Fayette County Detention Center The Snapchat records of former University of Kentucky competitive cheerleader Laken Snelling provide disturbing details about the day she allegedly killed her newborn baby. Around 4 a.m. on August 27, 2025, one of Snelling’s roommates sent a message via Snapchat saying she thought she heard a loud noise that sounded like something falling, according to court records obtained by WXYT. The Snapchat history was obtained after Lexington police sought a search warrant as part of the investigation into the death of Snelling’s infant. A second roommate of Snelling’s said she also heard the noise, which knocked a picture off the wall. One of the roommates said the noises lasted for about an hour. How Long Does Kentucky Cheerleader Laken Snelling Face In Prison?: Everything to Know Shortly after 9 a.m. that morning, Snelling, now 22, sent a message saying that the loud noises were the result of her passing out in her bedroom. Snelling said she wasn’t feeling well and hadn’t eaten, telling her roommates she was going to the doctor. Snelling’s roommates were “curious” about her story, so they went into the cheerleader’s bedroom after she left. In Snelling’s closet, the roommates found a “blood-soaked
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