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University of Kentucky cheerleader, 21,
arrested after infant she gave birth to
found dead ‘inside of a black trash
bag’ in closet

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Posted By: Ida Lou Pino, 9/1/2025 8:12:20 PM

A University of Kentucky student and competitive cheerleader was arrested after the body of an infant she gave birth to was found stuffed inside a garbage bag tossed in a closet, according to authorities and reports. Laken Snelling, 21, was cuffed Sunday after cops were called about an unresponsive infant at a residence near campus grounds in Lexington, the Lexington Police Department said in a statement.m Officers found the infant “wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag,” in a closet, according to a police report obtained by WLWT.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Venturer 9/1/2025 8:19:48 PM (No. 1998421)
What a shame two lives destroyed, the child and the mother. Every so often a story such as this coms along and the mother who is really a child herself despite the age, has to bare the brunt of the law. Most times they are frightened or just had no one that would listen .No one to turn to.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Encore 9/1/2025 8:30:28 PM (No. 1998427)
She was a senior at the University of Kentucky, she had to have had enough sense to handle things better. Is this the value this generation places on new life? Is this a result of the abortion crowd and their message to the young.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 9/1/2025 8:33:57 PM (No. 1998431)
I feel sorry for her, and the baby. Her mind was scrambled by anxiety and she didn't know what to do..
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Reply 4 - Posted by: caljeepgirl 9/1/2025 8:44:10 PM (No. 1998437)
Actions....consequences. It's always the for the best in the long run.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: janjan 9/1/2025 8:48:30 PM (No. 1998442)
#3 please stop coddling these people. As a college senior she should have a high enough IQ to deal with a pregnancy without killing the baby. She just didn’t want to interrupt her lifestyle.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: itsonlyme 9/1/2025 8:50:39 PM (No. 1998445)
The Grim Reaper is upset with you, Laken.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: DVC 9/1/2025 8:59:20 PM (No. 1998454)
Another example of the banality of evil.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: PChristopher 9/1/2025 9:09:22 PM (No. 1998457)
Oh my dear God....what an evil thing. Rest in peace, little one; you deserved so much better. Your so-called mother should suffer your fate.
19 people like this.

Reply 9 - Posted by: chumley 9/1/2025 9:34:23 PM (No. 1998467)
She could have dropped it at any fire station or hospital. At least the poor little thing would have had a chance. If she was smart enough to be in college she was smart enough to know that. But then I noticed in high school that being a cheerleader makes one immune to most rules of behavior.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Rumblehog 9/1/2025 9:38:20 PM (No. 1998470)
It's pretty well known these days how pregnancies occur, and the methods for preventing them, when unwanted. Many times girls forego such "preventative measures" in order to use their pregnancy as a cudgel to convince the "genetic material donor" to do the honorable thing, and marry her. Unfortunately, "honor" is a character trait sorely lacking in this world, and even in the USA. Anyone who would be so flippant with the life of a child should be marked with the Scarlet Letter, "M," for life. There's something seriously wrong with the brains of women these days, wherein they look at children, not as uniquely created souls from the Hand of God, but as optional commodities, that are jettisoned whenever required, or added whenever the "prize" will pay itself back many times over in gaining some advantage. Somewhere along the way, the child's life and soul are deemed superfluous, and soon after excised and discarded. I pray the circumstances for this mother are far different than what it we find easy to conclude; only time and police investigation will tell.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: JimBob 9/1/2025 9:57:09 PM (No. 1998477)
I would wager that similar things happen every day. This one made 'the News' ONLY because the mother is a cheerleader. Look at the opening sentence: "A University of Kentucky student and competitive cheerleader was arrested..." If she had not been a cheerleader, there would have been no mention, no article. What does that tell us about the 'News' media?
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Reply 12 - Posted by: seamusm 9/1/2025 10:59:22 PM (No. 1998488)
Only the death penalty would balance justice. Eye for an eye. Only true repentance will oherwise suffice.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: mifla 9/2/2025 4:42:16 AM (No. 1998541)
FTA: "The new mother has been charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant..." Once the autopsy report is completed, I suspect that there will be additional, more serious charges.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: franq 9/2/2025 6:02:35 AM (No. 1998550)
Animals treat their young better than some humans. Let's ditch the "confused, scared" card, shall we?
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Reply 15 - Posted by: ARKfamily 9/2/2025 6:06:47 AM (No. 1998552)
#3, I feel sorry for the baby. I also feel sorry for the grandparents using this quote - “when you have a grandchild, it fills a space in your heart that you never realized was empty.” (Author Unknown) What is happening to people? It seems like someone's life is unimportant to another - is that a consequence of abortion? To treat life so casually?
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Strike3 9/2/2025 7:37:49 AM (No. 1998584)
If she had made a trip to another state and had an abortion, this would not be news and the result would have been the same. You must use government approved murder, sweetheart, and then all is well in the eyes of your society.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Old Army Vet 9/2/2025 12:24:57 PM (No. 1998714)
Seems like murder to me.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: lynngirl122 9/2/2025 4:04:09 PM (No. 1998801)
I actually feel sorry for this girl. Putting her in jail solves what. She will live with this act for the rest of her life.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: anniebc 9/2/2025 7:56:33 PM (No. 1998879)
This generation has such a low view of life. She's a selfish low class murderer, and I can't except any excuses for her. Even though RvW is no longer law, there are still so many ways to unload a child "safely." Every murderer lives with what they've done for the rest of their lives. No empathy here. I'll feel bad for her when there's an article where she says how sorry she is. FTA- Officers found the infant “wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag”
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