Overview
- Newly released filings say Laken Snelling searched terms about concealed pregnancy and had labor images on her phone, some of which were deleted.
- Affidavits state Snelling told medical staff the infant showed slight movement and a whimper, and that she later passed out and woke to find the baby discolored.
- Police records describe the newborn being found wrapped in a towel inside a black trash bag in a closet after a third party called authorities on August 27.
- Snelling is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant; she has pleaded not guilty and remains on house arrest on $100,000 bond.
- After waiving a preliminary hearing on September 26, the case was sent to a Fayette County grand jury, as the coroner’s office maintains the preliminary autopsy is inconclusive pending microscopic analyses.