among today's internet users it's unlikely to find someone who has never attempted to take a selfie millions of such images flood social media feeds most often these photos depict a cheerful individual against a picturesque backdrop surrounded by a group of friends or proudly alone showcasing to followers what they're currently doing Amanda Taylor a young 24-year-old woman captured a selfie after committing a terrible crime Amanda aimed to demonstrate to the whole world that she felt No Remorse and to this day regrets nothing April 2015 Blue Ridge Parkway a lengthy scenic route in the United States stretching over 450 Mi through the southern Appalachians of Virginia and North Carolina along this road a white Jeep speeds by suddenly it vanishes from sight turning onto a another even more remote Road where there's practically nothing no houses businesses oncoming vehicles or any signs the Jeep pulls over and from the driver's side emerges an attractive young woman clutching a pistol in her hand she circles the vehicle and opens the passenger door where her friend and accomplice 33-year-old Shawn ball is situated his condition is less than ideal the man drifts in and out of consciousness the woman raises her weapon points it at Shawn's face and candidly explains how she used him as she reveals the harsh truth about their actual relationship how their entire friendship boiled down to him merely fulfilling her desires she feels liberated thus effortlessly pulling the trigger after dragging the lifeless passenger to the roadside the woman gets back in the car turns around and drives off in an unknown Direction soon Shawn will be discovered and it won't take long for the police to realize that the man on the roadside is a wanted criminal who had been evading Justice because he carried out a violent act alongside his girlfriend 24-year-old Amanda Taylor before he was found shot dead there was already a serious Manhunt for him but now Law Enforcement Officers saw that Amanda was capable of shooting even her own accomplice so it was uncertain what else this woman might do while on the Run Amanda Taylor was born on March 27th 1991 in Christiansburg Virginia into a fairly well-off family her childhood could have been described as wonderful if not for a period of teenage rebellion it was then that her family endured a considerable amount of trouble Amanda and her best friend Mariah repeatedly caught the attention of law enforcement the girls met when they were both 12 years old they quickly became friends friends spending lots of time together and having fun for instance in 2005 the pals ran away from home got into trouble and it's unclear how things might have ended if they hadn't been caught and returned home in 2006 a Manda staged a dramatic scene at Christiansburg Middle School where she was studying at the time she shouted across the classroom about how much she hated the place and that someday she'd grab a weapon and finish off everyone in sight teachers couldn't calm the agitated teenager on their own and called the police Amanda was taken to the station for disorderly conduct but this was exactly what she wanted as she was tired of studying Amanda constantly found herself in trouble in that same year of 2006 she stole her mother's car and along with her friend Mariah ran away from home again the high schoolers were once more caught and charged with underage possession of alcohol shortly after they were detained again for assaulting a young man it turned out the guy was Mariah's boyfriend and they had some disagreement no charges were filed against the girls so they were given a lecture about inappropriate behavior and released in 2011 Amanda and a couple of her acquaintances faced charges for manufacturing illegal substances this is ironic as in the future controlled substances would become the reason Amanda would commit a crime this was how the once exemplary girl Amanda Taylor spent her youth her friendship with Mariah continued and together they caused many problems for their families but at the time they cared little about their parents' peace of mind as teenagers often don't consider the consequences of their actions friends over 90% of viewers watch videos without subscribing to the channel check it if you're subscribed if not please be so kind as to subscribe to the channel to support me when Amanda was 15 and 16 she met a guy named Rex Taylor who later became her husband he was 2 years older from their very first encounter these two were practically Inseparable friends said they shared an invisible Bond they couldn't tear themselves away from each other and many indeed thought they made a great couple Amanda and Rex as the girl herself said had a common Outlook different from others interests they saw Beauty in what others considered dark and evil the young couple adored monsters and serial killers often imagining themselves in the role of one and it was against this backdrop of interest in criminals that they connected later realizing they couldn't live without each other Rex repeatedly wrote letters to famous killers in prison and if any of them ever replied the boy would publish the the response