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Timothy Taylor Pleads Guilty in Ex-Wife’s Murder, Faces 22-to-Life Sentence

The plea triggers a 22-to-life term for the fatal Schenectady stabbing.

Crime scene tape in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.This tape is unrelated to Taylor's arrest.
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Overview

  • Taylor entered a guilty plea on July 18, 2025 to second-degree murder in the May 28, 2023 killing of his ex-wife, Tishawn Folkes-Taylor, in Schenectady County Court.
  • He admitted stabbing Folkes-Taylor more than 22 times at her Pleasant Street home while her three children, including two they shared, were inside.
  • Prosecutors say Taylor traveled from North Carolina after allegedly killing his current wife in Brooklyn to carry out the attack on his ex-wife out of animosity.
  • Law enforcement arrested Taylor in a Philadelphia bar on June 2, 2023, then extradited him to New York to face charges in both homicides.
  • He is set to be sentenced on September 16 and remains under indictment in Brooklyn for the earlier murder of his then-current wife.