{"id":1994918,"date":"2025-09-03T16:17:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1994918"},"modified":"2025-09-03T16:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:17:34","slug":"kentucky-cheerleader-posted-couples-photo-shoot-before-babys-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kentucky-cheerleader-posted-couples-photo-shoot-before-babys-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Cheerleader Posted Couples Photo Shoot Before Baby’s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The University of Kentucky competitive cheerleader accused of stuffing her dead baby into a closet<\/a> had recently shared a series of professional photos with her boyfriend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Laken Snelling<\/strong>, 21, posted a slideshow of pictures via TikTok<\/a> on June 18, showing the athlete and her partner posing in a field while wearing coordinating white outfits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Snelling and the young man are seen with their arms wrapped around each other and holding hands as they look into each other\u2019s eyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The cheerleader captioned the post with three white heart emojis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUniversity of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling was arrested on Saturday, August 30, after an infant was found dead in a closet within her home. Days before she was taken into custody, police officers were sent to Snelling\u2019s home after receiving a call about an unresponsive infant. A local Kentucky outlet obtained an arrest citation stating [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Snelling also shared a video<\/a> of herself and the man \u2014 who is not confirmed to be connected to Snelling\u2019s pregnancy or her baby\u2019s death \u2014 before a Megan Moroney<\/strong> concert in April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cReady for you megan \ud83d\udc97,\u201d Snelling captioned the video, which showed him hugging her from behind and kissing her cheek.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is not clear if Snelling and the man are still together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Snelling was arrested on Saturday, August 30, and charged with Abuse of a Corpse, Tampering with Physical Evidence and Concealing the Birth of an Infant.<\/span><\/p>\n

During an appearance in a Lexington, Kentucky, courtroom on Tuesday, September 2, Snelling pleaded not guilty to all charges<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Snelling was released on $100,000 bond and is now living on \u201chome incarceration with no ankle monitor\u201d with her parents in Jefferson City, Tennessee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Officers were dispatched to Snelling\u2019s home in Lexington on Wednesday, August 27, responding to a call about an unresponsive infant, according to a Lexington Police Department report obtained by LEX 18 News<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to an arrest citation, the \u201cinfant was located wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Snelling \u201cadmitted to giving birth\u201d to the officers who arrived on the scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Chris O\u2019Donnell\/Instagram; Courtesy of Kyle Marisa Roth\/Instagram The deaths of several online stars have shaken the TikTok and influencer community \u2014 and broken the hearts of countless fans \u2014 over the years. Taylor Rousseau Grigg died in October 2024 at the age of 25 after battling undisclosed medical issues. Her husband, Cameron Grigg, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The cheerleader also admitted to \u201cconcealing the birth by cleaning any evidence, placing all cleaning items used inside of a black trash bag, including the infant, who was wrapped in a towel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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