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Student Admits to Killing Her Newborn | Salt Lake City News
A shocking courtroom confession: 22-year-old Laken Snelling, a former University of Kentucky student and STUNT team member, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and concealing birth — admitting she killed her live-born infant by depriving it of oxygen. Found hidden in plastic bags after her roommates discovered the body in August 2025, Snelling initially claimed she thought the baby wasn’t breathing, later saying she’d fallen asleep on him. Prosecutors seek up to 13 years if sentences run consecutively — sentencing is set for October 16…
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