letter on social media boasting about the unusual acquaintance he and Amanda amassed a whole collection of crime related items and always enjoyed showing it to friends Rex was also intrigued by how a Serial Killer's mind works so he loved watching true crime stories he even developed something like a friendship with a death row inmate named Paul Rex and Paul frequently called and wrote to each other Rex changed his social media a nickname for his new friend shared life stories with him and in early 2014 gave an interview discussing their strange friendship while still in high school Amanda became pregnant it's challenging to become a parent at such a young age not everyone has the strength to care for a baby and continue attending classes eventually Amanda dropped out of school to look after her little son following her son she gave birth to a daughter so finishing school was out of the question question this doesn't mean she became a caring mom and settled at home with the kids rather the arrival of her son and daughter was an excuse to leave school as Amanda didn't actually have a burning desire to become a mother the arrival of her son and daughter was merely confirmation for the young woman of the seriousness of her relationship with Rex these two loved each other and couldn't imagine being a part at the same time arguments con constantly flared up between them they split up got back together suspected each other of infidelity and experienced various difficulties but one problem in this relationship was more prominent and complex than all the rest this problem involved opioid medications the tailor could have become a wonderful truly happy family if their relationship hadn't suffered due to Rex's addiction the young man became addicted to pills at a very young age according to Amanda he first tried opioids at 12 years old and they were given to him by his father Charles Taylor after that the teenager quickly developed a dependency which now became a stumbling block in his married life with Amanda their relationship resembled a roller coaster one moment they were an almost ideal family the next there were shouts tears and accusations although Rex was addicted to synthetic drugs overall he was an excellent caring guy Rex loved Amanda and loved his children but the harmful habit intensified over time and the consequences could become irreversible the situation reached its peak when Rex crashed the car under the influence of some drug he got behind the wheel of the vehicle where their little ones were sitting in child's seats this became the last straw for Amanda it was April 2014 and the young woman decided she'd had enough she told her husband that she loved him and wouldn't want to be apart for a second but now he had to leave Amanda was ready to take him back at any moment as soon as he decided to quit the pills Rex had no choice but to return to his father Charles Taylor the day before Amanda had talked to her father-in-law and asked him to help cure Rex she urged him under no circumstances to give the young man prescription medications the woman wanted them to be able to become a normal family again in reality it turned out that Charles's home was the worst place Rex could have gone Father and Son together popped pills and had fun like friends the Elder Taylor lived with his elderly paralyzed father who was prescribed medication Rex helped Charles around the house and in return received his dose the young man used more and more each time his addiction intensifying if he missed even one dose of pills his entire body would start aching and he'd feel nauseous as Amanda later admitted Charles Taylor her father-in-law wasn't a bad person he was kind to her and treated her children his grandchildren well but he didn't care at all about what was happening to his son Rex instead of trying to help the young man recover and overcome his addiction he supplied him with drugs although acquaintances considered the 59-year-old man to be kind and generous he enjoyed a good reputation in the community Amanda asked Rex to leave in early April 2014 and by the end of the month Rex was dead their little son was supposed to celebrate his seventh birthday that day the boy waited in vain for his dad to come Charles Taylor found his son Rex hanging in the shed the young man had taken his own life the saddest part was that Amanda's friends Mariah and Johnny were the first to learn that Rex was gone they lived next door to his grandmother and that morning the elderly woman meeting them on the street near the house shared the tragic news Mariah immediately called Amanda to confirm that the grandmother had told the truth and to express condolences but it turned out her friend didn't even know yet that she had become a widow that day Amanda promptly dialed Charles's number and heard the bitter truth about her husband the inconsolable woman lost her composure and fell into hysterics unable to stop from that day on Amanda Taylor would never be the same her world changed in an instant as if she herself had died the moment she learned that her beloved Rex was no longer in this world Amanda would have followed her husband without a