9 Chilling New Details in Beauty Queen Cheerleader’s Dead Baby Case

Listen to this episode from Law And Crime On The Case with Chris Stewart on Spotify. Former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling is facing charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant after police discovered her newborn’s body in a trash bag inside her off-campus home. Newly released court documents reveal Snelling told doctors her baby may have shown signs of life, raising questions about whether the child was born alive and what actions she took afterward. Prosecutors are also examining her digital footprint, statements to police, and the evidence found by her roommates, while Snelling, who has pleaded not guilty, remains out on bond living with her parents. Law&Crime’s Chris Stewart is On the Case.