LEXINGTON, Ky. (Scripps News Lexington/Court TV) — Laken Snelling , facing charges in connection with the discovery of a dead infant in a closet, made a brief appearance in court Friday, where she waived her right to a preliminary hearing.

Laken Snelling stands next to her attorney during a court appearance on Sept. 26, 2025. (Court TV)

Snelling is charged with abuse of a corpse in connection with the grisly discovery; a coroner’s report listed the child’s cause of death as “undetermined.” The report said that “extensive microscopic analyses are essential to determine the cause and manner of death.”

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At Friday’s hearing, Snelling waived her right to a preliminary hearing, as the case heads to a grand

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