second thought but she still had unfinished business in this world her best friend Mariah was with her that day to make sure Amanda didn't do anything foolish she and Rex had been together every day for eight years and only separated for a month due to his addiction they had split up over trivial matters but knew their hearts were bound forever they had two beautiful children and even shared the same birthday it's impossible to imagine the emotional trauma and guilt that accompanied Amanda all her pain and anger from losing her beloved turned against his father Amanda blamed Charles for Rex's death due to the pills and Charles in turn accused his daughter-in-law of leaving the young man during the most difficult period of his life when his son needed her most Charles showed up at Rex's funeral with a gun looking for her so Amanda couldn't even properly say goodbye to her husband Rex had been battling depression and drug addiction this struggle had lasted for a long time if Charles hadn't supplied his son with pills everything could have gone a completely different way any addiction is a disease and the choice to treat it or not always remains with the patient Rex chose Controlled Substances knowing he would lose Amanda and the children in this case he couldn't bear it and took his own life the Widow couldn't calm down for a long time she didn't just grieve she nurtured and cherished her anger according to Amanda it was Rex who taught her to take others lives this desire arose in her after his death and she simply couldn't overcome it Rex's interest in criminals and serial killers was passed on to Amanda so everything this young woman did later was just a reason to make her late husband proud of her Amanda insisted that Rex was her motivation in the scariest moments incidentally the death row inmate Paul whom Rex had befriended reached out to Amanda after Rex's death and sent her $1,000 so the woman also considered Paul a wonderful guy and family friend despite the severity of the crime he had committed the shared interests of Amanda and Rex regarding various maniacs and Killers affected the woman more significantly her favorite video was one where teenagers brought weapons to school and started shooting most internet users get chills from these images but Amanda found them entertaining one thing was clear the darkest thoughts had taken root in Amanda's mind and she was heading towards something bad but nothing was done to stop her once she and Rex had been obsessed with a movie about maniacs and imagined how they would continue the series of crimes started in the film but fate didn't give them such a chance and Amanda had decided that since Rex was no longer around she would need a new partner the woman's Choice fell on Shawn ball Shawn rented a room from Mariah and her husband Johnny in fact he lived in the basement of their house the man had long been in love with Amanda and was ready to do anything for this woman but she wasn't interested in him at all Amanda simply used him when she gave him a drop of her attention she then demanded much more from him in return a Amanda liked that she could control Shawn and keep him around for convenience on March 27th 2015 Mariah Johnny and Shawn were hanging out with Amanda because she had a celebration the young woman was marking her 24th birthday this day was really tough for her as it was the first birthday in eight years that she spent without Rex she and her husband had shared the same birthday so her friends tried their best to distract her make her relax and even have a little fun everything seemed to be going well until Amanda decided she wanted to visit Rex Mariah and Johnny immediately realized this was a bad idea they knew the young woman was in a poor emotional state and that visiting her husband's grave would only worsen the situation on top of that there was a knife in her purse if you combine depression unstable mental state a knife and her husband's grave you could expect anything from from Amanda her friends were simply afraid that the Widow would go crazy either lunge at them with the knife or harm herself what they feared came to pass Taylor collapsed on Rex's grave and began to have a hysterical fit she pulled a knife from her bag held it to her throat and said she would go into the light after her husband right now fortunately Shawn and Johnny managed to grab her hands in time the guys for forcibly dragged Amanda to the car and drove her to her mother's house it was around 2:30 in the morning her friends thought their friend had calm down but as soon as Amanda was outside the drama unfolded with renewed Vigor the young woman Broke Free from the hands holding her and began waving the knife again she shouted that it was her and Rex's day and they should be together if anyone interfered she would not only leave herself but also take her children at that time the Taylor's son was 7 years old and their daughter was only two this doesn't mean she didn't love the little ones she just thought at that moment that this way they would all be together with Rex again her loved ones had no choice but to call the cops Amanda was caught and taken to the