The Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office determined the baby was born alive and his cause of death to be “asphyxia by undetermined means.”
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Aug. 21, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT
By Minyvonne Burke
A former University of Kentucky student-athlete pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree manslaughter in the death of her infant son, whose body was found inside a trash bag in a closet.
Laken Snelling, a former Kentucky student-athlete, pleads guilty to manslaughter in infant's death
Laken Snelling, 22, initially pleaded not guilty after being indicted on several charges after being arrested last August.
Laken Snelling, 21, was charged with concealing the birth of an infant, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse,…
University of Kentucky student Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested after police found her newborn baby boy inside a trash bag in her…
Laken Snelling, 21, has been charged with concealing the birth of an infant, tampering with physical evidence, and abuse of a…
Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested on Saturday in Lexington and charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence…
