911 call: Champaign 8th-grader claims other personality killed woman

A 14-year-old Champaign County boy accused of killing his dad's fiancee last week told emergency dispatchers a separate personality within him forced him to commit the murder.

Donovan A. Nicholas, 14, has been charged with murder and aggravated murder in connection with the death of 40-year-old Heidi Fay Taylor, according to the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office.

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Nicholas, who described Taylor as his mom during the 9-1-1 call, told a Champaign County dispatcher an alternate personality named “Jeff” killed her, according to the recording obtained by the Springfield New-Sun.

The incident happened last Thursday night at home in the 4300 block of Valley Pike in Mad River Twp.

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Nicholas tells the dispatcher that Jeff is inside of him and that Jeff takes control of him sometimes. Nicholas can be heard on the recording saying Jeff stabbed Taylor and then shot her in the head.

The teen also told dispatchers he stabbed himself in the leg and needs to go to the hospital.

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