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Beauty Queen Cheerleader Hit with Manslaughter Indictment in Newborn’s Death

2026-03-11 News & Politics
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A grand jury has indicted former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling on new charges, including first-degree manslaughter, in the death of the newborn she allegedly gave birth to in her apartment in Lexington, Kentucky. Investigators say Snelling admitted she gave birth alone, later placed the baby, who an autopsy suggests was born alive and died of asphyxia, into a trash bag in a closet after attempting to clean up the scene, then left the apartment and ordered McDonald's. Law&Crime’s Chris Stewart On the Case. Download the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.link/thecase to get an extra 25 cents bonus for every gallon on your first tank of gas. Subscribe to Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/LawAndCrimeNetwork Become a Sponsor of Law&Crime's Leading Shows: https://lawandcrime.com/sales/ Host: Chris Stewart Editor: Curtis Lee-Tai Hosang #Kentucky #Cheerleader #LawAndCrime STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LAW&CRIME NETWORK: Watch Law&Crime Network on YouTubeTV: https://bit.ly/3td2e3y Where To Watch Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3akxLK5 Sign Up For Law&Crime's Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/LawandCrimeNewsletter Read Fascinating Articles From Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3td2Iqo Submit Tips to Law&Crime: [email protected] For Advertising Inquiries, Please Contact: [email protected] For Licensing Inquiries, Please Contact: [email protected] LAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrime/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetwork Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrime Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetwork TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrime LAW&CRIME NETWORK PODCASTS: https://lawandcrime.com/podcasts/ SUBSCRIBE TO ALL OF LAW&CRIME NETWORK YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LawAndCrime/ BodyCam: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandcrimebodycam Trials: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandcrimetrials Investigates: https://www.youtube.com/@LawAndCrimeInvestigates Scandal: https://www.youtube.com/@scandalousnews

Top Comments (10)

@patriciabeckman8573 2026-03-11

Putting a dead child in a trash bag and going to get McDonalds, instead of taking child to ER is NOT an accident.

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@thelostsoul2028 2026-03-11

A baby’s first breath should never end like this

508 4 replies
@karmarose6332 2026-03-11

Kentucky has 70 baby boxes that she could have anonymously put the living, breathing infant in. The babies put in the baby boxes are only in there for two minutes typically and they get to live.

348 15 replies
@Bunni1576 2026-03-11

She didn't tell anyone because she clearly had no plan to keep it.

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@NimblyBimbly117 2026-03-12

Framing this as a scared child who made a mistake is diabolical. She’s a 21 year old fully grown woman. Shes a monster. She killed a child because it wasn’t convenient for her.

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@aspauld1 2026-03-12

Girl please. You had 9 months to prepare and figure out what you were going to do moving forward with that pregnancy. She is not a child. You’re a grown woman. Take accountability for your actions. RIP sweet baby.

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@mobileasaurus 2026-03-12

You guys call a 14yo dead girl ( Celeste Rivas) a young woman & this 21yo college student a young girl. Think about this!?

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@FatcatandFriends 2026-03-12

Can we please stop calling her a beauty queen?? “Disgusting” is more accurate.

57 3 replies
@IH8YALLL 2026-03-13

Why are they trying to make it sound like she’s 14?? She’s literally a grown woman!!!!

43 2 replies
@LawAndCrime 2026-03-11

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