The Digital Hunt for Baby Garvey

We detail the 2024 homicide of Frances Reeves, a heavily pregnant barista from Tyler, Texas, who was murdered in her home. Investigators initially scrutinized her husband and mother before uncovering a digital trail of obsession left by a woman named Jessie Walker. Walker had faked her own pregnancy and killed Reeves to kidnap her unborn son, whom she then attempted to pass off as her own. The child was miraculously found alive, leading to Walker’s arrest and subsequent conviction. In 2025, the legal proceedings concluded with Walker receiving a life sentence without parole, while the community and the victim's husband focused on raising the surviving child.