Laken Snelling case file reveals Snapchat warrant, roommate accounts – WKYT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Court records obtained from Laken Snelling’s case file reveal that Lexington police sought a search warrant for her Snapchat account as part of the investigation into the death of her newborn baby. Snelling, a former University of Kentucky student, was indicted on a manslaughter charge and briefly held at the Fayette County Detention Center Thursday before bonding out. Laken Snelling, 22 (Fayette County Detention Center/WKYT) RELATED: Snapchat warrant details early morning exchange According to the warrant, Snelling and her roommates communicated through a Snapchat group chat. At around 4 a.m. on Aug. 27, one roommate sent a message saying she heard a loud noise that sounded like something had fallen. A second roommate said she heard it too and that whatever caused it had been forceful enough to knock a picture off the wall. One roommate said the noises lasted for about an hour. Just before 9 a.m. that same morning, Snelling sent a message in the group chat saying the noise had been her passing out. She added that she had not been feeling well and had not eaten, and said she was going to get checked out by a doctor. Roommates find infant in
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