hospital however due to her behavior she was taken to sa Alban's Hospital a center for psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment in Christianburg this wasn't Amanda's first such Mental Health crisis at an earlier age she had already been hospitalized twice because she had problems with anger now she also told the doctors that she needed help because she wanted to harm herself or others but she might take someone's life if they let her out she even named a specific person Charles Taylor a manda's mother along with her friend Mariah contacted the clinic and attempted to persuade the doctors that Amanda needed treatment or she might genuinely do something Reckless her loved ones implored the Physicians to do everything possible to keep her in the hospital however less than a week after being admitted to the psychiatric facility Amanda was discharged instead of Outpatient Care Amanda was prescribed a multitude of medications she was supposed to take and sent home naturally she didn't take any of the pills the young woman called Mariah and said she'd come to their place as close as Mariah was as a friend she understood that Amanda currently posed a threat she phoned her friend's mother and stepfather requesting they pick up the girl from the hospital but the parents weren't planning to let her stay at home either during their daughter's time in the clinic they had spoken with social services and obtained custody papers for Amanda and Rex's children the only option left was to ask Shawn ball who who was infatuated with Amanda to look after her for a while considering what Amanda had been through feeling abandoned by everyone and even having her children taken away it's not surprising that an ill-conceived plan formed in her mind obsessed with Amanda Shawn eagerly rushed to meet her he left in the middle of his workday just to be near this woman but this collaboration brought nothing but harm and pain when Mariah learned that Shawn and Amanda were planning to go somewhere she tried to warn her neighbor that it could lead to trouble but the guy assured her that he and Amanda would just drive to his parents' house and come back on April 2nd 2015 Shawn ball and Amanda spent the night in a motel and on April 3rd they indeed headed to Shawn's parents house to collect some clothes and belongings his mom later said that the young people were an excellent Spirits Amanda seemed like a nice enough girl to her although they barely interacted after the couple left the house Shawn's stepfather discovered that two pistols were missing from the gun safe the man noticed The Disappearance by chance as the drawer wasn't fully closed apparently Shawn had taken the weapons and hadn't completely shut the cabinet door afterward the young people set out to carry out the plan they had devised together since Mariah had taken away the knife Amanda had been waving around on her birthday Shawn bought her a new one and this we weapon was later used in the commission of a horrific crime on April 4th around 9:30 pm. a woman named Ruth who was Charles Taylor's neighbor Amanda's father-in-law entered his house to check on Rex's paralyzed grandfather moments later she bolted outside and frantically dialed Emergency Services Ruth informed the operator that upon turning on the living room light in her neighbor's home she saw blood the initial investigation into Charles's death progressed relatively slowly as law enforcement had few leads to work with they began checking Charles's acquaintances but couldn't find anyone with a motive or intention to harm him that same evening a phone call came through at Amanda's mother's house it was the call no mother ever wants to receive Amanda was calling she apologized to her mom for everything she had ever done expressed her love but said she had to do something terrible frightened by this call the woman couldn't understand they had seen her daughter that morning gone to the supermarket with her and Shawn to buy Easter baskets for Amanda's children as Easter was the next day and now she was calling and saying strange things mom begged her daughter to return home to Christiansburg and promised to take care of everything but Amanda refused explaining that she and Shawn were planning to drive to Pittsburgh this wasn't the only call Amanda made that evening she also phoned her mother-in-law Rex's mother Melissa and said she had done what she needed to do Melissa started urging Amanda to think about the children and not do anything foolish to which the young woman replied that she probably wouldn't ever be able to see her children again in fact Melissa already suspected what Amanda was talking about she pleaded with the girl to surrender to avoid harming anyone else only to hear a chuckle on the line and the phrase that if the police tried to detain her Amanda would start a shootout shortly after these calls surveillance cameras captured Amanda and Shawn at a sporting goods store where they were buying ammunition for the pistols then at a gas station where the accomplices were refueling after that the couple checked into a motel room they were already being hunted because everyone knew who had