Laken Snelling, a former competitive cheerleader at the University of Kentucky, has been arrested after allegedly giving birth and hiding her newborn's body in a closet. Snelling, 22, was initially taken into custody on August 30, 2025, after a third party called the police and reported finding an infant's body that was "cold to the touch" in Snelling's room. The cheerleader - who admitted to giving birth and "concealing" the baby's body in a trash bag - was charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.