. Okay, sir, who called you? Your neighbor? Yes, Shirley. Okay. She She’s not really my neighbor, but she lives in that neighborhood and we’re friends with her. Okay, and whose car is it? It’s registered under me. And your What is your first name? Uh, it’s James. James Sumner? Yes, ma’am. Okay.
What What is the address where it was at? It’s 22015 Reed Avenue. Okay. Can you hang on 1 second for me? Yes. Okay. Who lives there? Do you live there? Me and my wife, yeah. You and your wife? What’s your wife’s name? Carol. Carol. Hang on 1 second, sir, okay? Yes. A caller claiming to be Reggie told police that the reports were false and that they were safe.
But investigators immediately knew the call wasn’t real. When Rhonda listened to the recording, she said immediately, “That’s not my mother and that’s not Reggie.” Now police knew. Whoever made that call likely had something to do with the disappearance. Then investigators checked the Sumners’ bank activity. Their ATM card had been used after they vanished.
Surveillance footage showed a young man withdrawing money. From phone records at a rental car lead, police were led to one name, Tiffany Cole. When police tracked the rental car to a motel in South Carolina, they hoped they might find Carol and Reggie alive. They did not. Instead, inside the motel room were Tiffany Cole, her boyfriend Michael Jackson, and Alan Wade.
The room was full of newly purchased items. Police also found the key to the Sumners’ car and Reggie’s belongings. At that point, it was obvious these people were involved. Under questioning, Tiffany admitted they had robbed the couple, but claimed that was all. Then police picked up the fourth accomplice, Bruce Nixon. And Bruce Nixon broke.
He told them everything. Because this was not a random robbery. Tiffany had once lived near Carol and Reggie in South Carolina. The Sumners had treated her like family. Years earlier, they had even sold her a car at a very low price. Then, in June 2005, Tiffany and her boyfriend Michael contacted the couple while they were in Jacksonville.
The Sumners allowed them into their home. During that visit, they learned the couple had nearly $100,000 saved from selling their home. Soon after, Tiffany Cole and her accomplices began planning the robbery. On July 8th, two of the men, Bruce and Alan, went to the Sumners’ house under a pretense and were let inside. Once inside, they restrained both Carol and Reggie.
Michael later joined them and the group robbed the house while Tiffany waited nearby. After the robbery, the victims were placed into the trunk of their own car. They drove them to a remote wooded area in Georgia where a grave had already been prepared. Carol and Reggie Sumner were taken to the edge of the grave.
They had given them everything. Money, bank details, anything they asked for. It didn’t matter. One after the other, they were pushed into the hole. And then the attackers began to cover the grave. Afterward, the group drove away, abandoned the car, and used the Sumners’ bank cards to buy electronics, including a computer, along with clothes and other items.
That’s what they killed them for. When the bodies were recovered, the medical examiner found soil in their airways. They were still alive as they were buried. Bruce Nixon avoided the death penalty by leading investigators to the grave site and cooperating with police. Michael Jackson, Alan Wade, and Tiffany Cole were all sentenced to death.
Judge Weatherby, I’m not asking for justice, but rather mercy. The same mercy that God has continues to give me. I believe that there are many more people that I can reach out to with God’s guidance and your mercy. Tiffany Cole has spent years appealing her sentence, arguing she should not be executed because she did not personally carry out the killings.
But the court found she helped plan it and knew exactly what could happen. She remains on death row. And yet, none of that is what makes this case so haunting. It’s the betrayal. Two young, evil women. They made their choice. Now, there’s no way out.