committed the brutal attack on Charles Taylor's house in reality Amanda Taylor herself gave the police a clue while on the run she actively posted photos and messages about her crime on social media her numerous posts allowed detectives to track Amanda's movements and led them straight to the criminal when she least expected it on a spring April Day in 2015 Amanda and Shawn set out for Charles Taylor's dilapidated house in ironto Virginia precisely at 327 this number signified Rex and Amanda's shared birthday March 27th initially they decided the murder weapon would be a knife Rex's Widow wanted her father-in-law to know it was her and experience not just physical pain but emotional anguish as well Shawn ball struck the 59-year-old man in the head with a crowbar when he fell Amanda took up the weapon and began methodically stabbing Charles plunging the knife deep into to him in total she inflicted 31 stab wounds the crime scene displayed absolute brutality blood spatter was visible everywhere on paintings walls the entire couch where Charlie lay was thoroughly soaked with blood but Amanda didn't stop there she did something even more outrageous photographing herself next to the body and posting the image on her social media account she wrote that she had a valid reason for killing her father in-law because he had destroyed her husband with opioid addiction though she wasn't a perfect wife this was the last Good Deed she could do for Rex Amanda asked the police not to look for her warning that otherwise someone else might die she just wanted to peacefully follow Rex to find Tranquility simultaneously she requested a crime blogger to publish her selfie where Amanda posed in front of Charles Taylor's lifeless body with the knife still dripping blood the blog author was horrified by the image sent to his email and refusing to publish it forwarded the photo to the police Amanda Taylor had just tasted blood and now wanted more after disposing of Charles Taylor she and Shawn fled they managed to slip away from the scene unnoticed and head towards Tennessee The Fugitive spent the night in a rundown hotel in Bristol then continued on in the morning Amanda and quickly realized they were running out of supplies they had no money no food and very little gas left Amanda presented her accomplice with two options to choose from either send as many people as possible to the afterlife to obtain their money and valuables or surrender to the police because without money they wouldn't get far she herself was mentally prepared to carry out a mass Slaughter at this time time the accomplices stopped to rest and stretch not far from the road they spotted two teenage girls visiting relatives on vacation Amanda pointed out the school girls to Shawn hinting that this was the most suitable option to start with she introduced herself to the girls and brought them to the Jeep where Shawn was supposed to attack them however the man refused to harm the teenagers saying he couldn't disappoint his mother anymore apparently the guy was deeply troubled by his his actions towards Rex's father and still couldn't shake the thought that he had done something terrible his unclear Behavior angered Amanda so much that she got back into the Jeep and drove off at a furious speed the young woman was pushed to the edge she recalled Shawn's words before they set out on their mission and she realized it was all lies previously Shawn ball had claimed he was a former Navy SEAL and had participated in combat operations in reality he was a very quiet shy person the guy was simply showing off to impress the girl at that moment sitting in the passenger seat he had already written a farewell letter to his mother and swallowed pills intending to voluntarily end his life Amanda had a bottle of anxiety and depression pills in her bag that she was given at the hospital Shawn took it out and swallowed everything that was left Amanda noticing that the guy was starting to lose Consciousness didn't immediately understand what was happening until she saw the empty pill bottle on the car floor this angered her even more she regretted getting involved with such a weakling at that moment the girl made up her mind she had to get rid of this burden in the form of Shawn herself Amanda steered the Jeep onto the deserted Blue Ridge Parkway which runs through the southern Appalachians Virginia and North Carolina she wanted to find a place where no one could interfere fear stopping on the shoulder Amanda took the gun and headed to the passenger side door she said she had only used him for her own interests for the car money and the weapons he had stolen from his stepfather after telling Shawn exactly what she thought of him she easily pulled the trigger aiming the weapon at her former accompli face then she dragged the body out of the car leaving him to die on the roadside heartlessly she photographed his face she immediately turned the Jeep around and sped away from the scene Amanda was secretly pleased about finishing off her accomplice the only thing she didn't know at that moment was that Shawn ball hadn't died he would survive and soon start giving testimony meanwhile Amanda tried to build a reputation as a ruthless Maniac continuing to bombard the crime bloggers email with new photos the Blogger in turn forwarded all of this to the police then Amanda bought a disposable phone and began calling the Blogger to find out how her case was progressing during this time surveillance video from gas stations along the way helped police track Amanda she was spotted driving in North Carolina it was the random blogger who talked the girl out of starting a shooting spree in the city when she called him again eventually using using police spike strips authorities were able to stop Amanda's car and take her into custody Highway Patrol pulled the suspect from the car and handcuffed her she looked smug as if proud of what she'd done the young woman began to protest the officer's actions she complained that they didn't even let her park and unbuckle her seat belt they just grabbed and dragged her out in the middle of the road the criminal demanded respect for herself in the interrogation room Amanda also acted as if she didn't care about anything she sipped a non-alcoholic drink and twirled a strand of hair around her finger she waved her right to remain silent and confessed to killing Charles and Shawn when Amanda was informed that her accomplice Shawn was alive she deflated a bit it turned out she wasn't as good a shot as she thought herself to be the bullet had gone right through the guy's jaw causing him to lose Consciousness from pain but without inflicting any serious long longterm damage then in a chilling Revelation Amanda told her story to the detectives and stated that she wanted to be put on death row for attempting to take others lives but when it came to formal charges she didn't plead guilty to her father and Law's death in this case she faced a trial which was exactly what Amanda wanted she desired to become popular and get the opportunity to tell the whole world about her crimes the defendant recounted that for the first time since her husband's death she felt extremely happy while stabbing the screaming Charles she was glad to Simply unleash all her pent up hatred anger and negative emotions on him Amanda compared the sensation of her father-in-law's violent demise to a joyful memory finally Amanda stated that she had absolutely no remorse for what she did to Charles Taylor she had done what she had been planning since the first moments after Rex's passing stabbing Charles in the heart was as thrilling for her as her first ride on a roller coaster the jury needed only 30 minutes to find Amanda Taylor guilty of intentionally taking Charles Taylor's life the woman was sentenced to life in prison the judge called Amanda the embodiment of evil which she very much enjoyed Shawn ball recovered and made a plea deal in exchange for 60 years in prison which will be suspended after 41 years from the deal's conclusion he remains behind bars at a correctional center in Craigsville Virginia while Amanda is in prison her best friend Mariah manages all her social media accounts she also along with her husband Johnny helps take care of the Taylor's son and daughter Rex's mother Melissa expressed that it was very difficult for her to hear Amanda and others accuse her son of being the reason the Widow committed the crime the woman said that her son despite all his flaws was a kind attentive and caring guy Melissa was very close to Rex the night before his death she spent 4 hours with him he complained about feeling a bit confused in his life but was in a good mood overall this made it even harder for the mother to come to terms with Rex's death she even sought psychological help several years have passed since the crime yet National Crime shows still repeat the horrific details of this case Amanda Taylor has long been serving her sentence in a correctional facility but for Rex's mother the horror of the crime hasn't ended the constant attention and misinformation about her son spread by the convict haunts her every day Rex's mother says that because of Amanda's words many consider her son a bad person but in reality this isn't true Melissa insists that Amanda's stories contain many lies and fabricated facts which she invented solely to justify her own misdeeds other relatives of Rex said that Rex loved his father and would never have allowed his death to be so horrible nor would he have let his wife take up arms but not everyone who is fascinated by crime genres becomes a criminal apparently for Amanda this unusual interest turned into an obsession recently Amanda Taylor appealed her conviction and lost she says she plans to appeal her verdict to the Supreme Court if necessary evidently life as an inmate isn't as joyful as the young criminal had imagined when a loved one passes away by their own choice there's a desire to find someone to blame many don't entertain the thought that it was the deceased's personal choice Amanda Taylor decided to punish the potential offender with her own hands for which she condemned herself to a life Behind Bars and deprived her children of a mother this is the end of the story like the video and leave your thoughts in the comments this was Jeremy see you soon